The Food and Drug Administration warns consumers to stop taking Hydroxycut immediately. The weight-loss supplements have been recalled after 23 reports of liver problems and one death.

The FDA says if you took the recalled products, call your doctor if you have symptoms like nausea, vomiting, light-colored stools, excessive fatigue, weakness, stomach pain, itching or loss of appetite.

Here is a list of the recalled products:

• Hydroxycut Regular Rapid Release Caplets
• Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Rapid Release Caplets
• Hydroxycut Hardcore Liquid Caplets
• Hydroxycut Max Liquid Caplets
• Hydroxycut Regular Drink Packets
• Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Drink Packets
• Hydroxycut Hardcore Drink Packets (Ignition Stix)
• Hydroxycut Max Drink Packets
• Hydroxycut Liquid Shots
• Hydroxycut Hardcore RTDs (Ready-to-Drink)
• Hydroxycut Max Aqua Shed
• Hydroxycut 24
• Hydroxycut Carb Control
• Hydroxycut Natural

The FDA has more information here.

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Here we go again. Not long after the huge peanut recall comes another salmonella problem in nuts – this time in pistachios.

The Food and Drug Administration says California processor, Setton Pistachio, has recalled about one million pounds of pistachio products because they might be contaminated with salmonella. The company decided to recall the nuts after one of its customers – Kraft Foods – found salmonella in its Back To Nature Trail Mix.

The FDA warns us not to eat any pistachios until the investigation into the tainted nuts is over. You can find a list of products affected by the recall here.

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I just read that cloned food may already be in our food supply. The thought of cloned food bugs me – there’s just something about it that I think is wrong. But what really gets me is that there is no way to tell whether the food out there is from conventional animals or from the clones.

The Food and Drug Administration says it would be impossible to know whether food and milk from the offspring of cloned animals is in the U.S. food supply because there is no difference between cloned and conventional products.

In January, the FDA said meat and milk from cloned cattle, swine and goats and their offspring were as safe to eat as the meat and milk from traditional animals.

Critics argue we don’t know enough about the cloning technology to ensure the food is safe and that the FDA also needs to address concerns over animal cruelty and ethical issues.

I just want the cloned stuff labeled so I can avoid it. What do you think – should cloned food be labeled? Would you eat it?

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The government is going to let food producers zap fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce with enough radiation to kill micro-organisms like E. coli and salmonella that have made people sick for decades. It’s the first time the Food and Drug Administration has allowed any produce to be irradiated at the levels that are needed to protect against illnesses. The debate continues over whether this will affect nutritional value, safety, and taste.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) narrows its earlier warning on jalapeno peppers as the investigation into the salmonella outbreak continues. The FDA now says to avoid only raw jalapeno peppers from Mexico – it believes the ones grown in the U.S. are not connected to the nearly 1,300 salmonella cases reported since April.

For weeks, tomatoes had been the main suspect in the salmonella illnesses. Those now on the market are considered safe to eat, but health officials say tomatoes may still have made some people sick earlier during this outbreak.

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You won’t be able to get tomatoes at many restaurants until the salmonella outbreak is under control. The recent news about salmonella prompted several chains – including McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, and Chipotle to stop serving them temporarily as a precaution. Grocery stores are also being cautious and have pulled tomatoes off the shelves.

Yesterday, I told you how the Food and Drug Administration expanded its warning nationwide, telling us not to eat any uncooked Roma, plum, or red round tomatoes or any products made with them unless they are on this “safe” list. Personally, I think it’s easier just to avoid any of the tomatoes mentioned above until this is over and just stick to the ones not affected at all: cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached, or homegrown tomatoes are okay to eat.

Since mid April, a salmonella outbreak has made 145 people sick across the country, including 23 who had to be hospitalized. The FDA is still trying to find where it all started.

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Don’t eat any raw Roma, plum, or red round tomatoes or any products made with them unless they are on this list – they could be contaminated with a rare type of salmonella (Salmonella Saintpaul), warns the Food and Drug Administration. Until now, the warning was limited to just a few states.

The FDA says it’s okay to eat cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached, or tomatoes grown at home.

Since mid April, a salmonella outbreak has made 145 people sick across the country, including 23 who had to be hospitalized. States reporting illnesses linked to the outbreak include: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, frail or elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems. In healthy people, symptoms include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. If you have recently eaten raw tomatoes or foods made with them and have any of these symptoms, call your doctor right away.

The FDA is still investigating how this outbreak started.

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