October 24, 2015 Colorado cantaloupe farmers get home detention for 2011 listeria outbreak A federal court judge sentenced two Colorado farmers on Tuesday to six months of home detention and five years probation for their role in a deadly 2011 listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes.
October 24, 2015 Ohio water ban enters 3rd day A water ban entered its third day in northwest Ohio on Monday as Toledo's mayor extended the advisory, even as the latest tests suggested the city's tap water was probably safe
October 24, 2015 Norway finds first case of mad cow disease, says food safe Norway reported its first ever case of mad cow disease on Thursday, saying the instance was an isolated one and telling consumers it was still safe to eat beef and drink milk.
October 24, 2015 21-year-old bitten by black widow hiding in her grapes A Vermont woman's simple gesture—reaching into a bag of grapes—ended up landing her in the hospital.
October 24, 2015 6 in Seattle sickened by local food vendor At least six people have been sickened with the same strain of E.coli in Seattle, with the origin of their diagnosis appearing to be a local Mexican food vendor.
October 24, 2015 Missouri firm recalls over 4,000 pounds of beef over mad cow concerns A Missouri slaughter house recalled 4,012 pounds of fresh beef over concerns that nervous tissue that could contain the "mad cow" disease pathogen may not have been properly removed from the meat before shipment, a federal food safety agency said.
October 24, 2015 Trace amount of drilling fluid found in Pennsylvania water well, study says Toxic fluids used in drilling and hydraulic fracturing likely escaped an unlined borehole and migrated thousands of feet into a residential drinking-water supply in Pennsylvania, according to a study published Monday.
October 24, 2015 Father, son lose lives to manure pit's deadly gases An Iowa father and son are dead after tangling with a deadly aspect of hog farming: their manure pit.
October 24, 2015 Probiotics may help prevent peanut allergies, animal study shows Bacteria in the gut can help protect mice against peanut food allergies, according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 Why are foodborne illnesses on the rise? Packaged caramel-coated apples. Frozen ice cream sandwiches. Fresh peaches and nectarines. Organic chia seed powder.
