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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- More than 380 people in 26 U.S. states have been diagnosed with a stomach illness tied to Mexican cilantro contaminated by human waste, two federal agencies said Tuesday. It's the fourth consecutive summer in which the intestinal infection cyclosporiasis has been reported in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration are investigating the cause of the latest outbreak, which appears to have begun after May 1. The FDA said it suspects the contamination came from "contact with the parasite shed from the intestinal tract of humans" in...

Who hasn't picked up a piece of dropped food from the floor, given it a quick blow and assumed it was still safe to eat? To many of us, it is second nature to apply the age-old pseudo-scientific 'three second rule' on such occasions, telling ourselves we're safe if the food hit the floor only momentarily. The idea that food is not contaminated if it is retrieved quickly has been believed for many years - but there has not been extensive proof that this is the case.

While we are outraged by toys coated in toxic chemicals, and unsettled by reports of tainted Chinese ‘farm fish’, there is a stunning lack of interest in China polluting our already foul election process. No one seems too concerned about the influence of illegal Chinese funding in our government. Chinese money is the bigger issue for our children, for if it is allowed to go unchecked, foreign nationals will control our destiny. Where is the outrage? Where is our government? Where are the investigations? As tragic as a few children getting ill or dieing from Chinese toys is, the prospect...

WASHINGTON // Federal investigators are probing whether Chinese producers laced a key ingredient in pet food with an industrial chemical in order to boost the price of their shipments snip Referring to the contamination that has prompted the recall of more than 100 brands of pet food, investigators are trying to determine whether Chinese producers purposely added melamine to their wheat gluten shipments to Menu Foods. more.....