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November 20, 2014

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Cut From Hunt's Recipe

ConAgra Foods Inc. has removed high fructose corn syrup from its Hunt's brand ketchup.

November 20, 2014

Salads Mixes Recalled After Testing Positive for Salmonella

Fresh Express, a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International Inc., said Monday it is recalling several types of ready-to-eat salads after salmonella was found in a package tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

November 20, 2014

Menus Still Calorie-Laden Despite New Laws

Laws requiring U.S. restaurant chains to list calorie counts have not stopped them from offering unhealthy meals that pack in calories, fat and salt, a group that encourages healthy food said on Tuesday.

November 20, 2014

FDA Needs More Clout to Make Food Supply Safer

The Food and Drug Administration needs greater authority, more cooperation from other agencies and must do more scientific research to help make the U.S. food supply safer, the General Accountability Office said on Monday.

November 20, 2014

Mexico to Ban Junk Food from Schools to Fight Fat

Mexico is looking to battle the bulging waistlines of its children by banning the sale of junk food in its schools, including many of the traditional treats generations of kids have grown up with.

November 20, 2014

'Worst' Drink in America Equal to 68 Pieces of Bacon

A milkshake containing 2,010 calories equivalent to eating 68 strips of bacon or 30 chocolate chip cookies has topped a list of the 20 worst drinks in America compiled by Men's Health magazine.

November 20, 2014

Study: Americans Sicker, but English Die Quicker

Older Americans suffer more chronic disease than their English counterparts, but the English die earlier, according to a study that could revive debate about whose health system is better

November 20, 2014

Woman, 81, Stung 1,000 Times By Wasps

An 81-year-old Florida woman is in critical condition after being stung more than 1,000 times by yellow jacket wasps from an underground nest in her yard.

November 20, 2014

Study Finds Gene Links to Common Lymphoma Cancer

Scientists have found three new gene variations linked to the development of Hodgkin lymphoma, one of the most common cancers in young adults

November 20, 2014

FDA Tests Confirm Listeria at Texas Food Plant

Federal health officials found the listeria bacteria at a San Antonio food processing plant that Texas authorities have linked to four deaths from contaminated celery, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday