MANHATTAN -- Ever since childhood we've been told that fruits and vegetables are good for us. And they are -- except when they make us sick. "We should eat fresh produce because it's good for us, but it's also a significant cause of foodborne illness," said Doug Powell, an associate professor of food safety at Kansas State University.

The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that it had confirmed the presence of E. coli O157, a deadly strain of bacteria, in samples of Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough produced at the company's plant in Danville, Va.

Toronto Public Health is cracking down on more than 100 ice cream vendors after a Star investigation revealed hazardous levels of bacteria in soft-serve cones across the city. David McKeown, the city's medical officer of health, outlined new standards yesterday that all licensed, seasonal operators must meet to pass inspections and help ensure a summer staple is safe to eat.

Alcohol-based hand gel is being banned from entrances at Dorset County Hospital... because tramps are drinking it. Homeless alcoholics have been spotted drinking the solution from the dispensers at entrances to the Dorchester hospital.

The Australian Army has been fined more than $200,000 over the death of a teenager from a peanut allergy at a cadets' school camp in May 2007. Nathan Francis, 13, was a year nine student at Scotch College.

http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2009/06/articles/e-coli/smoking-gun-found-in-cookie-dough-e-coli-scare/ ABC's Brian Hartman from Washington: FDA investigators today found E. coli at the plant in Danville, VA where Nestle makes Toll House cookie dough.

The long-awaited report into the E. coli outbreak in North Bay has freed a Windsor law firm to move ahead with plans to certify a class-action suit. “I’ve seen the report,” said Sharon Strosberg, a lawyer at Sutts, Strosberg that is handling the $17-million suit against Cara Operations Ltd. which owns the Harvey’s restaurant chain.

On a recent morning, a cool breeze drifted off the lakefront, promising an idyllic time for thousands headed to the annual Taste of Chicago for a day of food and revelry. Meanwhile, Virginia Castaneda and Annette Grimes readied themselves for eight hours of sticking thermometers into meat.