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• California Growers Recall Salmonella-Tainted Spinach

  Courtney Mills | August 30, 2007 1:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Metz Fresh LLC announced on Wednesday that it was voluntarily recalling fresh spinach from grocery stores after a sample tested positive for salmonella.The first "presumptive" positive test for salmonella came back to Metz on Friday last week, which is when the company was able to disengage over 90% of the 8,000 cases of spinach in transit by placing "holds" on the company's product. The...

• The FDA has Proposed New Rules for Sunscreen

  Jenny Albano | August 23, 2007 8:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The FDA has announced that they have proposed new rules for sunscreen. The agency now wants sunscreens to have a label that says if the product has UVA protection as well as UVB protection. For the past 30 years sunscreen manufacturers have only been required to list the UVB protection on the bottles, but UVA rays can also damage skin and increase the risk of skin cancer.The agency has...

• Government Warns About Kids' Cough and Cold Meds

  Courtney Mills | August 16, 2007 12:17 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The FDA announced on Wednesday that it would examine the efficacy of over the counter cough and cold medicines in children by calling together experts in the field this fall to discuss the growing discord over their use. In the meantime, the FDA has advised parents not to administer cough medicines to children under two years of age without a doctor's order.Several doctors have raised questions...