April 17th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

A new report released by the Environmental Working Group finds an alarming amount of the meat sold in U.S. supermarkets and restaurants contain high levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Read More: Report Finds High Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Meat
Tags: antibiotic resistant, bacteria, E. coli, livestock, mrsa, raw meat, salmonella Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
December 27th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Sunland, Inc., the New Mexico peanut processor recently shut down for its connection with a nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to its peanut butter, may be permanently shut down if an injunction requested by the FDA is allowed, reports Food Safety News.
Read More: FDA Goes Nuts Over Tainted Peanut Butter, Tries to Close Facility Permanently
Tags: contamination, FDA, organic peanut butter, peanut butter, peanuts, salmonella, salmonella outbreak Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living | Comments Off
December 1st, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

A production license being revoked from a New Mexico peanut processor responsible for processing 90 percent of the organic peanut harvest this year could lead to a massive shortage of the popular spread.
Read More: Get Used to Jelly Sandwiches: Organic Peanut Butter Shortage Ahead
Tags: Organic, organic peanut butter, peanut butter, peanut butter recall, peanut butter salmonella, salmonella Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, Parenting | Comments Off
August 3rd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

A new report released by the Government Accountability Office finds measures to reduce outbreaks of serious foodborne illnesses in the U.S. are not meeting the nation’s safety goals, and the systems employed to catch and prevent outbreaks are in need of significant strengthening.
Read More: Food Poisoning Risks on the Rise, Cites New Research
Tags: E. coli, food poisoning, foodborne illness, foodborne illnesses, Government Accountability Office, Listeria, salmonella, what is food poisoning Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living | Comments Off
July 24th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Cargill Beef has announced that it is voluntarily recalling more than 29,000 pounds of ground beef that may contain a harmful strain of salmonella. The USDA reports that more than 30 people have become sick, and two cases involved hospitalization from eating the tainted meat sold in states including Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia and Vermont.
Read More: Cargill Recalls 29,000 Pounds of Ground Beef After Salmonella Outbreak
Tags: beef recall, cargill, food recall, food recalls, Ground beef, ground beef recall, hannaford's, salmonella, salmonella poisoning Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living | Comments Off
March 22nd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

After news spread that the USDA was planning on feeding 7 million pounds of the controversial meat product nicknamed “pink slime,” the department announced that school districts participating in the government’s school lunch program could refuse the ammonium hydroxide treated meat and request “filler-free” options instead.
Read More: Suspended! USDA Gives Outraged Schools a ‘Pink Slime’ Meat Alternative
Tags: ammonium hydroxide, food poisoning, pink slime, salmonella, school lunch program, USDA Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living | Comments Off
March 12th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Reacting to criticism over the use of beef scraps—including tissue and other parts of cows usually designated for pet food—nicknamed ‘pink slime’ by plucky British chef and healthy food advocate, Jamie Oliver, beef industry producers say the attacks and name-calling are unwarranted, and moreover, the product is not a health risk.
Read More: Controversy Over ‘Pink Slime’ Sizzling: 70 Percent of Ground Beef Is Slimed
Tags: ammonium hydroxide, food poisoning, Ground beef, pink slime, salmonella, school lunch program, USDA Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
March 8th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

In a suspect move coming on the heels of major efforts to improve the quality of food fed to the nation’s children, the USDA has made arrangements to purchase some 7 million pounds of the controversial “pink slime” meat for use in the national school lunch program, reports The Daily.
Read More: USDA Buys 7 Million Pounds of ‘Pink Slime’ to Feed Our Children
Tags: ammonium hydroxide, food poisoning, pink slime, salmonella, school lunch program, USDA Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Parenting | Comments Off
February 27th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Researchers at the University of California, Davis may have discovered the building blocks of a vaccine that can protect against the effects of Salmonella, one of the most common food borne pathogens. The study is published in the most current issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and would offer safety for millions of at risk individuals each year.
Read More: Can A Vaccine Prevent Food Poisoning?
Tags: antibiotic resistant bacteria, food borne illness, food poisoning, salmonella, vaccine Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living | Comments Off
December 25th, 2011 - Erin Shaw

The USDA is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella that originated with beef products sold throughout the Northeast at Hannaford grocery stores. Tracing the outbreak source up the supply chain is complicated by weak record-keeping standards for grocers’ beef products.
Read More:USDA Investigates Salmonella Outbreak in Beef
Tags: CDC, contamination, food borne illness, food contamination, food poisoning, food source, Ground beef, ground beef recall, meat, outbreak, salmonella, USDA Posted in Health, Political Action, Raw Food | Comments Off
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