U.S. food safety officials have issued multiple warnings over the past five weeks about shrimp on supermarket shelves that could be radioactive. But this week has seen even more recalls than usual, with four new warnings for various brands of shrimp since Sunday. The latest recalls are for shrimp from Lawrence Wholesale, Southwind Foods, and […]
3,000 Pounds of Poke From Costco Recalled for a Surprising Reason
Have you recently purchased Kirkland Signature brand Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke from Costco? You should check to make sure it wasn’t part of a new recall. Western United Fish Company (also known as Annasea Foods Group) of Kent, Washington, has issued a recall for 3,314 pounds of Kirkland Signature brand Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke packed […]
Vaccine Injuries, Violent Video Games, and Infertility Challenge: RFK Jr. Releases New MAHA ‘Strategy’ Report for Children
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a new “strategy” report from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, outlining how the Trump administration wants to improve the health of American children. Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist who doesn’t believe in germ theory, has been destroying faith in America’s public health system […]
Another Cat Euthanized After Eating Raw Food Tainted With Bird Flu
The FDA issued a warning this week after health officials discovered that a cat who became ill and had to be euthanized was likely infected by the same strain of bird flu that was discovered in raw cat food eaten by the household pet. It’s the first documented case of a cat being put down […]
The Radioactive Shrimp Recall Gets Jumbo-Sized
The Food and Drug Administration issued an alert earlier this week about shrimp sold at Walmart over concerns that it could be radioactive. And now more shrimp are being added to the list. Southwind Foods, a company based in Carson, California, is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of frozen shrimp due to possible contamination with […]
FDA Warns Public Not to Eat Frozen Shrimp That Could Be Radioactive
Food recalls and warnings happen every day. But the latest warning from the Food and Drug Administration about frozen shrimp is an odd one. That’s because the health agency is concerned about possible radioactive contamination. The FDA issued an alert on Tuesday for some Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp sold at Walmart. The shrimp […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy to RFK Jr: ‘Okay No More Texts’
Bill Nye, the science educator who’s been a TV mainstay for decades, is not the kind of guy you’d expect would be friends with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the most prominent anti-science kook in the country. But apparently they go way back. And Nye is getting sick of all the texts he’s getting from Kennedy […]
RFK Jr.’s MAHA Commission Releases First Report to Donald Trump
President Donald Trump’s new Make America Healthy Again commission, established through an executive order signed Feb. 13, released its first report on Thursday, titled “Make Our Children Healthy Again: Assessment.” Trump held an event at the White House on Thursday afternoon to discuss the report with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and […]
Moderna’s Super-Vaccine for Flu and Covid Works—Now Politics Could Sink It
Moderna’s mRNA-based flu and covid-19 vaccine could provide the best of both worlds—if it’s actually ever approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This week, scientists at Moderna published data from a Phase III trial testing the company’s combination vaccine, codenamed mRNA-1083. Individuals given mRNA-1083 appeared to generate the same or even greater immune response […]
As RFK Crusades to ‘Make America Healthy,’ FDA Suspends Milk Quality Tests
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed he wants to “Make America Healthy Again,” but pretty much everything he’s done since taking over as head of the Department of Health and Human Services seems destined to make Americans sicker and less healthy. Reuters reports that, under Kennedy, the Food and Drug Administration has announced it will […]