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What to Know About Food Poisoning Illnesses Caused by Listeria

A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people in the U.S., and a producer is voluntarily ...
This 2002 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. (AP File)

What to Know About Food Poisoning Illnesses Caused by Listeria

A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people in the U.S., and a producer is voluntarily ...

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Give Mom the Gift of a Kitchen-Free Mother’s Day

Nearly 4 in 10 moms say they’d prefer to go out to eat for Mother’s Day. Too often, even on their special day, moms end up manag...

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FDA Will Allow Three New Color Additives Made From Minerals, Algae and Flower Petals

U.S. regulators said Friday that they would allow three new color additives made from natural sources to be used in the nation’s food ...

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National Hummus Day Highlights New Ways to Enjoy an Old Favorite

Once a regional dish and now a beloved party dip, hummus has a lot to celebrate on National Hummus Day on May 13. Nationally, sales of this ...

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Welcome to Reno, the Mighty Mecca of All-You-Can-Eat Sushi

RENO, NEV. — The décor may be minimal at Hinoki Sushi, but the Godzilla rolls are endless. Inside this Reno, Nevada, restaurant on a sunny M...

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Chipotle Tempers Annual Sales Forecast as Dining-out Takes a Hit

(Reuters) – Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday tempered its annual comparable sales growth forecast as sticky inflation and economic ...

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RFK: Sugar Is Poison

Kennedy Declares ‘Sugar Is Poison’ While Announcing Ban on Food Dyes

WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. escalated his war against the food industry on Tuesday, declaring that “sugar is poison....

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary announces the FDA’s intent to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation’s food supply during a press conference at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)

US to Phase out Many Synthetic Food Dyes, Kennedy and FDA Head Say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said on Tuesday that the agency plans ...

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RFK Jr Plans to Phase Out Artificial Dyes From the US Food Supply

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply,...

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a news conference about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest autism survey in Washington, April 16, 2025. In his first attempt to significantly change the nation’s food supply, Kennedy will direct food manufacturers to phase out eight petroleum-based food dyes that are found in hundreds of thousands of grocery-store staples, the department said on Monday, April 21. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)

Kennedy Plans to Phase Out 8 Commonly Used Food Dyes

In his first attempt to significantly change the nation’s food supply, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, will direct food manufac...

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Fresno Man Facing Multiple Charges After Violent Freeway Pursuit and Shooting

A former Porterville librarian, Vikki Ann Cervantes, 50, faces felony charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly friend over the course of a year while managing her finances. (Shutterstock)
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Former Porterville Librarian Accused of Stealing Thousands From Elderly Friend

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As Fresno Files First Case, Maxwell Vows to Protect Wage Theft Unit

Fowler police and sheriff’s deputies arrested two residents Monday, May 12, 2025, after finding illegal firearms, drugs, and stolen property during a search of their home. (Fowler PD)
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Fowler Felon Jailed After Officers Find Assault Rifle, Drugs in Home Search

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Young People Drive Fresno to CA’s Top Job Growth: Wells Fargo Study

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, far left, looks on from the defense table with his attorneys, as a prospective juror, far right, answers questions posed by Judge Arun Subramanian, center, at Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
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Judge Rejects Claim That Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Was Treated Differently Because of His Race

Singer Tory Lanez returns to the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center for his trial, Dec. 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP File)
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Rapper Tory Lanez Attacked at a California Prison as He Serves Time for Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

A fire has shut down all southbound lanes of I-5 at Grapevine Road on Monday, May 12, 2025, prompting major traffic delays as crews work to extinguish the flames. (CHP)
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Grapevine Fire Forces Full Closure of Southbound I-5

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