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Select Kotex products are being recalled due to contamination with the Enterobacter sakazakii bacteria. According to the FDA, “Kimberly-Clark announced a product recall of a limited number of its Kotex Natural Balance Security Unscented Tampons Regular Absorbency distributed to specific stores in the United States.” The contaminated products were shipped between October 29 and November...

As of November 2011, there have been 29 confirmed deaths linked to listeria-infected, Rocky Ford cantaloupes from Jensen Farms in Holly, Colorado, creating the “deadliest listeria outbreak in U.S. history,” according to WebMD. Listeriosis, the medical condition caused by the listeria bacteria, can range from mild to severe illness, and often matures into meningitis or...