If Man Can Destroy, Then Man Can Create

Many people refer to any effort to work with genetics and nature as "playing God." These people however have nothing to say about man driving one half the nature's species into extinction or burning the Amazon. This hypocrisy has gone on for long enough. If man can destroy,...

The Wisconsin Cheeseman® Recall - Listeria

Wisconsin Cheeseman is recalling cheese products that it purchased from Parkers Farm, Inc. because of the danger of contamination by Listeria bacteria.  Parkers Farm, Inc. has recently had a large recall of product as a result of sampling done by government officials. ...

Proctor & Gamble Recalls Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray

Proctor and Gamble are voluntarily recalling Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray in the U.S., Germany and the U.K.  A routine safety check of the product turned up the presence of B. cepacia, a bacterium not normally harmful, but it might cause complications in immune challenged...

Shower Head Bacteria: Taking Showers Can Make You Sick

Showers are a potential source of infection, say scientists at the University of Colorado. This is due to bacteria accumulating in the shower head, then being shot out into the bathroom air. Researchers found that the levels of Mycobacterium avium were a hundred times...

82 000 Munchkins Teethers Recalled in Canada

82 000 Munchikins Brands teethers have been recalled in Canada due to bacterial contamination of the gel inside them.  Only one lot tested showed the bacterial contamination of the teethers, but Munchkin, Inc. is recalling all the teethers.This large recall of teethers...