Pork recall alarm grows as listeria fears sweep eight states

A dry-cured Italian delicacy is pulled from shelves nationwide after federal inspectors flag the nation's most severe food safety warning. A shipment of imported ready-to-eat pork has triggered the government's highest-level recall warning, after inspectors found signs of Listeria monocytogenes in a product prized in Italian kitchens across the country. The discovery is the latest…

ByDempsey May AyucoSeptember 7, 20260Comments

Health

25,000 pounds of chicken pulled amid troubling discovery

Federal inspectors have uncovered a startling gap in oversight behind a batch of frozen chicken products now being pulled from kitchens across New England, adding to a growing list of questions about how closely imported meat is being watched before it reaches American plates. What's Being Recalled The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and…

ByDempsey May AyucoAugust 27, 20260Comments

Food & Drink

Cyclosporiasis outbreak puts these everyday foods on notice

As cases nationwide near 7,000, health officials are zeroing in on the raw produce most likely to carry the parasite — and it's not just lettuce. A nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak has climbed to nearly 7,000 reported cases, and investigators still haven't pinned down a single source, though raw produce like lettuce remains a leading suspect.…

ByDempsey May AyucoJuly 21, 20260Comments

Health

Taco Bell lettuce sparks outbreak fears across four states

A parasite tied to shredded greens is spreading fast — and health officials say the numbers could still climb A supplier's shredded iceberg lettuce has become the center of a growing food safety scare, with health officials now connecting it to a cyclosporiasis outbreak rippling through…

ByDempsey May AyucoJuly 16, 20260Comments

Mind

Lead exposure may be quietly stealing your memory

New research reveals a chilling link between lifetime lead accumulation and rising dementia rates — and the danger may have started before you were born. The threat hiding in aging pipes, peeling paint, and contaminated soil may be far more sinister than previously understood. Groundbreaking research has drawn a stark line between cumulative lead exposure…

ByDempsey May AyucoFebruary 22, 20260Comments

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Pork recall alarm grows as listeria fears sweep eight states

25,000 pounds of chicken pulled amid troubling discovery

Cyclosporiasis outbreak puts these everyday foods on notice

Taco Bell lettuce sparks outbreak fears across four states

Lead exposure may be quietly stealing your memory

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