The shelves practically groan under the weight of affordable food, while its variety is staggering.

A new study by Consumer Reports finds traces of bacteria in bagged salad - even those labeled "pre-washed." The lab tests of 208 containers of 16 brands of greens found several types of bacteria, including coliforms and Enterococcus, a type of organism found in the human digestive tract and the environment, which could be a signal of inadequate ...

THOSE contemplating a diet, or looking for something to give up for Lent, should watch Food Inc, where an investigation into the corruption of food production makes Super Size Me look like an episode of Christmas With Nigella.

As a specialty editor for the Food & Nutrition Center, Katherine Zeratsky helps you sort through the facts and figures, the fads and the hype to learn more about nutrition and diet.

Feb. 7--NORTHERN CAMBRIA -- Borough water officials, beleaguered by recent woes with the system, are reassuring residents that the water is safe and the state's concerns involve long-term, not immediate, hazards or shortages.

The city of South Milwaukee's water supply was declared safe for drinking about 10 a.m. Saturday morning and a state of emergency that had been declared after a major water main broke Friday morning was lifted.

Bacteria that convert plants into diesel could become a widely available method for creating alternative fuels at commercial prices within the next two years.A U.S. researchers announced progress last week in converting sugars directly into biodiesel by modifying the Escherichia coli bacterium .

A PRIMARY school in Feltham closed this week following a suspected outbreak of the potentially fatal E. coli bug.

Consumer Reports tested more than 200 packages of salad greens, 16 brands, including some of the biggest names in the produce aisle.

The city of Atlanta is testing a creek for E.coli contamination after one test showed levels 15 times higher than what the state allows.

West Missouri Beef, LLC, a Rockville, Mo., establishment, is recalling approximately 14,000 pounds of fresh boneless beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

New tests by Consumer Reports have found high levels of bacteria in packaged leafy greens that could indicate unsanitary conditions.

CTV News : Salads straight from the bag sure are handy and when the containers say "fresh," "pre-washed," and "thoroughly washed," you may think the greens are squeaky clean.

CONSUMER REPORTS : PACKAGED SALAD CAN CONTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF BACTERIA Consumers Union Urges FDA to Set Performance Standards for Greens YONKERS, NY- Consumer Reports ' latest tests of packaged leafy greens found bacteria that are common indicators of poor sanitation and fecal contamination, in some cases, at rather high levels.

Tags Abstract The intimin gene eae, located within the locus of enterocyte effacement pathogenicity island, distinguishes enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and some Shiga toxin-producing E. coli strains from all other pathotypes of diarrheagenic E. coli.

Bacteria from chicken products may be a major cause of urinary tract infections, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

London, Jan 30 One-third of samples of milk and dairy products analysed in various restaurants in Europe are contaminated, says a new study.

This article was written by Discover's Smriti Rao. Most of us associate the bacteria E. coli with nasty stomach ailments.

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. , a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced that Econiche , the world's first vaccine developed to reduce the shedding by cattle of Escherichia coli O157, has been cited in the February, 2010 issue of Scientific American .

U.S. scientists say they have developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass.