Las Vegas, NV -- It's an iconic restaurant known for its rock and roll theme. But health inspectors are shining a spot light on the Hard Rock Cafe. The Southern Nevada Health District recently slapped the Las Vegas Boulevard location near Tropicana with a 32 demerit C grade. Among the issues: the hand sink was blocked in the dishroom.

People who forgot to mention they had eaten sprouts may have thrown disease trackers off the trail as they sought to trace the source of the deadly strain of E. coli that sickened more than 4,300 people and killed at least 50 in Europe this year, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Rochester, NY - Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 5,000 lbs. of Turkish Pine Nuts sold in the Bulk Foods department of most Wegmans stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland between July 1 and October 18, 2011 due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The second in a series investigating the complex linkages between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. Ashley Armstrong's parents haven't let her eat green salad in five years.

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WRAL in Raleigh reports that confirmed cases associated with a pathogenic E. coli outbreak are now at nine. Seven of the ill are children - three of whom required intensive care.Attending the North Carolina State Fair is one common link among the cases - however the source of the outbreak has not yet been pinpointed.

Two children and one adult in the Maple Rapids area of Michigan have become infected with E. coli bacteria. This story from the Morning Sun is a little all over the place, but does report that two children have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome as a result of the infections and have been hospitalized.

Ultra high pressure (UHP) or high pressure processing (HPP) is essentially a nonthermal process for food preservation. The process has been known and studied since the nineteenth century, but only during the past 30 years has it entered the mainstream of food science and technology.