salmonella

US products no safer than those imported from China…?!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 5:49 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

There seems no end to the growing list of Chinese products being banned by the US government because they contain deadly toxins. [Caribbean importing Chinese products banned in the USA, TIJ, August 17, 2007] Given the alarms raised in recent years about contaminated Chinese products, one can be forgiven the impression that the contaminated peanut butter… Read more.

U.S. searching for salmonella at home the way it searched for WMDs in Iraq

Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 6:03 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Initially, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Americans that a certain kind of tomato had become a produce of mass destruction. Now the CDC is warning that any of the variety of fruits, vegetables and spices, including Thai Basil, the U.S. imports everyday can be just as deadly. No doubt you recall the… Read more.