After a spate of positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs by athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency is investigating why China and other countries are citing contaminated food as an explanation.
Tag: Food Contamination and Poisoning
Much Is Still Unknown as Listeria Again Takes Canadian Lives
While a listeria contamination of 18 nondairy milk alternatives has killed two people and sickened 10 more, Danone seems to be concealing a key fact.
Cooking Oil in Dirty Fuel Tankers? Report Raises Alarms in China.
Officials said they would start an investigation after a newspaper reported that a tanker used to carry liquefied coal was then used to transport soybean oil.
Cooking Oil in Dirty Fuel Tankers? Report Raises Alarms in China.
Officials said they would start an investigation after a newspaper reported that a tanker used to carry liquefied coal was then used to transport soybean oil.
Milk Containing Bird-Flu Virus Can Sicken Mice, Study Finds
The results bolster evidence that virus-laden raw milk may be unsafe for humans.
Lead-Tainted Applesauce Highlights Failings in Food Safety System
Hundreds of American children were poisoned last year. Records show how, time and again, the contamination went unnoticed.
What to Know About Lead Poisoning in Children
Hundreds of children sickened from high levels of lead in applesauce pouches last year put a spotlight on lapses in the food-safety system.
Lead Levels in Children’s Applesauce May Be Traced to Cinnamon Additive
The F.D.A. is investigating the sources of cinnamon and other ingredients produced outside the U.S. as the possible cause of lead poisoning in dozens of children. Advocates are urging mandatory testing of lead in food.
How Can Tainted Spinach Cause Hallucinations?
A food recall from Australia sheds light on an unusual aspect of brain chemistry.
Cough Syrup: What We Know About Tainted Medicine from India
Tainted syrup from India may be connected to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia, officials said. Indonesia banned cough syrup sales, though the link there is unclear.