TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chicken, turkey and other poultry might get a little safer after new rules to limit salmonella proposed Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Poultry companies would be expected to keep salmonella levels below specific thresholds under the new rules and testContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Boar’s Head announced Friday that it was recalling all of its liverwurst products because they could be tainted with dangerous Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. “The company is also recalling additional deli meat products that were produced on the same line and on the sameContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An additional cinnamon product sold in the United States has been found to contain high levels of lead, health officials are warning. In a health alert issued Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the ground cinnamon product, sold as El Servidor, joinsContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — At least 28 people have been hospitalized and two have died in a multi-state outbreak of listeria linked to deli meat, U.S. health officials warned. In an investigation notice posted Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the true number ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most salmonella outbreaks linked to poultry are caused by just a few strains of the diarrhea-causing bacteria, a new study finds. There are more than 2,600 different types of salmonella bacteria, but only three strains are most likely to cause illness in humans,Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pondering a move to a vegetarian or vegan diet? Your heart might be in it, but your genes might not, a new study says. Genetics are an important part of whether a person responds well or poorly to a vegetarian diet, researchers said.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 60 illnesses, including 30 hospitalizations, have now been linked to eating Diamond Shruumz edibles, U.S. health officials reported. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted in an update issued Tuesday that of the people who got sick after eating theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If it would stave off heart disease, diabetes and colon cancer, would you swear off bacon and burgers? A new international simulation projects cutting Americans’ intake of processed meat alone by 30% could head off more than 350,000 cases of diabetes in theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials have determined that untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people this spring. Still, that grower didn’t supply all the cucumbers that were linked to salmonella contamination, the U.S. FoodContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A regulation allowing the use of brominated vegetable oil in food was revoked Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after the agency concluded the additive was unsafe for human consumption. Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) contains bromine, which is found in fireContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — All Diamond Shruumz edibles have been recalled after the company found high levels of a mushroom toxin in them that may have sickened 39 people in 20 states. The recall includes Diamond Shruumz cones, chocolate bars and gummies “because such products contain muscimol,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The long-standing advice is that everyone should get more fiber in their diet, but a new study suggests some benefit more than others. A person’s gut microbiome appears to have some influence over the benefits a person derives from dietary fiber, researchers reportContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Even though plant-based meat alternatives are ultra-processed, they still may be healthier for your heart than traditional meat is, a new review finds. Risk factors for heart disease, including total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and body weight, all improved when meats were replaced with a plant-basedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Check your freezer for multiple brands of ice cream that are being recalled by the maker, Totally Cool Inc., due to worries over listeria contamination. The full list of brands and recalled products can be found online, but include multiple products by Friendly’s,Continue Reading