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Germany kills 140 dioxin-contaminated pigs

(AP) -- German authorities ordered 140 pigs slaughtered Tuesday after tests showed high levels of a cancer-causing chemical for the first time in swine, as the nation's dioxin scandal widened beyond poultry and eggs.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder

(AP) -- China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tainted milk shows China's food safety challenges

(AP) -- The resurfacing of tainted milk products in China highlights the challenges of policing the food supply in a country where close ties between local authorities and companies hamper regulation while ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Computer model reveals where food pathogens grow

(PhysOrg.com) -- An outbreak of food-related illness, such as E. coli-tainted spinach, often leaves food safety experts scratching their heads over the source of the contamination.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kroger uses technology to stop flow of recalled items

Supermarkets across the country cleared the shelves of more than 2,600 items recalled after salmonella contamination was found in some products made by the Peanut Corp. of America.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0