Yum shares under microscope on food illness fear
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Shares of restaurant company Yum Brands Inc.  will be in focus on Tuesday after a suspected E.coli outbreak at one of its Taco Bell restaurants, the latest in a series of food scares that have worried some consumers and investors.
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Consumer and cattle-industry groups are cautioning against public alarm as federal scientists look into a possible new case of mad cow disease.
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OMAHA, Neb. &#151; A week after ConAgra Foods Inc. recalled peanut butter from its Georgia plant after a salmonella outbreak, the Center for Disease Control confirmed the presence of the dangerous germ.
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Recently, meetings-with-food have come to feel like yet another symptom of an overstuffed day.
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Â· Third of all food products tested had chemical tracesÂ· Very small percentage of samples posed health risk
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The latest food-contamination case raises the stakes for growers and public officials.
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Fast-food company Yum Brands Inc. reported a 2.6 percent rise in quarterly earnings on Monday as a lower tax rate and strong profit growth in China offset fallout from an E. coli outbreak at some Taco Bell restaurants in the United States.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. Fast-food giant Yum Brandsreported a 13 percent gain in third-quarter earnings today. The company says surging international sales and a turnaround at its KFC chicken restaurants were responsible.
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counting carbs, watching kilos, and keeping an uneasy eye on the growing list of health problems linked with obesity. But it&#39;s not just the number
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Recent E. coli outbreaks have drawn attention to foodborne illnesses, and though officials say the overall number of cases is on the decline, produce &#151; particularly leafy vegetables &#151; is increasingly a carrier of germs once linked only to meat and dairy.
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A national lab is developing lunch-box-size pathogen sniffers that can spot anything from anthrax to a nasty flu. By Luke O'Brien.
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Hundreds of catering firms in the region are being contacted as part of the alert. It follows four outbreaks of salmonella in Greater Manchester and Cheshire this year been linked to contaminated Spanish eggs.
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Veggie Booty, a snack particularly  popular among small children, may carry Salmonella food  poisoning and should be thrown out, the U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said.
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A poll suggests millions in the UK have self-diagnosed a food intolerance and may miss out on essential foods as a result.
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Confectionery giant Cadbury faces prosecution under British and European laws following a salmonella food scare last June, a newspaper has reported.
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Yum Brands Inc. (YUM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said sales at US restaurants open at least a year, or same-store sales, rose 5 percent in the four weeks ended Sept.
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Illustration by Mark Coomer / Courier &amp; Press. WASHINGTON - At family gatherings, talk of the latest ailments is a dinnertime staple.