Vinegar discipline draws state scrutiny
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The state is investigating a day care center that disciplined a 5-year-old boy by spraying a vinegar-water solution in his mouth, although one official acknowledges such practices were once accepted.
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The Republican Governors Association has been pulled into court and before regulatory agencies in several states this fall, where it's been fined or ordered to temporarily pull GOP gubernatorial candidate ads.
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Two Asian delicacies are the subject of a simmering debate pitting merchants who like to store them at room temperature for hours against food safety regulators who worry the practice could allow bacteria to build up.
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State environmental officials said yesterday that they would begin enforcement actions against 950 groups and individuals who have failed to comply with regulations for monitoring certain environmental cleanup sites, including groundwater contamination and protective caps. Environmental officials said state law requires that those responsible for monitoring the condition of such sites file reports with the state certifying that protective measures are still in effect. The officials said the state would begin issuing notices of violation next week to those who have not complied. The sites include residential developments, gas stations, industrial sites and public institutions, the officials said.
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By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Dec. 15--Customers of the Browns Ferry Water District in central Georgetown County were advised late Thursday to boil their water before drinking it or use bottled water because E. coli was found in the water.
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Consumer advocates and some lawmakers say that a Salinas Valley company's recall of spinach because of a salmonella scare shows that the federal government must do more to protect the nation's food supply, but industry officials call it proof that their voluntary regulations are working.
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Federal records show an off-brand version of deadly toxin is shipped to the Broward clinic. A month and a half before four patients succumbed to an apparent botulism poisoning, a Broward County clinic received
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By Claudia Mel, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb. 21--The water situation in East Salinas has had a foul smell for a long time, and officials are getting serious about finding the source of the stench.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 18--Sutter County is shaping up to be one of the state's hot spots for arsenic in drinking water.
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Â· Trade group urges ban for chemical additivesÂ· Anger over burden on parents to check labels
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By Steve Mayes, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Jun. 13--Despite repeated warnings from the state, a prominent Clackamas  County real estate developer allowed his herd of water buffalo to foul a creek  with fecal bacteria, stir up sediment and destroy streamside vegetation.
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A South Carolina case has focused attention not just on the danger of an unorthodox therapy but also on the conduct of the state medical board.
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A more aggressive approach by local and state agencies to remedying pollution from duck farms is the latest challenge for the local industry, which is also facing high utility, feed and land costs.
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California will become the first U.S. state to try to measure how its residents are absorbing chemicals from common products under a "bio-monitoring" bill signed on Friday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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An investigation is under way to try to discover how a banned antibiotic was found in organic chicken processed at a Northern Ireland factory.
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State and federal health authorities were trying on Wednesday to determine the cause of an outbreak that has sickened about 1,000 people who visited an Ohio island getaway in Lake Erie.
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As investigators track the source of tainted spinach, consumer groups seek more FDA authority over farms.