Giant Eagle Pulls Recalled Farmer's Market Bagged Salads

Giant Eagle has pulled bags of recalled Farmer's Market salad from shelves in Pennsylvania stores because the produce may be contaminated with harmful bacteria. A recall was initiated after the supplier of the product,... Read more »
Salmonella Outbreak That Could Be Linked to Sushi Hits 19 States

UPDATE: 5/18/2012
The recent Salmonella outbreak involving a contaminated raw yellowfin tuna product has now affected 316 people across 26 states and Washington, D.C., according to government health officials.
The Centers for Disease... Read more »
Holiday Cooking Hazard: Raw Cookie Dough Linked to Deadly E. Coli Outbreak

Licking the spoon after finishing a batch of holiday treats is usually one of the best parts of the baking process, but new research suggests that... Read more »
High Arsenic Levels Found in Popular Juices

A new study from Consumer Reports found that nearly 10 percent of 88 sampled juices had arsenic levels above the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) bottled water standard of 10 parts per... Read more »
Faulty Foods Are Given Another Chance

Do you like eating moldy applesauce? Probably not, but you may already have without realizing it. Reconditioning, a process permitted by the FDA, allows food producers to rework foods that have been spoiled, mislabeled,... Read more »
An Unexpected Reason to Use Your Shopper Loyalty Card

Savings on food and gas are the usual reasons people sign up for grocery store loyalty cards. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these types of cards have... Read more »
Giant Eagle Announces Recalls

Pittsburgh-area Giant Eagle shoppers — before you bite into that sandwich or salad, check the UPC code. Bags of Farmer’s Market shredded iceberg lettuce with the UPC code 3003430195 are being recalled because of possible
Cantaloupe, Romaine and Iceberg Lettuce Recalled Due to Listeria

Cantaloupe, romaine and iceberg lettuce have both been recently recalled due to listeria contamination. The Listeria monocytogenes bacteria can cause listeriosis, a disease that is particularly dangerous... Read more »
Recalled Ground Beef Sold at Some Local Sam’s Club Stores
There has been a recall of ground beef that is potentially tainted with E. coli bacteria. Some of the... Read more »
Back-to-School Tip: Pack Extra Ice in Your Child's Lunchbox
It's just a few weeks until the kids head back to school, so I thought it would be a good time to talk about an interesting article I read today on CNN's website.
If you have school-aged children, chances are you've packed them... Read more »












