contamination
12-year-old girl dies from drinking milkshake after cafe’s careless mistake
Mia Shay St. Hilaire was visiting a cafe in London with her aunt and sister when she ordered the Twix milkshake that would take her life.
NYC air quality agency convicted of eco crimes — just weeks before 9/11, secret docs reveal
The New York City agency tasked with protecting residents' air and water was convicted of federal environmental crimes -- just weeks before the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center terror...
Massive outbreak of ‘explosive diarrhea’ parasite expands to 3 more states with more than 11K sickened
The cyclosporiasis outbreak is one of the largest foodborne illness events in recent US history.
Popular frozen fruit bars on recall over glass contamination fears — find out which varieties were affected
To determine if one's popsicle is subject to the recall, customers should check the UPC and batch codes on the bottom of the package.
Boat covered in invasive species intercepted before wreaking havoc on California lake
During the inspection, workers spotted clusters of golden mussels clinging to the underside of the hull.
Hidden chemicals lurking in 85% of personal-care products like shampoo and soap: study
Researchers say some potentially harmful ingredients were likely added on purpose and intentionally left off product labels.
School of rays spotted in NYC waterway gives hope that toxic dumping site is cleaning up
A “fever” of cownose rays was spotted in Newtown Creek, sparking hope the notoriously polluted waterway is finally cleaning up.
NJ ‘cancer cluster’ neighborhood now has nearly 400 cases — as new tests point to troubling carcinogen levels
Keyport, New Jersey locals say the cause is toxins from the nearby Aeromarine Industrial Park landfill getting into the water and soil.
Most contaminated US beaches revealed as California takes disgusting crown
It has a real poo-nami.
Doctors warn your ‘stomach bug’ may actually be part of US’ foodborne parasite outbreak
Health officials are warning that what many people dismiss as a routine summer stomach bug may actually be cyclosporiasis, as the U.S. experiences one of its largest foodborne parasite outbreaks...
Over 1.7 million grill brushes recalled ahead of 4th of July weekend — after reports of swallowing metal
More than one million grill brushes have been recalled after frightening reports emerged of people accidentally swallowing the tool’s loose metal bristles.
Skin cream sold on Amazon recalled over deadly infection risk
The FDA is warning consumers about a nationwide recall of a potentially contaminated cream used to treat a common condition.
Hidden health danger lurking in your spice rack — it could be source of your symptoms
Once present, they’re hard to eliminate — no matter how much you cook your food.
Sewage from Mexico still threatens one of SoCal’s most popular beaches
The contamination is largely tied to the Tijuana River, which carries untreated wastewater from Mexico into U.S. waters before ocean currents push the pollution north along the Southern California coast.
1.5 million bottles of popular cleaning product recalled over potential bacterial contamination
Roughly 1.5 million bottles of Angry Orange Enzyme Stain Remover have been recalled due to concerns of potentially harmful bacteria.
Ground beef recalled in multiple states over possible E. coli contamination
Grass-fed ground beef that was distributed to six states has been recalled over possible E. coli contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Woman finds maggots in her croissant — and cafe gives ‘dismissive’ apology
An Australian cafe has responded after a customer found live maggots inside one of its ham and cheese croissants.
Hormel recalls 4.9M pounds of chicken possibly contaminated by ‘pieces of metal’
Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 5 million pounds of foodservice ready-to-eat frozen chicken products that may be "contaminated with pieces of metal," according to a Saturday announcement from the U.S....
USDA issues health alert for HelloFresh meals over listeria-tainted spinach
Federal officials are warning consumers that certain meals from HelloFresh contain spinach that may have been contaminated with listeria.
Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste.