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Fruit and seafood are the latest front in escalating Taiwan-China tensions
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Thursday that China's ban on imports of its fruit, vegetables, seafood and other goods violates trade rules, in the latest escalation of tensions between the self-governing island republic and its massive neighbor, which claims Taiwan as its own territory and has...
Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it will also permanently discontinue production of liverwurst, the product that was linked to the deaths of at least nine people and...
Deadline approaching for appeals in case that exonerated US Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping
ROME (AP) — Time is running out for appeals to be filed in the case that exonerated U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping. The World Anti-Doping Agency and Nado Italia, Italy’s anti-doping agency, likely have only a few more days to challenge the decision announced by the...
Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak
Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a statement Friday that among those infected by salmonella are...
Boar's Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show
A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment, newly released records show. ...
Here's what to know about recalled Boar's Head deli meats linked to a deadly listeria outbreak
A deadly food poisoning outbreak has led to the recall of more than 7 million pounds of popular Boar's Head deli meats made at a plant in Virginia. U.S. health officials are investigating the outbreak of the bacteria listeria that began in May. Nine people have died and about 50 have...
Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meat, CDC says
At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from Boar's Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month, federal health officials said Wednesday. The new food poisoning toll includes two deaths in South Carolina plus one each in Florida, New Mexico,...
Ludacris' gulp of untreated Alaska glacier melt was totally fine, scientist says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rapper-turned-actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges sparked concern from some social media followers when he knelt on an Alaska glacier, dipped an empty water bottle into a blue, pristine pool of water and drank it. Video of Ludacris tasting the glacial water...
Mississippi seafood distributor pleads guilty to decadeslong fish mislabeling scheme
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi seafood distributor and two managers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to mislabel seafood and commit wire fraud by marketing frozen imported fish as more expensive local species, federal authorities said. Quality Poultry and Seafood Inc.,...
A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall and local media report dozens missing
CAIRO (AP) — A dam in Sudan’s eastern Red Sea state collapsed and sent water flooding over nearby homes, killing at least four people, the country's health ministry said. Media reports said scores of people were missing. In a statement late Sunday, the ministry said that the...
