Salmonella Infection

Howard County pets: What's the hype about raw diets?

2013-05-22 08:46:00

Q: I’ve heard a lot about raw dog food, but it seems pricey. Is it safe? Are the health benefits substantial? A: Raw diets for dogs (including raw meat) have become increasingly popular. Some pet owners -- even some veterinarians -- swear by them,...

Another dog-treat recall

2013-02-25 08:18:00

Here we go again. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced another voluntary recall of several brands of pet treats due to possible salmonella contamination, which can be dangerous both to pets and to people who handle the treats. Kasel...

Federal workers, others oppose poultry inspection overhaul

2012-12-08 00:00:00

Federal workers' unions and food safety groups have joined to oppose new rules proposed by the Department of Agriculture to streamline federal poultry inspections. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service says the rules would "modernize"...

Cornmeal-eating field mouse learns a lesson the hard way

2012-11-15 00:00:00

A field mouse burglarized our green house, probably because it was looking for food and a warm place to spend winter, and although I didn't catch it in the act of feeding on the cornmeal I was storing to fertilize our vegetable garden, it made its...

U.S. food safety not getting better

2012-10-25 10:39:00

The United States is not making progress in improving the safety of food as hundreds of people continue to be sickened by unsafe food linked to recalls each year, according to a new report. The report by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund found that from...

Peanut butter recall expands to several major retailers

2012-10-01 16:46:00

A recall of peanut butter that began at Trader Joe's grocery stores last week has expanded to other nut products and to more food stores, including several that operate in Maryland. In addition to Trader Joe's, the recall includes some nut butters and...

Peanut butter recalls spread to ice cream products

2012-10-12 12:15:00

Ice cream and granola bars are the latest products to be linked to widespread manufacturer recalls of some peanut butters and other nut products that started last month. In the past week, at least five manufacturers have recalled peanut butter flavored...

Giant removes Talenti gelato from shelves

2012-10-09 11:06:00

Giant Food has removed Talenti chocolate peanut butter cup gelato from its shelves after the manufacturer recalled the product, citing the possibility of salmonella contamination in the peanut butter. Giant said Monday the recall includes all�sell-by...

Trader Joe's peanut butter recall expanded

2012-09-24 15:46:00

Two additional nut butter products have been added to a list of Trader Joe's products consumers should not eat because they have been linked to a Salmonella outbreak. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene advised consumers Friday not to...

State issues salmonella warning about Trader Joe's peanut butter

2012-09-22 10:33:00

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is advising consumers not to consume or purchase Trader Joe's brand Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with sea salt because of a potential link to a Salmonella outbreak. The department said...

Reisterstown man returns to his roots to raise organic beef cattle

2012-07-09 15:05:00

It's a June afternoon as Shane Hughes, dressed in jeans and a lived-in-looking white T-shirt bearing the logo of his cattle farm, Liberty Delight, and the slogan "All Natural Beef," collars a 6-month-old male calf. "This is Rockstar — I usually...

University of Maryland wins grant for Salmonella vaccine development

2012-06-19 10:05:00

The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development has won a $4 million grant to develop a new vaccine to prevent non-typhoidal Salmonella. The center will partner with Indian vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on the project,...

Imported Mexican cucumbers contaminated with salmonella have sickened 73 people in 18 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

2013-04-25 16:17:00

The dirt: Exposed to food and infants, as well as birds in the parking lot, shopping carts are dirtier than many other public surfaces. Coliform bacteria were detected in 72 percent of 85 shopping carts sampled in a study.

2013-03-20 16:51:29

A petri dish containing different strains and stages of salmonella.

2013-03-18 14:32:53