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Study: Reusable Bags Green, but Not Clean
By Michelle Ruiz - AOL NewsNEW YORK (June 25) -- Reusable shopping bags may be green, but according to a new study, they're not exactly clean. Researchers at the University of Arizona and Loma Linda University found that a staggering 97 percent of eco-conscious shoppers who tote reusable woven polypropylene bags do not regularly -- if ever -- clean them, breeding "whopping amounts" of bacteria. Seventy-five percent admitted they mix meats and vegetables in the same bags and often take reusing to a new level, tossing books, snacks and other personal items into the bags after shopping. David McNew, Getty Images What's ...
Meat Recall Expands Due to E. Coli Fear
By not in system - AOL NewsMONTEBELLO, Calif. (Feb. 14) - A Southern California meatpacking firm has significantly expanded its recall of ground beef and veal that might be contaminated with E. coli. The recall includes approximately 4.9 million additional pounds of products by Huntington Meat Packing Inc. under the Huntington, Imperial Meat Co. and El Rancho brands, the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Friday. The original recall was announced Jan. 18 and was for 864,000 pounds of meat. E. coli is a potentially deadly germ that can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration and, in severe ...
Can You Trust Your Burger?
By Domenica Marchetti - Politics DailyWith the exception of the vegetarians among us, most of us love to sink our teeth into a big, juicy, beef burger now and then. Perhaps we are satisfying some primal desire when we do this. Apparently, we may also taking a big gamble with our health. On Sunday, the New York Times ran a front-page, above-the-fold story about a 22-year-old dance instructor named Stephanie Smith who suffered severe E. coli poisoning in 2007 after eating a hamburger that her mother had grilled. According to the story, the food poisoning "ravaged her nervous system and left her paralyzed." It's unlikely that she ...
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