Public anger leads to repeal of soda pop tax in Chicago area By News Desk  On a veto-proof 15-2 vote, the Cook County Board responded to angry constituents Wednesday by repealing Chicago’s hated soda pop tax. Board President Toni Preckwinkle did not say if she’d veto the repeal, which would then require a perfunctory override vote. No matter. The penny-per-ounce tax on soda and other sugary drinks imposed in the... Continue Reading
Lower Salmonella rate results in new U.K. advice on raw eggs By News Desk  Benefits of eating raw or lightly cooked eggs from British hens now exceed the risks, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for the United Kingdom. Therefore, FSA has changed its official advice, which previously warned infants, children, pregnant women and the elderly against eating eggs that had not been thoroughly cooked. The revised advice, based... Continue Reading
Infected restaurant worker spurs hepatitis A alert in Alabama By Kelsey M. Mackin  A pizza restaurant in Alabama is working with the state Department of Public Health, after discovering that one of the restaurant’s food handlers is infected with hepatitis A. The health department (ADPH) has contacted many customers of Marco's Pizza in Anniston, AL, directly regarding the highly contagious virus, according to a news release. Post-exposure treatment is available, but must be administered within two... Continue Reading
State OKs raw milk dairy to resume sales; Brucella risk remains By Coral Beach  Texas health officials agreed yesterday to allow a raw milk dairy to resume sales, but warned that the threat of antibiotic-resistant brucellosis infection remains for anyone who drank the dairy's unpasteurized milk this summer. The strain of antibiotic-resistant Brucella (RB51) bacteria, isolated from a woman in a Texas hospital, is a genetic match for Brucella... Continue Reading
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Referred to as "a very limited quantity" of frozen peas by the producer, the recall of almost 25,000 cases of product from retailers nationwide because of a Listeria risk wasn't worthy of public notification according to Pinnacle Foods and the FDA. The recall, voluntarily initiated by processed food giant Pinnacle Foods on Sept. 29, was... 
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