The Vermont Health
Department has agreed to further investigate the possible health risks of a
closed asbestos mine, following criticism over an earlier report that
erroneously found a higher-than-expected incidence of lung cancer among nearby
residents.
A Vermont family
whose young son was hospitalized with salmonella poisoning after eating peanut
butter crackers has filed suit against a Georgia company to which tainted
peanuts were traced.
Vermont health officials are warning people not to eat
undercooked meat after a ninth person was diagnosed with food-borne illness
possibly linked to contaminated beef.