Sargento Foods, Inc., announced over the weekend that certain packages of its Ultra Thin Sliced Longhorn Colby and Chef Blends Shredded Nacho & Taco Cheese must be recalled “due to a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.” Listeriosis is a serious infection that’s usually caused by eating contaminated food and can be particularly dangerous for pregnant […]
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Water To Be Too Expensive For 33% Of Americans With In 5 Years
Researchers at Michigan State University predict this figure will rise by $49 over the next five years. And if it does, water may become unaffordable for one-third of American households, according to a study, published recently in PLOS ONE, that maps the U.S. areas due to be hit hardest based on local incomes. “The project […]
National Retailer Amazon Will Take Food Stamps
SAN FRANCISCO — This summer, Amazon will begin accepting food stamps to pay for online grocery orders as part of a pilot program along with six other companies. The two-year program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture could help alleviate what are known as food deserts, areas where residents have little access to fresh food and groceries, while […]
Stores Pulling Nutella From Shelves After Links To Cancer
Nutella, the popular hazelnut spread, is being removed from supermarket shelves around the world as a result of a report that suggested one of its ingredients, palm oil, is linked with cancer. Already, one of Italy’s larger grocery chain, Coop, has stopped selling the spread, according to the BBC. The European Food Safety Authority report, […]
Hostess Recalls Twinkies Due To Salmonella
Hostess Brands issued a voluntary recall of its holiday white peppermint Hostess Twinkies amid salmonella concerns. The snack manufacturer announced the recall due to a recall by Blommer Chocolate Co. of its confectionery coating. The coating contains milk powder ingredients that were recalled due to a concern over salmonella contamination. read more at krem.com
New Laws Require More Healthy Options For Food Stamp Participants
Under the new rules, approved by the USDA in December and taking effect this spring: Stores will have to stock seven varieties of food in each of four food groups (produce, dairy, grains and meats), up from three varieties. Stores will have to stock three units of each of those seven varieties at a time; […]
City Employees Face Felony Charges In Flint Water Crisis
Michigan’s attorney general has announced felony charges against two former emergency managers of Flint, Mich., and two other former city officials. The charges are linked to the city’s disastrous decision to switch water sources, ultimately resulting in widespread and dangerous lead contamination. “All too prevalent in this Flint Water Investigation was a priority on balance […]
Milk Does Not Come From A Plant
Companies are selling “milk” derived from a wide variety of plants. The dairy industry isn’t happy about it. Beth Briczinski has been keeping a list of all the things companies are turning into products labeled as a kind of milk. “There’s soy and almond and rice,” she says. “Hemp, pistachio, macadamia nut, sunflower.” Briczinski is […]
House GOP Shuts Door On Flint Water Investigation
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans quietly closed a year-long investigation into Flint, Michigan’s crisis over lead in its drinking water, faulting both state officials and the Environmental Protection Agency for contamination that has affected nearly 100,000 residents. In letters to fellow Republicans, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Friday that Michigan […]
Over Year Later, Flint Water Still Unsafe To Drink
The state says more than 600 pipes have been replaced in Flint, Mich., this year — but 30,000 suspect pipes remain. A year ago, Flint, Mich., Mayor Karen Weaver declared a state of emergency because of lead-contaminated drinking water, attracting national outrage and sympathy, and millions of gallons of donated water. But a year later […]
Broccoli May Hold Key to Fountain of Youth
Fine lines creeping across your face, and the inevitable aches and pains that come with your advancing years— if you, like most, want to delay the depressing signs of aging, new research suggests a simple answer: Eat your greens. Evidence suggests it’s more than just an old wives tale, and that by eating more broccoli, […]
Diet Sodas Can Double Your Risk of Diabetes
Drinking two servings of carbonated soda — even the diet kind — could double the risk of diabetes, according to a Swedish study. Research by the Karolinska Institute on 2,800 adults found that those who consumed at least two 6½ ounce servings of soft drinks daily were 2.4 times as likely to suffer from a […]