| (The New York Times News Service) -- All of Massachusetts may soon become a trans fat-free zone.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government will allow food producers to start zapping fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and other dangerous germs, a key safety move amid increasing outbreaks from raw produce.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't be surprised if your doctor orders a vitamin D test during your next physical. Blood tests to check levels of the so-called sunshine vitamin are on the rise as doctors and patients react to headline-grabbing research that suggests having too little may not only hurt your bones -- it might increase your risk of certain cancers or heart disease.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal inspectors at U.S. border crossings repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened 1,400 people was finally traced to Mexican chilies.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nationwide salmonella outbreak is finally winding down but federal health officials can't yet say how the few tainted Mexican peppers they've found could explain such widespread illness.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentine senators have approved a bill declaring obesity and other eating disorders diseases covered by the nation's public and private health care programs.
(Cox News Service) -- To make sure you're not eating contaminated spinach or tomatoes, you might someday want to sprinkle special silkworm silk on your salad.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh ground beef sold between June 2 through Aug. 6 because the beef might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
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