Contamination

Exide Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Battery-maker Exide Technologies, who has pledged to clean up a former battery recycling plant in Frisco, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

2013/06/10

Study Says Leafy Greens Top Food Poisoning Source

A big government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning. Experts repeated often-heard advice: Be sure to wash those foods or cook them thoroughly.

2013/01/29

Tuna sushi. (credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Texans Among Those In Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak

At least three Texans have fallen ill in a multi-state outbreak of salmonella poisoning. More than 90 people so far, in 19 states, have gotten sick, including ten that had to be hospitalized.

2012/04/06

$Employees of an oil and gas company work on a natural gas valve at a hydraulic fracturing site. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)$

Study: No Link Between Fracking & Contamination

A University of Texas study says there’s no direct link between groundwater contamination and a controversial process to extract oil and gas known as fracking.

2012/02/17

Tainted Sprouts Again Linked To Jimmy John’s

Raw sprouts from the sandwich chain Jimmy John’s have been linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness — again.

2012/02/16

Radioactive Tissue Holders Pulled From Stores In Texas

Metal tissue holders contaminated with low levels of radioactive material may have been distributed to Bed, Bath & Beyond stores in more than 20 states including Texas, federal regulators said Thursday.

2012/01/13

Yuck! Tests Reveal The Dirtiest Surfaces You Touch

Maybe germaphobes are right. New research sponsored by Kimberly Clark – the Las Colinas-based company behind Kleenex tissues – confirms that many everyday objects are teeming with germs.

2011/10/25

American dollar bills. (Credit: Getty Images/Spencer Platt)

BPA: Are Your Dollar Bills Contaminated?

If dealing with money causes you stress, a new study isn’t going to make shopping any easier. Potentially toxic BPA – a.k.a, bisphenol A – has been found on dollar bills in a recent investigation.

CBSDFW.COM–2010/12/09

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