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Filthy water for ag workers in California

November 16, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Doug Powell Like most children, the students at Stone Corral Elementary School in Seville, Calif., here rejoice when the bell rings for recess and delight in christening a classroom pet. But while growing up in this impoverished agricultural community of numbered roads and lush citrus orchards, young people have learned a harsh life lesson: […]

Mercury hits dangerous level in waterways, fish

October 29, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Utah state officials on October 25 issued an advisory regarding elevated mercury levels found in striped bass in two southern Utah bodies of water. The warning includes fish in Lake Powell from Dangling Rope Marina, south to the dam in Kane and San Juan counties, and Quail Creek Reservoir in Washington County. The advisory also […]

Indiana hog farmer fined for water contamination.

October 19, 2012 by foodsafeguru

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management fined a Randolph County hog farmer for dumping 200,000 gallons of hog manure onto an open field, Indiana Public Media reported October 17. The manure from the farm eventually made its way into a local waterway, washed downstream, and killed more than 100,000 fish. The farmer must pay a […]

Researchers find caffeine in waters off Oregon

August 2, 2012 by foodsafeguru

(CNN) — A study has found elevated levels of caffeine in the Pacific waters off the Oregon coast, but it doesn’t appear that the region’s many cafes and coffeehouses are to blame. Researchers from Portland State University and Washington State University, Vancouver, looked at caffeine pollution off the coast as part of a broader study […]

Hog Farm fine of 1 million dollars to aid wetlands

July 27, 2012 by foodsafeguru

According to the Fayetteville [North Carolina] Observer, a Columbus County hog farm’s $1 million fine to aid wetlands preservation. A wetlands preservation organization plans to use $1 million in restitution from a Columbus County, North Carolina hog farm to buy and preserve wetlands in southeastern North Carolina, the Fayetteville Observer reported July 26. Freedman Farms […]