Sara Lee corp. is recalling 13 brands of whole wheat bread products because they could contain small metal pieces, the company said Friday. The problem was isolated to the Meridian bakery, which continued production using bagged flour that did not require the sifting system, Goldman said. The machine was "not up to our specification and raised the possibility some metal could have dislodged," Goldman said. A recent routine inspection of a bakery in Meridian, Miss. The recall involves...

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury (China Daily) Updated: 2007-07-31 07:12 A new bout of food scare has gripped the United States, with the US Food and Drug Administration urging people to throw away more than 90 different products, made at a Castleberry's Food Co plant, from chili sauce to corned beef hash to dog food, for fears that they are causing botulism, a muscle-paralyzing disease. By Debasish Roy Chowdhury (China Daily) Updated: 2007-07-31 07:12 A new bout of food scare has gripped the...

Just like in humans, Canada geese would have to take a prescribed regular daily dose of the drug and the likelihood of producing offspring would be quite low. For the past couple of decades, it's been a pitched battle of humans versus Canada geese for control of golf courses, parks, corporate centers, beach areas and athletic fields statewide. It was effective in preventing coccidiosis, a contagious parasitic disease, in chickens, reducing their mortality from 35 percent to 1 percent. Its...

The very earliest morning September futures calls are corn steady to 2 cents higher, soybeans 1 to 4 cents higher, and 1 to 3 lower for wheat. Malaysian Palm oil futures close down 28 ringgit on ideas of profit taking after the recent price surge. China Dalian Exchange corn, soybeans, non-GMO soybeans, soybean oil, and soybean meal futures close higher. Early morning weather forecast suggest slightly better chances of rains for the western cornbelt this week. Pork carcass cutout finished...

Bread on the recall list should not be consumed and should be returned to the store where it was purchased for a full refund, Sara Lee said. There is no vaccine for the disease, but health officials say people can reduce the likelihood of infection by avoiding mosquitoes -- which can include reducing places around your home where they can breed and wearing insect repellent. Like West Nile virus, EEE is transmitted from bird to insect to bird, but sometimes when birds are scarce, the...