Take a closer look the next time you pack a school lunch. What's inside that lunchbox may not be as healthy as you think. ...more

February 4, 2009

Parents: Take a closer look the next time you pack a school lunch. What's inside that lunch box may not be as healthy as you think. ...more

February 3, 2009

Instead of dropping by the grocery store and picking up a box of cookies for the next potluck or open house you attend, try something new. Here are some tips that will keep you on the invitation list of any hostess. ...more

January 31, 2009

NEW PORT RICHEY -- There continues to be a lot of misinformation about alleged salmonella contamination of tomatoes, says a Pasco-based home economist, but she offering advice on how to cope. "There is a lot of information coming out in newspapers and on television and it changes almost daily," Betsy Crisp, a family and consumer sciences specialist with Pasco County Cooperative Extension Service, said in a press release. ...more

June 23, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY "You can't turn on the TV the past few days without hearing something about tomatoes and salmonella" Betsy Crisp, Pasco County Extension family and consumer sciences agent, said in a press release. "Things have been changing almost daily and you just need to be alert – but do not panic." ...more

June 16, 2008

NATION Tomato Inquiry Continues Parts of Florida and Mexico were supplying "the vast majority" of tomatoes sold when April's salmonella outbreak began and remain leading suspects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The hunt hasn't been narrowed to just those two places, said David Acheson, the agency's food safety chief. ...more

June 14, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes. ...more

June 11, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA - Trucks of Florida-grown tomatoes were being turned away by retailers Monday after a salmonella outbreak sickened 145 people in 16 states, state officials said. ...more

June 9, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) –– McDonald's says it has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its restaurants over concerns about Salmonella food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes. Spokeswoman Danya Proud said Monday the world's largest hamburger chain has stopped serving sliced tomatoes on all of its sandwiches in the United States as a precaution until the source of the salmonella is known. ...more

June 9, 2008