CDC: Salmonella Outbreak is Over, Go Ahead, Pick a Pepper!

Update- August 28, 2008- CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be overPolitisite Reported on July 18th that the FDA/CDC had released Tomatoes as its culprit for Salmonella .  We futher reported 2 weeks ago...

FDA lifts warning on tomatoes

"Tomatoes are again safe to eat, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, weeks after the food was blamed as a source of a salmonella outbreak in the United States and Canada. ...

FDA Lifts Salmonella Warning On Tomatoes

American tomatoes are officially safe to eat again, says the FDA. But peppers may have been the real culprit, and should avoid jalapenos and serranos. No indication yet on what caused the salmonella outbreak that...

US outbreak of salmonella spreads

Now more than 1,000 people in over 40 US states have become ill with salmonella since April.Tomatoes still seem to be the main culprit, although peppers are taking a hit now."The US health authorities suspect the...

Tomatoes Get Bad Rap, Jalapenos may be salmonella culprit with 943 ill

Government health investigators had initially focused on some types of fresh tomatoes, which have been removed from menus across the country, but are turning toward jalapenos as sicknesses continue. "Recently,...

Chilli compound fires painkiller

"A chemical from chilli peppers may be able to kill pain without affecting touch or movement. This might in theory mean a woman in labour could have an epidural without losing the ability to move her legs, or the sensation of her baby being born. Conventional local...

Coachella 2007: A NowPublic roundup

This weekend's Coachella festival has been hailed as its most successful yet, (supposedly) drawing upwards of 100 000 attendees--in triple digit weather--to the desert in Indio, California. Net coverage of the...

Dad poisons soup, feeds it to kids to sue Campbells

A man who systematically poisoned Campbells soup and force-fed it to his young children is facing jail time. His intent, he claims, was not to harm his children but rather to sue Campbells and get financial...

Underdogs steal the show at 2006 MTV VMAs

"The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Shakira led this year's pack of MTV Video Music Award nominees with a total of seven nominations each, but they were practically shut out when a number of the night's Moonman...

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