MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clifford Tousignant, father, grandfather, and decorated veteran of the Korean War, died in January, 2009, after eating Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter served in the retirement home where he lived in Brainard, MN.

Lincoln -- A restaurant/bar in South Sioux City has closed down voluntarily to disinfect its premises after dozens of people became ill after eating there, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. The restaurant/bar at the Marina Inn has closed temporarily on the advice of health officials.

NEW ORLEANS -- Eating just one and a half servings of tart cherries could significantly boost antioxidant activity in the body, according to new University of Michigan research reported at the 2009 Experimental Biology meeting in New Orleans.1 In the study, healthy adults who ate a cup and a half of frozen cherries had increased levels of antioxidants, specifically five different anthocyanins &

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service is requesting public comment on a draft quantitative food safety risk assessment for Listeria monocytogenes that compares the risk of listeriosis from consumption of prepackaged ready-to-eat deli meat versus RTE meat that is sliced and packaged at retail.