Floods drive up broccoli, carrot and potato prices

"Fresh British-grown vegetables will be in short supply this summer and shoppers can expect hefty price increases, horticulture experts have predicted. The recent floods have damaged thousands of acres of broccoli, cabbage, cauliflowers,potatoes, onions and carrots. Last week...

Blaming The Victim

"This is rich;Consumers to blame for botulism outbreak, juice maker says"

Botulism-tainted juice paralyzes two in Canada (Reuters)

" 2 hours, 32 minutes ago TORONTO (Reuters) - Two people are paralyzed after drinking botulism-contaminated carrot juice, some of which was still found on store shelves 10 days after a Canada-wide recall, a Toronto health spokesperson said on Tuesday. The Canadian Food...

Organic Botulism

"First it was the organic spinach recall, now it is organic carrot juice. I have dumped my carrot juice down the drain. Carrot juice linked with Toronto illnesses"

Botulism case said tied to carrot juice (AP)

" 1 hour, 24 minutes ago TAMPA, Fla. - Investigators believe botulism toxin from bottled carrot juice paralyzed a woman, the fourth person thought to be poisoned by bacteria in the drink. The unidentified woman is unresponsive and has been hospitalized since mid-September,...