The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was asked on Tuesday to revoke its illegal acceptance of the use of carbon monoxide in case-ready meats.

The use of carbon monoxide creates an unnecessary risk of food poisoning by enabling meat and ground beef to remain fresh-looking when it may in actuality already be spoiled

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to eat certain Dole pre-packaged salads that have been connected to an E. coli outbreak in Minnesota.

The illnesses have all been associated with Dole salads bought at Rainbow Foods grocery store outlets in that state. But, salads carrying the same production codes have been distributed nationwide, prompting a national warning

Public health officials express concern Tuesday about possible chemical contamination of waters flooding New Orleans, saying no one yet knows whether industrial leaks occurred.

Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt says a task force led by medical and environmental authorties are working to monitor for disease outbreaks, and will decide when New Orleans is safe to re-inhabit

Wyeth has finally won federal regulatory approval to sell Tygacil. The antibiotic is said to have the ability to fight infections that can't be cured with the treatment with existing medications.

Wyeth says Tygacil cures a wide variety of potentially fatal infections, including those caused by E. coli bacteria. The company also claims Tygacil is indispensable in treating skin infections, ulcers, burns and abscesses