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Officials from Peanut Corp of America have been found responsible for a 2009 salmonella outbreak that left at least 600 Americans and Canadians severely ill. And the tainted peanut products were just the tip of the iceberg. The U.S. Justice Department also slapped the manufacturer with charges including fraud, conspiracy, and the introduction of contaminated […]
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The very first case of mad moose disease has been discovered in Southern Alberta. Wildlife officials claim this is the very first moose found with the same neurological disorder that’s linked to mad cow disease, affecting cattle. Lab tests verified that the moose had chronic-wasting disease (CWD) after it was hit by a vehicle and […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising doctors to cease prescribing codeine to children after surgeries such as tonsillectomies, removal of the adenoids, or both. Why? Due to several deaths, which have been linked to prescription codeine post-surgery for removal of the tonsils and/or the adenoids. The deaths have occurred specifically in child patients […]
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Health officials in Canada are warning people not to check their deep freezes for frozen, boxed burger patties sold at Safeway stores across the country Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has already issued a recall all Safeway brand hamburger patties sold in Alberta—including packages branded as: Gourmet Meat Shoppe Big and Juicy Burgers Gourmet […]
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It seems that the chemical pollutants used in everyday products are cause of low sperm count, birth deformities, female infertility, hormonal cancers, psychiatric diseases, child cancers, and more. The same chemical ingredients are also being blamed for the eradication of certain wildlife species. “It is clear that some of these chemical pollutants can affect the […]
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