Various ground beef products may be contaminated with E. coli: health agency
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) warns that some ground beef products may be contaminated with E. coli. More than a dozen potentially contaminated products were manufactured by the Greater Omaha Packing Company and included both raw ground meat patties and tubes, according to an FSIS public health alert issued Saturday. It is said […]
Vet whose wife sliced off his manhood loses toes due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune
John Wayne Bobbitt, the Virginia man infamous for having his wife, Lorena Bobbitt, cut off his penis with a kitchen knife in 1993, is suffering from side effects of an illness he claims he suffered while based at Camp Lejeune in the 1980s. I lost all my toes. Lorena Bobbitt attacked her then-husband while he […]
UK swapped to fatal US blood products to save money, minutes suggest | Contaminated blood scandal
The British government was willing to risk infecting NHS patients to obtain “cheap” blood products, according to documents that incriminate states and companies in one of the worst scandals in British history. The public inquiry into the deaths of an estimated 2,900 people infected with diseases such as HIV and hepatitis was carried out in […]
FDA warns of contaminated copycat eye drops
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week warned the public not to buy three tainted brands of copycat eye drops due to the potential risk of infection. in Announcement made on Wednesdaythe FDA says do not buy or use South Moon, Revrite, or FivFivGo eye drops because these brands are not approved to reduce […]
Massachusetts woman Barbara Kruschwitz dies from Legionnaires’ disease after stay at NH resort with contaminated hot tub
A Massachusetts mother of three and former physical therapist died from Legionnaires' disease after staying at a luxury resort in New Hampshire, and another guest was hospitalized with the infection months later. New Hampshire health officials say two guests who had booked a stay at the Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa tested positive for […]
Norovirus alert: FDA warns of contaminated raw oysters from Mexico
Raw oysters from certain regions of Mexico can be dangerous. Origin of noroviruswarns the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency advised restaurants and retailers to stop selling and destroy oysters harvested in Bahia Salina, Sonora, Mexico. The oysters were shipped by freight forwarder Sociedad Aquicola Golpac on December 18, 2023, December 19, and […]