Salmonella

Apr 15 2013

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is found in raw meat

When you shop for turkey burgers for dinner tonight, you may be buying more than meat.

A recently released FDA report found that of all the raw ground turkey tested, 81% was contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Also, according to the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, or NARMS, Retail Meat Annual Report, ground turkey wasn’t the only problem. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria was found in some 69% of pork chops, 55% of ground beef and 39% of chicken.

Mar 29 2013

Use proper care to avoid illness

The egg has been associated with festivals celebrating spring for many centuries. Decorating eggs for Easter is a tradition that dates back to the 13th century or earlier. Eggs were formerly a forbidden food during the Lenten season, and there are rituals in many countries involving painting and decorating them to mark the end of the period of penance and fasting, and then eating them as a celebration of Easter.

Aug 3 2011

One Californian has died, more than 70 ill.

LOS ANGELES - Six cases of salmonella believed to be linked to ground turkey have been confirmed in California, including cases in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Sacramento and San Francisco, the state Department of Public Health confirmed today.
 
The lone fatality among 77 salmonella cases reported nationwide was in
Sacramento, according to the agency.  
 

Jun 3 2011

Simple cooking tips to create a delicious barbecue

Summer is filled with family picnics and barbecues, but you need to make sure that those burgers and pasta salads aren’t served with a side of bacteria.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Jan 22 2009

Peanut butter product recalled

Los Angeles, CA - Ninety Third Street Elementary School is one of three Southern California campuses that may have received potentially Salmonella-tainted frozen peanut butter cookie dough distributed through Sweet Success Fundraising Inc. of Ontario, and state authorities are telling consumers not to handle or consume the product.

In addition, the California Department of Public Health is warning that any dough that has been thawed or baked should also be discarded.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”