Sweet pickles spark anthrax scare
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A Malaysian diplomat has apologised to the Iraqi government after he mistook a box of sweet pickles sent to him as Ramadan gift for anthrax powder, a newspaper said on Saturday.
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Public health officials underestimated the health risks when letters containing anthrax spores were handled in five U.S. Postal Service facilities in 2001, delaying medical help to employees, a report released Thursday concluded.
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An anthrax outbreak has killed 120 hippos in Uganda, raising the toll from a disease that has claimed hundreds of wild animals in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia in recent weeks, a senior official said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON  - US authorities worry terrorists could target foodstuffs in an attempt to sicken or kill hundreds, maybe thousands of people.
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Public fears aside, scientists mimic natureâs genetic scrambling to bolster fruits and vegetables, as well as beer and whiskey.
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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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Investigators probing the source of a listeria outbreak said Thursday the strain that killed three people was found at a dairy processing plant in central Massachusetts.
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Halloween lovers hoping to create the perfect jack-o-lantern might want to shop carefully this year because of a pumpkin fungus that has put a dent in some crops.
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Food marketed to children is being criticized as high in fat and sugar.
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The recent scares over deadly bacteria in California produce might hurt farm programs aimed at restoring wildlife habitat and cutting water pollution.  Such environmental programs could be at odds with "clean- farming" techniques promoted by food processors.
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An African musician and a family member both contracted a non-contagious form of anthrax, apparently from imported animal skins used to make drums, officials said Wednesday.
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Blood tests confirmed anthrax caused the deaths of six people after they ate meat from a sick goat, Indonesia&#39;s agriculture ministry said on Monday.
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SATURDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The tainted-food scare widened Saturday with the recall of fresh cantaloupe and selected  jars of organic baby food.
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Fish could give you cancer, snails meningitis and baby milk may kill your children -- barely a day goes by without some new food horror story in China.
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - They can do it for love of God and country - or for the $60. Either way, soldiers vaccinated against anthrax have the opportunity to help future anthrax victims by donating blood.
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Snack time. Those two simple words can strike terror into the hearts of parents who often provide food for classrooms and after-school practices and games.
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WASHINGTON - US authorities worry terrorists could target foodstuffs in an attempt to sicken or kill hundreds, maybe thousands of people.