Read more food contamination stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1629/food-contamination.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:12:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70909/ground-beef-rife-with-e-coli-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA nausea-inducing feature in the New York Times tells you more than you wanted to know about what's actually in commercially produced hamburger, and why it's especially vulnerable, despite FDA regulation and several fatal outbreaks in recent years, to E. coli contamination. The Times follows the case of a 22-year-old...http://www.newser.com/story/70909/ground-beef-rife-with-e-coli-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 8:19:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCatch a fish in one of America's streams, and there's a good chance it will have at least trace amounts of mercury. The most comprehensive survey to date from the US Geological Survey tested more than 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the nation—and found mercury in...http://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:04:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65715/houses-passes-sweeping-food-safety-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA would gain broad new powers to oversee food safety under a far-reaching bill passed by the House yesterday, the Washington Post reports. The measure—representing the first major changes to food safety laws since the 1930s—would give the agency vastly increased oversight of the nation's food chain...http://www.newser.com/story/65715/houses-passes-sweeping-food-safety-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 1:20:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63159/feds-confirm-e-coli-in-cookie-dough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA has confirmed the presence of E. coli in cookie dough from Nestle's Virginia plant, reports the Washington Post . The plant's refrigerated cookie dough was the prime suspect in an outbreak of E. coli-related illness that sickened 69 people in 29 states. But investigators remain confounded as to how...http://www.newser.com/story/63159/feds-confirm-e-coli-in-cookie-dough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 3:07:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54811/salmonella-triggers-pistachio-recall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConsumers have been warned to steer clear of pistachios and any product containing them until the FDA probes the extent of salmonella contamination, reports WebMD. A million pounds of possibly tainted pistachios from a California processor have been recalled and authorities expect that more recalls will follow. Affected products range...http://www.newser.com/story/54811/salmonella-triggers-pistachio-recall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 3:26:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52550/food-hazards-elude-private-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe job of monitoring America's food plants is falling more and more to private inspectors who often miss hazards, a New York Times investigation finds. Plants hire such auditors to reassure customers and reduce liability, but the companies often pick the cheapest and least rigorous audits available. Some of the...http://www.newser.com/story/52550/food-hazards-elude-private-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 6:43:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50741/pay-for-soup-enjoy-insects-mold-free.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you're eating, stop reading now: The FDA's rules on foreign matter in food products are a veritable entomology lesson. Maggots, fly eggs, rodent droppings, grit, mold, burlap, cigarette butts, and parasites are all OK with the agency in limited quantities, writes EJ Levy in the New York Tim es...http://www.newser.com/story/50741/pay-for-soup-enjoy-insects-mold-free.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Feb 2009 13:33:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50170/warnings-crunch-peanut-butter-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeanut butter makers are struggling to deal with the public relations nightmare caused by the salmonella outbreak, reports the New York Times . Many shoppers have started avoiding all brands of peanut butter and sales are down almost 25%. Companies not affected by the recall are buying ads stressing that their...http://www.newser.com/story/50170/warnings-crunch-peanut-butter-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Feb 2009 6:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50101/peanuts-known-tainted-supplied-to-school-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe peanut firm behind the recent salmonella outbreak sold 32 truckloads of peanuts and peanut butter to a federal lunch program for poor children even after internal tests revealed that they were contaminated with the bacteria, the Washington Post reports. Schools in California, Minnesota, and Idaho received the food in...http://www.newser.com/story/50101/peanuts-known-tainted-supplied-to-school-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 6:54:02 CST