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Live free or die, but keep raw milk away from kids

May 9, 2012 by

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by Doug Powell Even as outbreaks involving raw milk continue to mount, the movement is attracting followers of faith-based food safety into the fold. In New Hampshire, Kathie Nunley started milking her back yard cow, Dixie, six years ago. But a Jersey girl like her produces up to seven gallons of milk a day, “So… [Read more…]

Norovirus spread through reusable grocery bag

May 9, 2012 by

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by Doug Powell I was sitting on the toilet this morning, answering e-mail while trying to hurry things up and get Sorenne to school, and I responded to an e-mail from a reporter at msnbc by saying, “don’t take reusable grocery bags to the bathroom.” I could have said, don’t take groceries to the bathroom:… [Read more…]

21 sick from raw milk in Oregon; again ‘people missed the boat on one of the great advances in public health – pasteurization’

May 1, 2012 by

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by Doug Powell Oregon health officials suspect two more illnesses are part of a raw milk outbreak traced nearly three weeks ago to a farm near Wilsonville. William Keene, senior epidemiologist with Oregon Public Health, told Lynne Terry of The Oregonian the two adults had both consumed raw milk from Foundation Farm, including one person… [Read more…]

Health center-fest struck: dozens sickened after annual luncheon in Colorado

April 27, 2012 by

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by Doug Powell Health officials are investigating the cause of what sickened 27 people following a luncheon this week for the Pueblo Community Health Center. “It’s too early to implicate the caterer. We’re only a day into it and we have 27 people sick out of 80,” Dr. Chris Nevin-Woods said Thursday. “The symptoms are… [Read more…]

KFC ordered to pay $8 million for poisoning; will appeal

April 27, 2012 by

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 by Doug Powell KFC has been ordered to pay $8 million damages by a judge who found a young Sydney girl was left severely brain damaged after eating a Twister chicken wrap. AAP reports the family of Monika Samaan (right) successfully sued the fast food giant, claiming the source of her salmonella poisoning was a… [Read more…]

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