02 Feb 2009
Kroger, Kellogg expand peanut-product recall

From the USDA FSIS webpage:

Salmonella lives in the intestinal track of humans and other animals, including birds. Salmonella is usually transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces.

I'll leave it as an exercise for my readers to discern exacly how the salmonella got into the peanut butter ...

Kroger -- a grocery chain with stores in 31 states -- has issued a recall for foods made with peanut products, widening recalls related to the Peanut Corporation of America.

(link) [CNN.com]

21:52 /Agriculture | 0 comments | permanent link

Phelps in hot water again after pot pic surfaces

What a load of hooey! I suppose pot made him swim faster? The best coverage of this is from The Agitator. Here's a taste:

Dear America,
I take it back. I don’t apologize.
Because you know what? It’s none of your goddamned business. I work my ass off 10 months per year. It’s that hard work that gave you all those gooey feelings of patriotism last summer. If during my brief window of down time I want to relax, enjoy myself, and partake of a substance that’s a hell of a lot less bad for me than alcohol, tobacco, or, frankly, most of the prescription drugs most of you are taking, well, you can spare me the lecture.

Go read the whole thing: well worth the trip!

AP - Michael Phelps is unbeatable in the water. On dry land, he keeps running into trouble.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

20:09 /Politics | 0 comments | permanent link