After a string of food borne illnesses and deaths that the FDA says it was powerless to prevent lawmakers are pushing for single oversight of the nation's food supply. A bill has been introduced in Congress titled the Food Safety Act of 2007. It would create a single entity to make sure that food was free of all forms of contamination.

The nation has experienced a spate of food contamination cases. They ranged from E.coli bacteria found in fresh leafy greens, including bagged salads, salmonella bacteria in peanut butter, pets sickened by the plastic melamine in their food and chickens and hogs withheld from market after they were fed some of the tainted pet food

A promising new vaccine could one day cause fears of the human version of mad cow disease to melt away like the fat on a well-marbled T-bone steak broiling on a hot grill. That is, of course, if scientists can find a way to develop a vaccine for humans that works as well as one made for mice.

In a new study, researchers at New York University found mice that were given an oral vaccine developed high antibody titers to the prion proteins similar to that in cattle with BSE. The mice had no symptoms more than 400 days after being exposed to the infectious prion disease scrapie

A recent study has identified a tiny molecule in the microRNA of the mice, which aids their immune system thus suggesting that the corresponding human gene will have a similar vital role.

The study, which was published Friday in journal Science, reports that the laboratory mice in which the so-called microRNA molecule was neutralized or "knocked out" showed lower resistance to infection by bacteria such as salmonella

In the wake of the outbreak among nearly 39,000 dogs and cats having been infected by melamine contamination in pet foods, causing permanent illness and death to pets around the country, now there is another need for concern to pet owners. Salmonella contamination has been found in pet chews made by American Bullie (A.B.).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning all consumers to safely discard of any A.B. Bull Pizzle Puppy Chews and Dog Chews. These products may potentially be contaminated with Salmonella

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that there are dangers in owning a baby turtle as a pet. These turtles pose serious health problems of Salmonella poisining to children, infants and adults who may have lowered immune systems.

The natural state of these turtles is usually prone to Salmonella bacterium on their shells and outer skin, which can cause humans who handle them to become infected