Smoke from Canadian wildfires brought unhealthy air to more than 100 million people across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Officials urged residents to stay indoors, limit outdoor activity and use N95 or similar masks when necessary.
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Taco Bell is removing lettuce from menus in select states while health officials investigate whether it is linked to a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak. The CDC has reported 1,645 confirmed cases, 145 hospitalizations and thousands more cases awaiting analysis.
Wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota is bringing unhealthy and hazardous air to parts of the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast. Officials urged residents to limit outdoor activity, monitor air quality and use N95-style masks when needed.
The FDA is investigating iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell as a possible source of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The CDC has confirmed 1,645 cases, while more than 5,100 additional illnesses remain under investigation.
At least one person has died and more than 80 rescues have been made as floods hit southcentral Texas. The Guadalupe River rose rapidly in the same region where more than 130 people died in flooding last summer.
General Mills is recalling nearly 736,000 frozen Pillsbury bread rolls after an FDA notice said the products may contain glass. The recall affects Hard Roll Dough and Kaiser Roll Dough distributed in 19 states.
The FDA approved Merck’s Lipfendra, a daily PCSK9 inhibitor pill for people with high LDL cholesterol. Merck said trials showed LDL reductions of up to 60% after 24 weeks and that the drug will list for $10.50 a day.
Smoke from more than 800 wildfires in Canada has triggered air quality alerts across more than 20 US states, with hazardous conditions in parts of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Officials in New York distributed masks and extended heat emergency measures as smoke spread across the Northeast.