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Simply Orange Juice is accused of deceiving health-conscious customers into believing one of its juices is “all natural” as labeled — but it’s not, a class-action lawsuit says.
An "incident" of chemical food contamination may be defined as an episodic occurrence of adverse health effects in humans (or animals that might be consumed by humans) following high exposure to particular chemicals, or instances where episodically high concentrations of chemical hazards were detected in the food chain and traced back to a particular event.
Smoking: For smokers, cigarette smoking is the main source of exposure to benzene. Estimates are 7900 μg per day (smoking 20 cigarettes per day), [10] 1820 μg/day, and 1800 μg/day. [9] Passive smoking: Benzene intake from passive smoking is estimated at 63 μg/day (Canada) and 50 μg/day. [9] Diet and drinking water: 0.2 to 3.1 μg per day. [9]
4. Spices. Spices like turmeric, paprika, and chili powder can contain lead, sometimes at alarming levels. A lot of this contamination comes from poor farming practices, where spices are grown in ...
The 1996 Odwalla E. coli outbreak began on October 7, 1996, when American food company Odwalla produced a batch of unpasteurized apple juice using blemished fruit contaminated with the E. coli bacterium, which ultimately killed a 16-month-old girl and sickened 70 people in California, Colorado, Washington state, and British Columbia, of whom 25 were hospitalized and 14 developed hemolytic ...
Originally only Walmart's Great Value brand apple juice was recalled, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the recall to include Aldi and other retailers on Aug. 26. A new brand ...
For traveling, your best bet is to stick with bottled water as long as you know the source of the bottled water is safe. You could also disinfect and/or filter the water. Know the bacteria levels ...
It is also a frequent contaminant of water-damaged houses and of heating ducts. [2] [3] Human exposure can occur through consumption of contaminated food products, particularly contaminated grain and pork products, as well as coffee, wine grapes, and dried grapes.