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In China, two sentenced to death in milk-tampering case

In China, two sentenced to death in milk-tampering case

They were scapegoats in a failed product-safety system, says a lawyer for some of the nearly 300,000 babies sickened by tainted formula.

Parents of babies sickened by formula in China's largest food-tampering scandal vowed Thursday to continue their legal fight over compensation after a court sentenced two men to death in the case and handed down stiff sentences to others.

 

A billion frogs on world's plates

A billion frogs on world's plates

As many as one billion frogs are being harvested from the wild for human consumption each year, according to a new study.

 

FDA says Georgia plant is sole salmonella source

The sole source of the US salmonella outbreak involving contaminated peanut butter appears to be the Peanut Corp of America's Blakely, Georgia processing facility, federal officials said on Wednesday.

 

Which snacks are salmonella-safe?

Which snacks are salmonella-safe?

From the Girl Scouts to Kraft Foods, a growing list of agencies and firms are rushing to assure consumers their products are safe from a widespread salmonella scare.

 

Considering alternatives to peanut butter

Considering alternatives to peanut butter

An increasing number of food manufacturers and supermarket chains are pulling off the shelves candy, snacks and ice cream that have peanut butter in them. A nation-wide outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds has been linked to a company...

 

General Mills, Kroger pull peanut butter items

General Mills, Kroger pull peanut butter items

General Mills Inc. and grocers Kroger Co., Safeway Inc. and Meijer Inc. have joined the list of companies pulling items with peanut butter amid a nationwide salmonella outbreak.

 

More peanut products recalled, U.S. probe continues

U.S. food companies recalled more products containing peanut butter as the U.S. government continued its investigation into an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that have may have contributed to six deaths.

 

F.D.A. Issues Caution on Peanut Butter

F.D.A. Issues Caution on Peanut Butter

Federal health authorities urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.

 

Salmonella linked to peanut butter sparks Kellogg recall

Just days after asking stores to stop selling some of its peanut butter crackers, food maker Kellogg Co. is recalling more than a dozen varieties of its cookies and crackers in the wake of a deadly salmonella outbreak.

 

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