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    Pfizer Excenel RTU EZ  Aug 21, 2008
    The intramuscular injection of Excenel RTU EZ establishes therapeutic plasma concentrations in less than one hour to effectively treat and control a broad spectrum of pathogens that cause swine respiratory disease including Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, Salmonella choleraesuis and Streptococcus suis type 2. The product should be administered intramuscularly in swine and requires no refrigeration or reconstitution. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)

    Corn looks good at pollination  Aug 21, 2008
    Well the salmonella comes from Mexico like we predicted and I'll bet they find the fields were fertilized with human waste-but they will probably never tell us poor saps the truth. It is in jalapeno peppers, so don't be eating them raw. (Cameron Observer, MO)

    Researchers Uncover Attack Mechanism Of Illness-inducing Bacterium  Aug 21, 2008
    29, 2000) Oysters on the half shell lose their glamour if they've got campylobacter or salmonella lurking in their tissues. These bacterial pathogens are leading causes of food-borne illness around the. (Science Daily)

    Listeria – a nightmare in a processing plant  Aug 21, 2008
    But if listeria a bacterium that is even more fatal than salmonella is a problem in the kitchen, it can be a nightmare in a processing plant. It can hide in the nooks and crannies of equipment, lying dormant under conditions where another bacteria would starve, he said. (Globe and Mail)

    Ga. beaten to the draw again  Aug 20, 2008
    Salmonella is just the tip of the yellow iceberg. By "The Corporal". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Records Show FDA Knew Of Diseased Peppers Before Outbreak  Aug 20, 2008
    -- An Associated Press investigation has found that the Food and Drug Administration was apparently aware that diseased peppers were traveling to the U.S. border from Mexico months before a salmonella outbreak. FDA records show that border inspectors repeatedly turned back dirty and diseased peppers. (7 KETV Omaha)

    Problem Mexican Peppers Popped Up Long Before Salmonella Outbreak  Aug 20, 2008
    (August 19, 2008)--Contrary to government claims, problem peppers and chilies were turning up at the U.S.-Mexican border long before the recent salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country ... Just since January, 88 shipments of fresh and dried chilies were rejected, and 10 percent of those were contaminated with salmonella. (KWTX.com, TX)

    The skinny on manure  Aug 20, 2008
    On the heels of the most recent salmonella outbreak, I've been asked about the safety of using manure for fertilizer ... The two other highest risk factors for salmonella are having pet reptiles and taking antacids ... That acid helps prevent bacteria like salmonella from entering the small intestine. (Daily Triplicate)

    Bishop gives an update to Rotary  Aug 20, 2008
    Bishop said commodity relief is being sought for tomato farmers who saw a prime crop go to waste due to the FDA Salmonella investigations which falsely implicated tomatoes. According to Bishop, tomato farmers lost $13. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)

    Report: Tainted Peppers Didn't Alarm FDA  Aug 19, 2008
    Months Prior To Salmonella Outbreak, Feds Rejected Dozens Of Mexican Chiles; No Further Action Taken ... (AP) Federal inspectors at U.S. border crossings repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened 1,400 people was finally traced to Mexican chilies ... Ten percent were contaminated with salmonella. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    Mexican Peppers, Chilies Rejected At Border  Aug 19, 2008
    An analysis shows that Mexican peppers posed a problem long before salmonella outbreak ... All this occurred months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,400 people was finally traced back to Mexican chilies ... Ten percent of those shipments were contaminated with salmonella. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    More U.S. Women Having Fewer Kids, If Any  Aug 19, 2008
    Months Prior To Salmonella Outbreak, Feds Rejected Dozens Of Mexican Chiles; No Further Action Taken. . (CBS News -- US)

    Problem Peppers Turned Back Before Salmonella Outbreak  Aug 19, 2008
    Contrary to government claims, problem peppers and chilies were turning up at the U.S.-Mexican border long before the recent salmonella outbreak ... And 10 percent of those were contaminated with salmonella. (Q13.com, WA)

    One woman's battle with the effects of salmonella  Aug 17, 2008
    After struggling for 12 years with the lingering effects of salmonella poisoning from a fast food sandwich, she now says she's found relief - and it was waiting in her kitchen all that time ... The Framingham woman's experience is especially interesting in light of the recent nationwide salmonella outbreak ... In 1996, she was one of more than 50 people sickened with salmonella poisoning after eating at a Wendy's restaurant on Rte. (Framingham TAB, MA)

    Salmonella outbreak wanes; questions linger  Aug 16, 2008
    WASHINGTON - The nationwide salmonella outbreak is finally winding down but federal health officials can't yet say how the few tainted Mexican peppers they've found could explain such widespread illness ... The FDA is focusing its probe on some farms in Mexico where a handful of jalapeno and serrano peppers, and some irrigation water, tainted with the outbreak strain of salmonella were traced ... And the agency has expanded testing of certain Mexican produce, uncovering more cases of salmonella... (MSNBC -- Health)

    Kevin Libin: Breathe deep and relax - pollution won't kill you  Aug 16, 2008
    According to a little more than 72,000 people die every year from cardiovascular disease, 9,000 from accidents, 67,000 of cancer, and another 80,000 from any number of causes ranging from salmonella and influenza to suicide. Not a single death gets attributed to smog. (National Post)

    Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Limited Bags of PEDIGREE Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites at Albertsons in Southern California and Las Vegas due to Potential Salmonella Contamination  Aug 16, 2008
    Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Limited Bags of PEDIGREE Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites at Albertsons in Southern California and Las Vegas due to Potential Salmonella Contamination ... Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Limited Bags of PEDIGREE Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites at Albertsons in Southern California and Las Vegas due to Potential Salmonella Contamination ... The pet food is being voluntarily recalled because of potential contamination with... (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)

    New farmers markets sprouting across Valley  Aug 16, 2008
    Recent salmonella outbreaks and escalating food prices have led to a surge of interest in farmers markets and locally grown food, market organizers say ... With salmonella outbreaks affecting nationwide sales of tomatoes in June and of jalapeos imported from Mexico in July, consumers have increasingly opted for vendors' local and organic goods, Miller said. (AZCentral -- News)

    Salmonella outbreak linked to Bovril and sandwich spread  Aug 16, 2008
    Fears of a major salmonella outbreak affecting food across the country increased last night following a safety recall of ready-made sandwich fillings and thousands of jars of Bovril ... Separately, some 15,000 jars and tubs of Bovril are being withdrawn from UK stores after the discovery of traces of a different strain of salmonella ... In this case, the salmonella was discovered as a result of routine testing. (Daily Mail)

    Sex offender laws in Nevada face court challenge  Aug 16, 2008
    WASHINGTON - The nationwide salmonella outbreak is finally winding down but federal health officials can't yet say how the few tainted Mexican peppers they've found could explain such widespread illness. LOCAL VIDEO & SLIDESHOWS. (News Central Portal Site, CA)

    Smucker Spreads Ingredient Costs Around  Aug 15, 2008
    7% dip in profit largely resulted from tough comparables with the prior-year period when Jif peanut butter sales spiked after salmonella concerns tainted revenue at rival ConAgra Foods (nyse: - - ) (see " "). Smucker shares gained 7. (Forbes -- Markets)

    Salmonella in Cats and Dogs  Aug 15, 2008
    Pedigree's Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bits dog food has been voluntarily recalled and pet owners are left wondering if their dog could have salmonella. In the future, when Americans look back upon the summer of 2008, it's very likely they will recall the series of salmonella outbreaks that occurred, triggering panic and concern over foods like tomatoes, beef and peppers ... Unfortunately, humans aren't the only ones affected by concerns of salmonella, as pets and dogs in particular are at... (Suite101.com)

    Silk could help detect E.coli  Aug 15, 2008
    Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts say they ve discovered a way to make edible optics from the silk that can be used as sensors for E.coli, salmonella and other potentially deadly contaminants. By manipulating the natural optical traits of silk, researchers could program the sensors to display a hologram warning or change color when they come into contact with unwanted bacteria, the researchers say. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Pedigree Pet Food Recalled  Aug 15, 2008
    Possible Salmonella Contamination Cited ... -- State public health officials have recalled a type of Pedigree pet food because of possible salmonella contamination ... In an effort to prevent the transmission of salmonella from pets to family members and caregivers, the FDA recommends that everyone follow appropriate pet food handling guidelines when feeding their pets. (KERO 23, CA)

    Rare Salmonella outbreak spreads to Wales  Aug 15, 2008
    The salmonella outbreak, associated with cooked bacon from Ireland but sold in the UK, has infected 119 people, killing one person in England ... The FSAI identified Dawn Farm Foods plant number 734, in County Kildare, and some of its products as a possible source of the Salmonella Agona outbreak, which started earlier this month ... The National Public Health Service for Wales last night said that all products processed at Dawn Farm Foods plant 734 on the same production line as those which... (WalesOnline)

    A Better Bargain?  Aug 15, 2008
    WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- The recent salmonella outbreak concerned Henry Noland. "With all the emphasises on food safety, you want to know where your food is coming from," he says. (W-USA News, DC)

    GUT INSTINCT: A TRIP DOWN MAMMARY LANE  Aug 14, 2008
    I recall scooping the fat cap into my father s coffee and sipping cool mugs of this velvety, dessert-decadent beverage until a couple killjoys contracted salmonella, causing Young s to curtail its milking. But I digress. (New York Press)

    Salmonella traces found in Bovril  Aug 14, 2008
    Thousands of jars of Bovril have been recalled after routine checks revealed traces of salmonella. Maker Unilever said it was recalling 15,000 jars and 72 plastic tubs of the beef extract made during a specific period "as a precautionary measure". (BBC News -- UK)

    Pet Food Recall issued by Pedigree  Aug 14, 2008
    Salmonella a Risk with Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites ... Officials from the California Department of Public Health say the dog food may have been contaminated with Salmonella, which has been at the center of many other nationwide food recalls and warnings in recent weeks ... Thus far, California Department of Public Health officials say that there have been no reports of illness or other ill effects in pets or humans as a result of this potential salmonella contamination incident. (Suite101.com)

    LETTERS: NCT, August 13, 2008  Aug 14, 2008
    And furthermore, how many more cases of salmonella will Californians experience with the poop-ridden free-range chicken eggs ... Salmonella and E. coli downstream are a common occurrence nowadays. (North County Times)

    Earthbound spinach rises to the top  Aug 14, 2008
    According to the company Web site, "Now, every lot of salad greens that enters our facility is lab-tested for E. coli and salmonella.". Consumers seem to have regained confidence in both the brand and the category as a whole, with more than 10 brands gracing the shelves at many Bay Area grocery stores. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    DelSite Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results  Aug 14, 2008
    Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella typhi and is a major neglected infectious disease. Worldwide Salmonella typhi causes 16 to 33 million infections and 500 to 600 thousand deaths per year ... Currently marketed Vi polysaccharide vaccines are made by the costly and hazardous fermentation of Salmonella typhi bacteria and an extensive purification process. (Primezone Releases)

    Soft Black Bean Tacos  Aug 14, 2008
    Some jalapeo and serrano peppers from Mexico were implicated in the recent salmonella outbreak, so be sure to check the source if you use fresh salsa. 1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Your Opinions  Aug 14, 2008
    The Food and Drug Administration's hunt for sources of the recent Salmonella outbreak reminds me of the antics of the comical Inspector Cluso of Pink Panther fame ... Yet, most students of Biology 101 know that Salmonella enteritidis is an intestinal organism, and most produce is just not endowed with intestines ... The actual sources of Salmonella are the intestines of billions of animals raised for food each year in the U.S. Their feces, with their nasty guests, invariably end up in our lakes,... (Ithaca Times, NY)

    Godec and Lamb Named Oroweat "Healthy Minds" Postgraduate Scholarship Winners  Aug 13, 2008
    Outside of sport, Godec works as a laboratory researcher on campus, studying the immune response to salmonella infections under the supervision of Dr. Gregory Barton. In 2007, he conducted swimming clinics for children in Slovenia, and worked at a non-profit organization in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2006. (Pac-10.org)

    Fresno market recalls beef after E. coli scare  Aug 13, 2008
    Salmonella warning issued for dog foodPet owners are being warned not to feed their pets certain bags of dog food because they may be contaminated with salmonella, which can cause serious illness in humans as well as dogs and cats ... Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems ... Healthy people and pets infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea,... (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Pedigree pet food variety recalled  Aug 13, 2008
    State public health officials have recalled a type of Pedigree pet food because of possible salmonella contamination. The California Department of Public Health issued a statement Tuesday pulling certain bags of Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites out of the market. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    Pedigree recalls bagged variety of pet food  Aug 13, 2008
    SAN DIEGO A bag variety of Pedigree pet food sent to some Albertsons and Costco stores is being recalled because of possible contamination with salmonella, the California Department of Public Health said Tuesday ... Salmonella can cause serious or even fatal abdominal illness, with symptoms including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, in both people and animals ... People who do not adequately wash their hands after handling the contaminated pet food could expose themselves to... (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Grill 23 and Mr. Angelini's Amazing Tomatoes Dinner  Aug 12, 2008
    Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)

    Putting the squeeze on produce to kill germs  Aug 12, 2008
    WASHINGTON Could food producers literally squeeze the salmonella out of a jalapeno ... At a Virginia Tech laboratory this summer, food scientists subjected small grape tomatoes to what s called high pressure processing to see if they could squeeze salmonella to death ... Raw jalapenos have become the prime suspect in the nationwide salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,200 people this summer. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Tomatoes Let Off Salmonella Hook  Aug 12, 2008
    The FDA has found Salmonella St-Paul in irrigation water used at a Mexican pepper farm and they believe that caused the nationwide outbreak ... The outbreak of Salmonella Saint Paul has sickened more than 1,300 people in 43 states as well as Washington, D.C. and Canada. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)

    'Edible Optics' Could Make Food Safer  Aug 12, 2008
    Edible Optics' Could Make Food Safer. Edible Optics' Could Make Food Safer. (Science Daily)

    City won't change stance on produce stand  Aug 12, 2008
    Demand for locally grown produce is increasing as gas prices and food costs rise and people are worried about contracting salmonella from imported fresh foods, she argues. Doble wants to supplement her harvest with fruits and vegetables grown at other local and regional farms. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    RSPB supports couple warned not to feed birds  Aug 11, 2008
    The Dunnys were sent a letter which detailed a range of potential hazards, from salmonella to blocked chimneys, which might result from encouraging birds to the feeder table in their back garden. "Birds cause some considerable problem," it concluded. (guardian.co.uk)

    FiSpace.net Releases Market Commentary for Organic and Healthy Food Companies ORGC, DF, WFMI, LWAY, COIN, and TOF  Aug 11, 2008
    net, a social networking site for investors, announces the availability of the market commentary "A Hundred Million Reasons to Start Tracking Tomatoes." The article will address the recent salmonella scare affecting tomatoes and a new technology that could prevent future concerns. Investors of Organic Alliance, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ORGC), Dean Foods Company (NYSE: ), Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: ), Lifeway Foods Inc. (Nasdaq: ), Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq: ), and Tofutti Brands, Inc.... (PR Newswire)

    When dinner makes you sick  Aug 10, 2008
    Growers lost $250 million this spring and summer when an outbreak of salmonella was originally linked to certain tomatoes. Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration announced that the bacteria were probably on jalapeno peppers, but the unsellable tomatoes had already been destroyed. (Boston Globe)

    Whole Foods recalls ground beef  Aug 9, 2008
    First, it was fear of tomatoes tainted with salmonella - though the culprits turned out be jalape o peppers. Then, worries about contaminated ground beef at the Kroger grocery chain. (Boston Globe)

    Mars Petcare US Voluntarily Issues Limited Recall of PEDIGREE(R) Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites at Albertsons in Southern California and Las Vegas  Aug 9, 2008
    Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of 100 of the 20-pound bags of PEDIGREE(R) Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites sold in Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada to a limited number of Albertsons locations due to potential Salmonella contamination ... In an effort to prevent the transmission of Salmonella from pets to family members and care givers, the FDA recommends that everyone follow appropriate pet food handling guidelines when feeding... (PR Newswire)

    Anthrax case spurred field of germ-gene sleuthing  Aug 9, 2008
    Microbes whether bacteria like salmonella and E. coli, or viruses like HIV have unique genetic signatures that can allow scientists to tell even the most closely related strains apart. The forensics side comes from adding crime-investigation techniques to this advanced microbiology used by disease detectives. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    'Irish link' to Salmonella cases  Aug 9, 2008
    Irish link' to Salmonella cases. Most people make full recovery from salmonella ... A salmonella outbreak affecting 83 people in the UK and Ireland may be linked to a meat supplier in the Irish Republic, regulators there think. (BBC News -- UK)

    Pfizer Excenel RTU EZ  Aug 9, 2008
    The intramuscular injection of Excenel RTU EZ establishes therapeutic plasma concentrations in less than one hour to effectively treat and control a broad spectrum of pathogens that cause swine respiratory disease including Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, Salmonella choleraesuis and Streptococcus suis type 2. The product should be administered intramuscularly in swine and requires no refrigeration or reconstitution. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)

    Podium prankster  Aug 9, 2008
    They're gonna look at Raj and think he's got some kinda salmonella, because he's sweating balls, he looks sick, like he's gonna have a heart attack, and then they'll discipline their own people accordingly. But, honestly, I don't think it's going to be much of a problem. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Sandwich chain supplier linked to outbreak of salmonella  Aug 9, 2008
    A fatal salmonella outbreak across the British Isles that has infected 90 people may be linked to sandwiches sold by Subway ... The discovery could end the mystery of what had caused the outbreak of a new strain of Salmonella agona ... Salmonella poisoning was a contributory factor in the death of a woman in her seventies at Royal Liverpool University Hospital. (Independent)

    Will Report Card Cut Down on Dirty Dining?  Aug 9, 2008
    According to a new investigation from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit food-safety watchdog group, in addition to your appetizer, entre and dessert, you might be served salmonella, hepatitis or e. coli. "It is shocking to see how poorly some restaurants are doing," Sarah Klein of the CSPI told "Good Morning America.". (ABC News)

    Wendell was box (turtle) full of fun  Aug 8, 2008
    Be sure to wash your hands with hot water and soap or disinfectant wipes as soon as possible so as not to risk contracting salmonella, a disease commonly carried by turtles that is transferrable to humans. These turtles are decreasing in numbers in Illinois due to automobiles, disease, and loss of habitat, but also because many are taken for pets or sold to pet stores. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Produce supplier to the stars  Aug 8, 2008
    "Restaurateurs really want to know where their crops are coming from, especially in light of salmonella outbreaks," said Steve Chucri, president of the Arizona Restaurant Association. Though many small farmers use organic-farming techniques and sell to restaurants, McClendon is one of a few to carry the USDA certification, a label that took him five years and about $250,000 to achieve. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Salmonella outbreak kills 70-year-old woman  Aug 8, 2008
    An outbreak of salmonella across the country has claimed its first victim, after a pensioner died from the infection ... Tests confirmed that the patient had a type of salmonella bacteria, salmonella agona, that has become increasingly common in Britain and Ireland since February ... Salmonella causes vomiting, diarrhoea and fever, which can last for between three and seven days. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Salmonella Is Tested To Fight Cancer Cells  Aug 7, 2008
    WASHINGTON -- While most of the country is trying to avoid salmonella by not eating jalapeno peppers, Dr. Neil Forbes is embracing the bacteria to help fight a deadly disease: cancer ... A handful of other researchers across the country are using powerful bacteria, such as salmonella, to target tumors ... Unlike the strain of salmonella that has sickened more than 1,200 people in recent months, the genetically engineered salmonella that Dr. Forbes uses can be easily cleared by the body's immune... (Wall Street Journal)

    AGRICULTURE: UC study reports Prop. 2 would destroy state egg industry  Aug 7, 2008
    And get rid of the prophylactic use of antibiotics and the salmonella problems to boot ... NAFTA wrote on Aug 6, 2008 2:46 PM:hey folks, just wait until you are getting your eggs from South of the Border, complete with bacteria (salmonella). (North County Times)

    Sesame Seed Extract And Konjac Gum May Help Ward Off Salmonella And E. Coli  Aug 7, 2008
    6, 2008) A new study in SCI s Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that konjac gum and sesame seed extract may offer protection against different strains of E. coli and Salmonella bacteria ... The study by Dr Petra Becker et al from Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands, shows that these foodstuffs act as binders for E. coli and Salmonella bacteria ... Dr Becker says that eating a diet full of these foodstuffs may offer protection from gastro-intestinal... (Science Daily)

    Key To Virulence Protein Entry Into Host Cells Discovered  Aug 7, 2008
    (May 12, 2008) Researchers have discovered an anti-virulence factor in Salmonella, knowledge that could be used to design improved Salmonella vaccines ... 26, 2003) Salmonella, a well-known food-borne bacterium, uses protein "staples" to restructure the shape of the gut cells it invades, forcing these cells to flow around the bacteria and engulf them. (Science Daily)

    Killer bout of salmonella linked to ready-made sandwiches  Aug 7, 2008
    A salmonella outbreak which may be linked to ready-made sandwiches has struck down 80 people, killing one, it has emerged ... A spokesman confirmed that salmonella infection was a contributory factor in the death ... Salmonella tests: Food watchdogs are examining the source of outbreak. (Daily Mail)

    Area stores selling U.S.-grown chiles  Aug 7, 2008
    Don't eat any jalapenos from Mexico, the FDA warned the public after its inspectors found a single pepper contaminated with the Salmonella Saintpaul bacteria in a produce plant in McAllen, Texas. It came from eastern Mexico, according to reports. (Nogales International, AZ)

    Sales blooming at farmers markets  Aug 6, 2008
    Many vendors, including Laura Meyer with Fertile Valley Gardens, believe the salmonella and other food scares over the years have impacted where people buy their produce. People don t have to worry about that here, Meyer said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    Two girls and 40,000 chickens  Aug 5, 2008
    The bedding material, or litter, they walk on can contain bacteria like E. Coli, salmonella or clostridium, she explained in a laboratory in the Hill Poultry Science Building last week, while taking a break from prepping petri dishes in which to test the litter. Her hypothesis: If she bunches up the litter into compost piles called windrows when the chickens aren t around and allows the litter to warm to around 150 degrees, the bacteria will go away. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)

    ABA says community banks are safe  Aug 5, 2008
    Colony Bank President Chris Pettis adds, Although the media has done a fantastic job of sensationalizing everything from all tomatoes must have salmonella to every dead bird must have died from bird flu, some things just aren t equally applicable in all markets. The massive news coverage afforded to a few isolated bank failures in others states doesn t mean that every American bank dabbled into sub-prime mortgages or exercised liberal credit policies that might have put their depositor s dollars... (Thomaston Times, GA)

    Think global, but eat local  Aug 5, 2008
    "I think that with the influx of food that we're getting in the United States from other countries that have not been healthy for us in the last couple years--whether it's salmonella food from Mexico or whether it's tainted food from China--the only safe way to eat is to buy from your local farmer, where you can ask directly how he's growing his food, what he's putting on it," she said. "There isn't a bad reason--if you can eat local," Zwicklbauer added. (Albany Business Review, NY)

    Tomato Growers Seek Payback on Salmonella Scare: Cindy Skrzycki  Aug 5, 2008
    Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- While throwing a few rotten tomatoes at U.S. regulators might help ease their economic pain, growers involved in the latest salmonella food epidemic would prefer cash for their trouble ... The Salmonella Saintpaul case began in May when federal and state investigators identified cases of the infection, which can cause serious illness and death, in New Mexico and Texas. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)

    Marler Clark Files Salmonella Saintpaul Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart  Aug 4, 2008
    Aug 01, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The first lawsuit stemming from the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 1,319 people, hospitalized 255 and caused the death of two in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Canada was filed today in the District Court of Montezuma County, Colorado ... Samples taken at the time later revealed that he was positive for salmonella Saintpaul ... Tests revealed that the peppers were tainted with salmonella Saintpaul, and provided one of the first reported physical... (MarketWatch)

    Mexican Farm Tied to Salmonella Outbreak  Aug 4, 2008
    A three-month-old salmonella outbreak initially linked to raw tomatoes has been traced to a jalapeo and serrano pepper farm in Mexico ... Investigators discovered the Salmonella saintpaul strain in irrigation water and in serrano pepper samples from the farm, which is in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon partially bordering Texas ... Almost as soon as he took his seat in front of the microphone, the FDA's top food safety official, , went off script, starting not with his prepared testimony... (Yahoo News -- Consumer News)

    It's a prime time for food-tracing technology  Aug 4, 2008
    YottaMark Inc. and its food-tracing technique, dubbed HarvestMark, has signed on sellers of tomatoes, berries and watermelons who want to minimize the impact of salmonella and E. coli outbreaks by providing anyone the ability to instantly track the origin of the produce ... YottaMark started working with tomato-packager and grower on July 24, just as the tomato-salmonella scare was coming to a close, said Parker Booth, president of the two Manteca-based tomato companies. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Heads in the sand  Aug 3, 2008
    Then came the tomato salmonella scare, and the lack of a system to quickly track the source of the outbreak. Growers and distributors lost hundreds of millions of dollars as fast food chains and restaurants stopped serving tomatoes, and consumers turned away from them. (Albany Times Union)

    AP PhotoOn the marchDelegates to the 17th International AIDS Conference march against homophobia in Mexico City on Saturday. The conference runs from Aug. 3 through Aug. 8.  Aug 3, 2008
    PHOENIX All Mexican-grown jalapeno peppers have been pulled from Bashas [including the one in Sahuarita] in Arizona after U.S. Food and Drug Administration tests showed some tested positive for salmonella bacteria, a company spokeswoman said Saturday ... Jalapeno and serrano peppers grown in Mexico have become a focus of an investigation into a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has sickened 1,300 people in the United States since June. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    Cilantro recalled in Western Canada over salmonella concerns  Aug 3, 2008
    Several brands of cilantro are being voluntary recalled in Western Canada over fears they are contaminated with salmonella ... The salmonella identified is not the same Saintpaul strain that has sickened more than 1,300 people throughout the United States, as well as a few in Canada ... Salmonella, which normally lives in the intestinal tract of animals and birds, is transmitted to people through food contaminated with animal feces. (CBC.ca)

    How Some Bacteria May Steal Iron From Their Human Hosts  Aug 3, 2008
    Food scientists at The Ohio State University wanted to see if cooler water could kill bacteria on dirty dishes like E. coli and salmonella. The. (Science Daily)

    Keep yourself safe: wash your vegetables  Aug 3, 2008
    Rotten tomatoes they have been all over the news since early June when the first clues to the case of a tomato related Salmonella outbreak was revealed ... And, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration admits it may never know where the tomatoes (or, the Salmonella) came from, despite that more than 1,000 folks have been sickened ... But warnings were just delivered regarding fresh jalape;o peppers that have been found contaminated with Salmonella Stpaul the same bug thought to be affecting the... (Westerly Sun, RI)

    Salmonella 'smoking gun' found on Mexican farm  Aug 3, 2008
    Can we make it until next July -- not to mention through the long, dry summer -- without our annual Depp Fix. Not everyone is up on Bella, her vampire suitor and all this "Team Edward versus Team Jacob" business. (Yahoo News -- Consumer News)

    Arizona grocery chain pulls peppers; warns customers  Aug 2, 2008
    The company said it had learned that it's distributor had tested positive for the salmonella virus. Hundreds of people across the country have been sickened since the outbreak was first reported in May. (FOX 11, AZ)

    Thumbs up, thumbs down  Aug 2, 2008
    Thumbs down to the Food and Drug Administration for its unprofessional and ultimately damaging reaction to the recent salmonella outbreak, which has needlessly cost the tomato industry millions. Witnesses have testified to turf struggles, bad communication and weak leadership from FDA officials. (Fresno Bee)

    Price tag for food labels  Aug 2, 2008
    In the wake of a salmonella outbreak that has been traced to Mexican-grown hot peppers, some think that the tradeoff is worth the price ... This particularly could influence retail purchases during food scares, such as the current salmonella outbreak, which has sickened more than 1,300 U.S. residents since April ... Recent salmonella cases, for instance, struck diners eating salsa at small Mexican restaurants in the Southwest. (Fresno Bee)

    Food origin labels will cost $$$  Aug 2, 2008
    In the wake of a salmonella outbreak that's been traced to Mexican-grown hot peppers, some consider the price-information trade-off worthwhile. "Consumers want to know where their food comes from," Barry Bedwell, the president of the Fresno, Calif. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)

    U.S. probe into salmonella outbreak criticized  Aug 2, 2008
    - Two days of congressional hearings this week into the nation's largest salmonella outbreak in a decade revealed a Keystone Kops government investigation that spanned more than two months and stretched from a false alarm about U.S. tomatoes to suspicions about peppers from Mexico ... The rare Saintpaul strain of salmonella has sickened 1,304 people, although many more probably were affected ... The peppers that traveled from Mexico to 43 states and Canada, picking up salmonella somewhere along... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    News Bytes of the Week: Large Hadron Collider gets its own rap song  Aug 2, 2008
    Hot and spicy salmonella; Promising Alzheimer's drug; EPA studies nanotech safety; White Knight Two debuts; and more ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that it had traced the responsible bacterial strain, Salmonella Saintpaul, to a serrano pepper grown on a Mexican farm that irrigated its fields with water contaminated by the bug. (Scientific American)

    It's sickening  Aug 2, 2008
    The Food and Drug Administration finally found the likely source of that recent salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 1,300 people in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Canada since April: a Mexican pepper farm. Authorities said they found the same strain of salmonella from the outbreak in both peppers and irrigation water at the farm ... You didn't have to get sick to feel sick, either: The salmonella scare, which initially centered on tomatoes, cost Georgia growers alone about $30... (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Compounds add spice to research on food safety  Aug 2, 2008
    Now, some of the compounds that Friedman and co-investigators determined were the strongest combatants of E. coli, Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter jejuni or Listeria monocytogenes in the 2002 study are being tapped for new research focused on food safety. A study in cage fightingWhen it comes to the issue of caged chickens, which has heated up in recent days, just call it dueling news releases:The headline on a release from the University of California: "UC study: If passed, initiative likely... (Fresno Bee -- Business)

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