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The germiest spots in your kitchen — where you least expect them
Bill Briggs NBC News contributor If you’re a smoothie lover, take note. Eight spots in your kitchen — including the indispensable blender and a few other unexpected areas — may be alive with foodborne pathogens potent enough to sicken you and your family, a new study from a leading safety organization has found. Blenders, […]
Caffeine In Food: FDA To Investigate Safety, Marketing To Children
April 30, 2013
WASHINGTON — Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer. The Food and Drug Administration is closely watching the marketing of these foods and wants to know more about their […]
Illness that sickened hundreds at Hilton Westchester linked to norovirus
April 30, 2013
The number of people sickened at the Hilton Westchester a week ago appears to be in the hundreds as health officials try to determine what caused the intestinal outbreak. Early indications are that the vomiting and diarrhea were caused by a norovirus, the Westchester County Department of Health said. The department would not estimate how […]
Caffeinated gum raises buzz about health effects
April 30, 2013
By JoNel Aleccia, Senior Writer, NBC News A new line of caffeinated chewing gum is causing jitters among health advocates and prompting federal officials to take a new look at the proliferation of jolt-infused foods, including those marketed to children and teens. Wrigley on Monday announced the launch of its new Alert Energy Caffeine Gum, […]
Contaminated cucumbers sicken 73
April 29, 2013
By JoNel Aleccia, Senior Writer, NBC News At least 73 people in 18 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning after eating cucumbers imported from Mexico, government health officials said Thursday. The potentially tainted cukes have been removed from the market and the two firms involved — Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse of Culiacan, […]
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