Phoenix, AZ -- PetSmart (NASDAQ: PETM) is voluntarily recalling two Dentley's Beef Hoof products for potential salmonella contamination. The products were manufactured by Pet Carousel, Inc. in Sanger, Calif. The recalled products include only the following types of Dentley's Beef Hooves purchased between Oct. 2, 2009 and Nov. 3, 2009:

As many as 25 percent of the American farmers growing genetically engineered corn are no longer complying with federal rules intended to maintain the resistance of the crops to damage from insects, according to a report Thursday from an advocacy group.

When it comes to plants' innate immunity, like many of the dances of life, it takes two to tango. A receptor molecule in the plant pairs up with a specific molecule on the invading bacteria and, presto, the immune system swings into action to defend against the invasion of the disease-causing microbe.

Abstract Objectives: To prioritize an extended list of food- and water-borne zoonoses to allow food safety authorities to focus on the most relevant hazards in the food chain.

Abstract Objectives: The main objective of this study was to determine the impact of transport and lairage on the isolation rate and the number of Escherichia coli O157 on cattle.

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Imagine a ton of freshly ground beef. The company in charge of processing this meat finds out during a routine test that it is contaminated with E. coli. They record the test results, which are read by a government inspector, who acknowledges that the meat is indeed tainted.

A couple have told how a Med cruise turned into a nightmare when they developed food poisoning. Anita Wormald says she is still suffering from the bug she picked up on her 50th birthday cruise. Husband Peter, 57, lost over 10lbs and was ill for weeks. The couple, of Hove Edge, Brighouse, are now taking legal action.

A deadly outbreak of salmonella in four Mid Canterbury dairy herds has been shut down. The disease struck three herds belonging to Ashburton dairy farmer Willy Leferink, killing around 60 cows and affecting up to half the 2200 being milked.