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Officials say so far, one Minnesota State Fair pig has tested positive for the H1N1 virus. But, even though the pig had swine flu, health officials say it likely caught the virus from humans visiting the fair. Officials are also emphasizing that people...
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Officials say so far, one Minnesota State Fair pig has tested positive for the H1N1 virus. But, even though the pig had swine flu, health officials say it likely caught the virus from humans visiting the fair. Officials are also emphasizing that people cannot get the H1N1 virus by eating pork. Karla Hult takes a look at what consumers are saying.
JBS Swift Beef Co. of Greeley, Colo., is voluntarily expanding its beef recall to include about 380,000 pounds of products because of possible E. coli contamination. A recall earlier this week involved about 41,000 pounds of products.
In a WJBF Consumer Alert…home cooking that’s as good for your taste buds as it is your budget. If the cost of eating out, or buying prepared meals, is hard to swallow…one way to make do is to do-it-yourself. And, as Linsey Davis explains, that shouldn’t mean self-denial.
Federal regulators are scolding the maker of Cheerios, saying it made inappropriate claims about the popular cereal’s ability to lower cholesterol and treat heart disease.
A local high school senior is getting some help with her career plans after winning a cooking competition this weekend, in Atlanta. As WJBF News channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports, Ta’quna Daniel whipped up a favorite pasta dish and some vegetables…and brought home the prize.
An online database designed to help expand market opportunities for South Carolina’s farmers and fishermen, and put locally grown and caught food on residents’ plates, is set to be unveiled. Officials with the state and federal agriculture departments, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium and Clemson University plan to demonstrate S.C. Market Maker on Wednesday.
There are two kinds of grapes suitable for home production. One is a bunch type and the other is Muscadine.
Kellogg Co. says it’s recalling some Keebler Cookies and Special K Meal Bars. It’s also expanding some previous product recalls amid the growing scope of a national salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut butter plant.
President Barack Obama, whose daughter eats peanut butter several days a week, wants the nation’s food safety agency to keep children safe from contaminated foods such as the salmonella-laced peanut products that have sickened 550 people.
Officials say four kinds of salmonella have been identified in the growing investigation of tainted peanut products. Meanwhile, the recalls list has grown to more 390 products, from ice cream to dog biscuits. More than 500 people have gotten sick, and the outbreak is believed to have contributed to eight deaths.
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