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A veteran Milwaukee firefighter was charged with drugging his wife's tea with his anti-depressent medication because he said he wanted to calm her after an argument. A criminal complaint charges the 43-year-old man with a felony. He was in the Milwaukee County jail Tuesday on $10,000 bail and was unavailable for comment.
An 85-year-old woman who fell sick after eating E. coli-tainted spinach during a nationwide outbreak three years ago has settled her lawsuit against California growers and shippers.
An 85-year-old woman who fell sick after eating E. coli-tainted spinach during a massive nationwide outbreak three years ago is suing California growers and shippers.
Police have arrested nine people and revoked the license of a livestock market owner in a case involving pork tainted with a chemical that made 70 people sick in southern China's biggest city, an official said Tuesday.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a series of documents Friday about a North Carolina syringe factory, including inspection reports of AM2PAT Inc. and a complaint filed by an employee of the company. Here's a timeline of the company's history:
Several months before federal investigators linked a North Carolina syringe manufacturer to hundreds of illnesses and five deaths, a whistleblower wrote to regulators to warn about the poor conditions inside a room vital to producing a sterile product.
New cases of salmonella poisoning linked to tainted peanut products have slowed so much that federal officials will no longer provide weekly updates for one of the nation's largest-ever foodborne outbreaks.
Court documents and federal officials say a North Carolina syringe factory linked to hundreds of sicknesses and five deaths went for almost two years without an inspection despite a series of complaints about dirty needles. Here's a timeline of when the complaints and inspections took place:
Federal regulators warned a syringe manufacturer of "several significant violations" in its quality control system two years before its needles triggered an outbreak of bacterial infections that prosecutors say led to at least five deaths and hundreds of illnesses.
Fourteen people in southern China have been poisoned after eating pig organs suspected of containing an animal-feed additive, state media said Thursday, the second such outbreak this month.
U.S. makers of toys and other children's products will get an extra year to comply with certain lead and chemical testing rules, but retailers won't be able to sell the items if they fail to meet government regulations set to go into effect Feb. 10.
Chinese parents whose children were sickened after drinking contaminated milk pushed the government for greater accountability and compensation Friday, a day after a court handed down two death penalties and long prison terms for 19 other defendants.
The mother from Hangzhou doesn't let her daughter have any dairy now and worries that her baby's cries signal pain from kidney stones.
Beth Flanders was on her way to China to adopt her 17-month-old daughter in September when she received a warning from her adoption agency: An industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones had been found in Chinese baby formula, and parents should not feed it to their new children.
The makers of handcrafted toys received some holiday hope Wednesday with support from a federal agency for proposed exemptions from strict lead-testing regulations they feared could put them out of business.
Lab tests on cattle at four Irish farms have found much higher levels of cancer-causing dioxins than initially thought, government agency officials said, but they stressed that the problem still posed no risk to public health.
Substances commonly used as industrial dyes, insecticides and drain cleaners were included on a list of illegal food additives China released Monday as part of a monthslong government crackdown aimed at improving the country's shoddy food safety record.
The European Union Food Safety Authority says it doesn't see health concerns for the vast majority of consumers who may have eaten tainted Irish pork.
Irish ham, sausages and bacon began returning to Ireland's store shelves Wednesday after the European Union's food experts ruled that dioxin-tainted pork posed no credible health risk to those who had eaten it.
China is launching a four-month food safety campaign Wednesday that will include inspections of food makers to weed out illegal or excessive chemicals in food, in the country's latest move to restore trust hurt by a tainted milk scandal.
The Saudi government has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from China and lower concentrations in chocolate wafer cream made in Malaysia.
The Hong Kong government says it has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in another batch of eggs from mainland China.
China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step — from cow breeding to milk sales — saying its worst food quality scandal in years had revealed "major problems."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened an office Wednesday in China's capital — its first outside the United States — as part of a new global strategy to ensure the safety of trillions of dollars of imports.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will open three offices in China this week in an unprecedented effort to improve the safety of exports headed to America amid recurring product safety scares.
Corn Syrup's Mercury Surprise If the specter of obesity and diabetes wasn't enough to turn you off high- fructose corn syrup (HFCS), try this: New research suggests that the sweetener could be tainted with mercury, putting millions of children at risk for developmental problems.
Maple Valley Man Sues McDonald's For Tainted BurgerA Maple Valley man filed a lawsuit against McDonald's Tuesday after suffering burns to his mouth and throat after he bit into a hamburger he says was tainted with chemicals.
Nestle Recalls All Refrigerated Toll House Dough Federal authorities are investigating a new national outbreak of a bacteria-triggered illness, this time related to a sweet treat treasured by the heartbroken and children-at-heart -- packaged raw cookie dough.
What could be more natural than enjoying a peanut butter sandwich with your kids? One of life's simple pleasures has been made a high-risk endeavor. Like economics, the American food crisis is touching lives in a very real way beyond corporate profits and money.
Jennings woman in jail for tainting punchJennings police say a resident of a local women's shelter is facing attempted first-degree murder charges after she allegedly put a household cleaner into a drink. Advertisement Quantcast
China milk scandal 'guilty' pleaAn executive for the dairy firm at the centre of China's tainted milk scandal has pleaded guilty to charges that may incur the death penalty, reports say. Tian Wenhua, former head of Sanlu, and three other executives are accused of producing and selling defective goods.
Some observations after being involved in a Fox News reportA couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the extreme disconnect between reality and reporting in the John Brennan controversy.
China's tainted milk scandal: I don't know why I'm shocked by the Chinese producing products that are dangerous for consumers. I'm not sure anyone should be shocked. Just recently the Chinese were in trouble for their toy production containing lead.
China's food safety watchdog boss steps downThe head of China's product quality watchdog resigned Monday in the wake of the tainted baby formula scandal that has sickened nearly 53,000 infants, highlighting a breakdown in the country's food safety system only a year after a major overhaul,,,The official Xinhua News Agency …
Tainted rice sold to hospitalsTainted rice for non edible use illegally sent to elderly hospitals' cafeteria food menu.
Now It's TomatoesLast week, federal officials started alerting consumers to avoid certain raw tomatoes — red plums, red Romas and round reds — that may have infected scores of people with a rare type of salmonella.
Dentists Warn Of Lead In CrownsLead fears are popping up somewhere more startling than children's toys: your teeth. The American Dental Association has launched a large investigation to find out how widespread the use of tainted bridges, crowns and fillings really is... See more irresistible news
F.D.A. Identifies Tainted Heparin in 11 Countries WASHINGTON — A contaminated blood thinner from China has been found in drug supplies in 11 countries, and federal officials said Monday they had discovered a clear link between the contaminant and severe reactions now associated with 81 deaths in the United States.
Lead-Tainted Marijuana Poisons UsersReports of German pot smokers sustaining severe lead poisoning from tainted marijuana suggests that illicit drug users may be getting a lot more than just a high from the substances they abuse, health experts warn.
EU accused of heavy reliance on industry lobbyists. The commission says it has about 1,200 expert panels advising it on EU legislation
US probes Chinese maker of blood thinner - Yahoo! NewsWASHINGTON - U.S. health officials said Wednesday they have not inspected a Chinese factory that may be a source of problems with a blood thinner linked to allergic reactions and four deaths, but plan an inspection as soon as possible. ADVERTISEMENT
Wal-Mart: Tests show dog treats tainted with melamine Tests show that two brands of dog treats made in China and sold at Wal-Mart contained melamine, according to a statement the company sent out late last night.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China fear over 'tainted' US soyaChina has accused some United States exporters of supplying tainted soya bean crops. Chinese officials said potentially harmful "weeds and contaminated dirt" had been found in the beans, but made no mention of any import restrictions.
China shuts 180 food plantsBeijing tries to burnish image before Olympics in wake of widening tainted-exports scandal After weeks of insisting that food here is largely safe, regulators in China have announced they recently closed 180 food plants and inspectors have uncovered more than 23,000 food safety …
Love Shak, Baby: Tainted Toothpaste Made In ChinaThe FDA is reporting tainted tubes of toothpaste that have been made in China in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Chinese Poison Train Declared Unstoppable: Next Stop, You!Poison toothpaste, killer cough-syrup, and tainted pet food are the tip of the disgusting iceberg of yuck heading our way from China.
Pigs given melamine-tainted feed OK for U.S.U.S. officials say pork products from swine given contaminated feed are safe to eat, but are continuing to conduct tests on chickens and fish that ate the same feed.
Want a Happy Dog? Don't Feed Them Eukanuba, Iams, and Especially Wal-Mart's Ol' Roy - Associated ContentAcetaminophen Recall AnnouncedThe FDA today announced a recall of about 11 million bottles of store-brand acetaminophen 500-milligram caplets.
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