Who Put Fish in My Peanut Butter? Scientists Disover Quicker Way to Test for Salmonella
Okay, so they aren’t really putting fish into the peanut butter.  The recent outbreak scandal involving salmonella in peanut butter has brought food safety to the fore.  The slowness of the FDA to identify and recall contaminated peanut butter has been widely criticized (link).  Scientists, thankfully, have come to the FDA’s aid. They have found [...]
January 22, 2009
Tags: FDA, fish, salmonella Posted in: Science & Technology 
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FDA Report Urges Fish Consumption Despite Scientific Evidence
A new FDA report, still in draft form, says that Americans should eat more fish despite health warnings about mercury levels. What is wrong with the FDA? 1) The negative health affects of eating mercury-laden fish are still very worrisome.  And, 2) the world’s fish populations are severely overfished as it is.
Imagine how low fish populations would be if [...]
December 17, 2008
Tags: FDA, fish, nutrition, policy Posted in: Health, Politics, Science & Technology Comments Closed
