E. Coli Likely Linked To Costco Road Show Cheese

With over twenty-five reported and confirmed cases of E. Coli (Escherichia coli) poisoning in five states, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) informs that they are most likely linked to cheese tasted or sold at Costco retail outlets last month. Local, state and federal officials are still trying to find out exactly what type of cheese was involved…

Also In Global Health News: Global Fund In Zambia; International Corruption; Malnutrition In North Korea; U.N. Emergency Appeals For Benin, Djibouti

Zambian Health Coalition Calls For Audit After Global Fund OIG Finds Irregularities Zambia’s Civil Society Health Forum (CSHF), a coalition of HIV/AIDS organizations, “has demanded for forensic audits in the four principal recipient (PR) organisations of the Global Fund and prosecution of officers responsible for misapplying donor funds,” the Post Online reports…

Organic Onions, Carrots And Potatoes Do Not Have Higher Levels Of Healthful Antioxidants

With the demand for organically produced food increasing, scientists are reporting new evidence that organically grown onions, carrots, and potatoes generally do not have higher levels of healthful antioxidants and related substances than vegetables grown with traditional fertilizers and pesticides. Their study appears in ACS’ bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry…

Levels Of Coumarin In Cassia Cinnamon Vary Greatly Even In Bark From The Same Tree

A “huge” variation exists in the amounts of coumarin in bark samples of cassia cinnamon from trees growing in Indonesia, scientists are reporting in a new study. That natural ingredient in the spice may carry a theoretical risk of causing liver damage in a small number of sensitive people who consume large amounts of cinnamon…