Catherine Griffin

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'Peanut Butter, Salsa, Cheese and Spreads Recall for Parkers Farm: Listeria Contamination

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has put out an alert to consumers that recommends they avoid eating certain peanut butter, cheese, salsa and spreads produced by Parkers Farm Acquisition, LLC.

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'Louisiana Bans 8 Synthetic Marijuana Compounds After 100 People Overdose

One state is sick and tired of synthetic marijuana, and now it's taking action. Louisiana has banned the sale and use of eight compounds marketed as synthetic marijuana in order to curb the tide of patients who have wound up in hospitals after dangerous reactions to toxins.
'Emotional Eating: Why You Eat Sweets When You're Upset

Do you eat when you're upset? Researchers have found that positive and negative moods may actually lead to preferences for different kinds of food and why that is.
'Common Crop Pesticides Kill Honeybee Larvae and Impact Food

You might not think that insects are a big part of the food industry, but they are. Now, scientists have discovered that bees may be at greater risk than previously thought. It turns out that four pesticides used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives.