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In The News: Study Finds Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Are Now Airborne, 13 Reasons Why the CDC is Right and You Should Vaccinate Your Kids (Satire), Egg Executives Get Jail for Salmonella Outbreak

Study Finds Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Are Now Airborne

By 2050, antibiotic resistance is estimated to kill 10 million people annually, worldwide. At present, at least 23,000 Americans die as a direct result of an antibiotic-resistant infection each year.

Watch this under 2 minute video about super bugs.

13 Reasons Why the CDC is Right and You Should Vaccinate Your Kids? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??(Don’t be fooled, click on it!)

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This satirical piece by Jennifer Margulis tells you why you should blindly listen to the CDC because they are scientists and you are not. She really gets her point across by citing many different examples on why people who don’t vaccinate are not uneducated, but they are medical doctors. Click on the link to read her hilarious and shocking notion on why us anti-vaxers are all wrong and silly for trying to make our own decisions when it comes to our health and the health of our children.

Egg Executives Get Jail for Salmonella Outbreak

indexTwo former egg industry executives were sentenced to three months in jail Monday for their roles in a major 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands.

Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, faced up to a year in jail on charges of shipping adulterated food. They will remain free while appealing their three-month sentence.

Prosecutors said the sentence sends a strong message about the importance of following food safety rules because only a handful of similar cases have resulted in jail time.

Listeria in Sabra Hummus Prompts New Wave of Recalls

Two food manufacturers have issued nationwide recalls of products because of the discovery of the potentially lethal bacterium listeria, which 10LISTERIA-master675federal authorities have now linked to three deaths and five illnesses in Texas and Kansas.

On Wednesday, the Sabra Dipping Company recalled 30,000 cases of its classic hummus after several tubs in Michigan tested positive for the food-borne bacteria. No illnesses related to the hummus have been reported so far, according to Jennifer Holton, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Separately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that three people in Texas fell ill after eating Blue Bell ice cream from 2011 to 2014. The agency had already connected the company with three listeria-related deaths and two additional cases.

 

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