E. coli Infection

At least 24 people across the U.S., but none in Alaska, have reported becoming sick from E. coli infections traced to frozen foods from the Farm Rich brand. The Buffalo, N.Y.-based Rich Products Corp. has recalled its Farm Rich quesadillas, mini pizza...

Bagged salad maker Ready Pac Foods, Inc., has issued a recall of several products containing Romaine lettuce which may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The recalled products, some...

Supermarket chains Kroger Co. and Stop& Shop said Thursday they will join the growing list of store chains that will no longer sell beef that includes an additive with the unappetizing moniker "pink slime." Federal regulators say the ammonia-treated...

Several pools across the area are set to open for the season this coming Memorial Day weekend. A study just released from the Centers for Disease Control shows 58% of the pools it studied, tested positive for E. Coli. The Green Ridge Recreation Center...

The Virginia Cooperative Extension wants to make sure homeowners who rely on wells, know whether their water is safe to drink. "We've got that rotten egg smell," says Linda Oliver, a homeowner in Roanoke County. Oliver, like an estimated 22 percent...

Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have used the pool as a restroom.  Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local...

Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have  pooped in the pool. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local public...

Springfield, MO--"Everything so far has been great." says Carmel Gutierrez who takes her two kids to the pool four to five times a week.  She went out of her way to make sure her kids didn't contaminate the pool water.  "We had the baby swim diapers on or...

Before you fire up the grill for some great summer meals, Consumer Reports has a caution. The beef you buy may have been tenderized by machines, and that process can introduce potentially deadly bacteria into your food. The trouble is that sharp...

Trying to serve up healthy meals? More and more people are opting for ground turkey instead of beef. Even Burger King has started serving up turkey burgers. Ground turkey can be a better choice. But a just-released Consumer Reports investigation reveals...

In the wake of the recent Consumer Reports investigation finding a high percentage of contamination in ground turkey sold at retail outlets, there are some things to remember about food safety. The Times' Ricardo Lopez reported: "Consumer Reports said...

In its first laboratory analysis of ground turkey sold at retail outlets, Consumer Reports found that more than half tested positive for fecal bacteria.  The magazine also found that most of the bacteria it found proved resistant to one or more of the...