Posts tagged Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

June 22, 2017

Twenty percent of baby food samples were found to contain lead, according to the Environmental Defense Fund. Pediatricians say there's no safe lead level.

May 23, 2017

An outbreak of botulism caused by nacho cheese sauce from a gas station has hospitalized nine people and killed one man in northern California.

March 23, 2017

The USDA’s head veterinarian stresses that it's impossible to predict how far a particular bird flu strain may travel or mutate.

January 5, 2017

In the past, farmers could buy feed containing antibiotics at a local feed store without consulting a vet. Now, they need to obtain a Veterinary Feed Directive.

October 31, 2016

A new report finds seafood consumption is up by nearly a pound from the previous year, the biggest leap in 20 years.

October 31, 2016

18 people tested positive for strains of influenza never before seen in humans after attending agricultural fairs in Ohio and Michigan in August of this year.

October 10, 2016

So far this year, 895 people from 48 states have gotten sick, and a few hundred were hospitalized. One person died.

March 2, 2016

Even low levels of lead in kids can cause learning or behavioral problems, but foods with calcium, iron and vitamin C can help reduce the absorption of lead.

November 23, 2015

The obesity rate rises again. Well over one-third of adult Americans are obese. But a new Cornell study questions, is junk food really the cause?

September 23, 2015

According to a couple new reports, obesity rates in every state in America top 20 percent, while one-third of U.S. children are consuming fast food daily.

September 20, 2012

That Wasn't On The Label 

Newly published research suggests that when it comes to obesity, it's not just what's in our food that matters, but what's in food packaging as well.