RALEIGH -- North Carolina's meat industries are battling a bill the Humane Society of the United States and its vegan president say is meant to protect puppies, warning instead that it is the first step toward ending meat eating as we know it.

http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2009/04/articles/salmonella/salmonella-outbreak-in-n-ontario-may-be-linked-to-melons/ The Health Unit is investigating an increased number of Salmonella cases in Thunder Bay and District. Twenty-three (23) cases of Salmonella have been reported since January of this year. We would normally expect approximately seven (7) cases in this time period.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- The FBI is investigating the contamination of bottled water at a school in Southern California. Twelve students at Mesa Junior High School in Santa Clarita complained of headaches, nausea and dizziness after drinking water from a vending machine. It appeared to contain a "bleach-like substance."

If a little-known microbe called Arcobacter butzleri has contaminated the water you drink or the food you eat, this troublesome pathogen could make you sick. Symptoms include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever, all of which can become chronic if left untreated.