Stewart's Sportade Fruit Punch recalled for undeclared milk By News Desk  Stewart’s Shops Corp. of Saratoga Springs, NY, is recalling certain units of Stewart’s Sportade Fruit Punch Isotonic Beverage because they may contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. Approximately 1,600 units of affected product were distributed in upstate New... Continue Reading
The recall button doesn't have to be a panic button By Jared Zola & James Murray  In recent years, the food industry has experienced a dramatic increase in recalls, withdrawals and contamination events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) requested or monitored almost 100 Class I recalls involving serious health hazards related to meat, poultry and egg products in 2015, a 130 percent increase from 2010. Class... Continue Reading
Two Hepatitis A victims in Hawaii confirmed dead By Coral Beach  Two Hepatitis A victims have died in the outbreak in Hawaii that was traced to frozen scallops imported from the Philippines and served raw at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai. A spokesman for the Hawaii Department of Health confirmed the two deaths Thursday. He said one of the deaths is not attributed to the... Continue Reading
More than 1,000 students in 10 schools hit with food poisoning By News Desk  It began with school buses rushing vomiting students suffering from food poisoning to area hospitals — that was the scene earlier this week in King Williams Town in South Africa. Hundreds of grade school students were taken to two provincial hospitals as they experienced stomach aches and vomiting, just after eating their government-provided school lunches. Ambulances,... Continue Reading
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