Mark Lynas, the British environmentalist and author, recently wrote in the Washington Post that activists should not be more convincing than scientists when it comes to issues like GMO food. But in Massachusetts, activists from
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Legislatures Weigh Bills on Soda Labels, Microbeads, Marijuana, Powdered Alcohol, Among Others
State legislatures remain in session from Alabama to Wyoming, with food safety mostly getting only a light touch from lawmakers who seem largely focused on budgets and education in this non-election year. In Alabama,…
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Officials Investigating Possible Salmonella Outbreak in Massachusetts and Other States
Health officials are investigating a series of potentially related Salmonella illnesses in multiple states, one of them known to be Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health revealed Thursday that it is investigating a possible…
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CDC: Fast Work and Strong Epidemiological Evidence Led to Source of E. Coli Outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is praising state health officials and other collaborators for their work in identifying ground beef from the Wolverine Packing Company as the source of a multi-state…
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Four-State, 11-Person E. coli Outbreak Prompts 1.8 Million-Pound Meat Recall
Wolverine Packing Co. of Detroit, MI, is recalling approximately 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)…
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Fight Against Widespread Seafood Fraud Joined on State, Federal Levels
“It is unlawful to knowingly sell or offer for sale at wholesale or retail any fresh, frozen, or processed food fish or shellfish without identifying for the buyer at the point of sale the species…
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Clover Restaurants in Massachusetts Close, 12 Sick in Salmonella Outbreak
At least 12 people have fallen ill in Cambridge, Boston and possibly other areas of Massachusetts since later June in an outbreak that has now been linked to Clover restaurants, the Boston Globe reports.
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3 Severe E. coli Illnesses in Mass. Town
Since May 20, three women have been admitted to Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass., suffering from severe E. coli infections in an apparent outbreak now under investigation by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. A…
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Mass. Restaurant Remains Closed After Salmonella Illness
A Portuguese restaurant in Fall River, Mass., has been closed since Thursday after one patron fell ill with a Salmonella illness in suspected connection to the establishment, according to the Herald News. Local health…
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Letter From The Editor: The Bell
This past week, Republicans came to the realization that Mitt Romney could be elected President of the United States, and it dawned on Democrats that President Obama could lose. So reported Mark Evan Halperin, senior…
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