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  1. Meat-Borne Infection Risk from Shopping Carts Meat-Borne Infection Risk from Shopping Carts April 17, 2012

    Exposure to meat packaging in the supermarket may lead to food poisoning in children placed in shopping carts.

  2. Food Poisoning Bacteria Cross-Contamination Food Poisoning Bacteria Cross-Contamination April 16, 2012

    The food-poisoning fecal bacteria found in 70% of U.S. retail poultry is destroyed by proper cooking, but contamination of the kitchen environment may place consumers at risk.

  3. Poultry and Paralysis Poultry and Paralysis April 13, 2012

    A neuropathic strain of the fecal bacteria Campylobacter found in poultry can trigger Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rapid and life-threatening paralysis.

  4. Poultry Exposure and Neurological Disease Poultry Exposure and Neurological Disease April 12, 2012

    Poultry workers exhibit an excess of a wide range of diseases, from thyroid conditions to schizophrenia and autoimmune neurological disorders such as myasthenia gravis. This may be due to exposure to viruses present in chickens and turkeys.

  5. Carcinogenic Retrovirus Found in Eggs Carcinogenic Retrovirus Found in Eggs April 11, 2012

    Avian leukosis/sarcoma virus has been found in 14% of retail egg samples.

  1. Poultry and Penis Cancer Poultry and Penis Cancer April 10, 2012

    The largest study to date on poultry workers found a significantly increased risk of dying from penile cancer, thought to be due to exposure to oncogenic (cancer-causing) chicken viruses, which raise consumer concerns as well.

  2. Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? April 9, 2012

    The association between poultry and cancer may be explained by the presence in chickens’ and turkeys’ flesh of industrial carcinogens such as dioxins, oncogenic (cancer-causing) viruses, and/or the drugs that were fed to the birds.

  3. EPIC Findings on Lymphoma EPIC Findings on Lymphoma April 6, 2012

    In a study of a half million people, which was most associated with the risk of developing lymphoma? Red meat, processed meat, poultry, offal, eggs, or milk?

  4. Breast Cancer Survival, Butterfat, and Chicken Breast Cancer Survival, Butterfat, and Chicken March 27, 2012

    Breast cancer survivors may reduce their chances of survival if they eat too much saturated fat, found primarily in the American diet in cheese, chicken, and junk food.

  5. Prevention Is Better Than Cured Meat Prevention Is Better Than Cured Meat February 29, 2012

    The levels of nitrosamines—considered the most carcinogenic agents in cigarette smoke—were recently measured in an array of processed meats including chicken, turkey, and pork.

  1. Avoiding a Sugary Grave Avoiding a Sugary Grave December 29, 2011

    500 foods were tested for advanced glycation end products (AGEs).

  2. MRSA in U.S. Retail Meat MRSA in U.S. Retail Meat November 23, 2011

    More than a thousand retail meat samples have been tested for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination in North America.

  3. Airborne MRSA Airborne MRSA November 22, 2011

    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus “superbug” found not only contaminating the U.S. retail meat supply but isolated from air samples outside swine CAFOs.

  4. U.S. Meat Supply Flying at Half Staph U.S. Meat Supply Flying at Half Staph November 21, 2011

    An investigation finds 47% of U.S. retail meat tested is contaminated with staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria. Turkey appears most likely to harbor contagion.

  5. Dietary Guidelines: USDA Conflicts of Interest Dietary Guidelines: USDA Conflicts of Interest October 25, 2011

    The mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is to promote agribusiness. At the same time, USDA is the agency primarily tasked with developing the nutrition guidelines.