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One Dead In Illinois From Vaping-Related Breathing Problems

By • Aug 23, 2019
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At least one person has died in Illinois, after they used an e-cigarette product that appears to have caused fatal breathing problems. The death may be the first vaping fatality in the nation.


EpiPen Expiration Dates Expanded During Shortage

By • Aug 28, 2018
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The EpiPen can be a lifesaver in cases of extreme allergic reactions, but there is a shortage of them across the country and Illinois is being impacted. 

Schnucks Walnuts Recalled By FDA

By • May 22, 2014
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A St. Louis based produce distribution company is recalling walnuts that the FDA says may be contaminated.

Sherman Produce distributed 10 ounce packages to Schnucks Grocery Stores where they were sold under the store brand.  The FDA says that the walnuts could contain Listeria-which can cause fever, nausea and diarrhea.

Lori Willis, a spokeswoman for Schnucks, says the walnuts were sold a few weeks ago.   But Willis says the company takes the recall seriously.

FDA Reports Progress Controlling Pharma On The Farm

By • Mar 27, 2014
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Federal regulators say progress has been made in limiting antibiotics given to food animals.

Padlock The Milk! The FDA's Push To Safeguard The Food Supply

By • Mar 12, 2014
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Many of the food terrorism scenarios outlined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration involve liquid.

And there’s good reason for that.

Liquids like orange juice and milk go through many processing steps -- farm, bottling plant, delivery – before reaching the consumers who drink them. And these liquids are moved, manufactured and stored in huge batches that get distributed and consumed quickly. Should a toxin be injected somewhere along the supply chain, experts believe it could have devastating human health and economic consequences.

Harvest Blog: FDA Pushing To Limit Livestock Antibiotics

By • Dec 12, 2013
Bob and Sandy Young's hog barn near Buckhart, Ill. (File: Bill Wheelhouse/WUIS)

The FDA wants to phase out antibiotics in meat.

Regulators released a broad plan Wednesday, designed to prevent meat producers from using drugs that are also used to treat sick humans. That means some changes Midwest farmers and ranchers will have to get used to.