Two foods—organic baby spinach and yeast—are being recalled after safety regulators found the presence of Salmonella, which can cause deadly illness among the young, old and people with weakened immune systems.

Following the U.S. Department of Agriculture announcement last week of a new case of mad cow disease in California, Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, today called on the USDA and the Food and Drug Administration to take new measures to detect and prevent mad cow disease in U.S. beef and dairy cows.

Kraft Foods Group, is recalling Planters Cocktail Peanuts sold in 12-ounce canisters because there is a possibility that the peanuts were exposed to water not intended for use in food during the production process. Approximately 3,000 cases of the recalled Planters peanuts were shipped to retail customers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Kraft Foods Global is recalling 4 million T Discs, the small single-serving packages used with Tassimo coffee brewers. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, the Tassimo T Discs can become clogged during brewing and spray hot liquid and coffee grounds onto consumers and bystanders.

A House bill introduced today aims to limit levels of arsenic and lead in fruit juices. When the bill was announced, the sponsors cited Consumer Reports’ investigation into the issue, which found high levels of arsenic and lead in the juices we tested.

Shipments of orange juice from Canada have been stopped at the border after testing by the Food and Drug Administration found low levels of the fungicide carbendazim, which is banned in the U.S. and was previously found in orange juice product shipments from Brazil.

After fungicide was discovered in orange juice products from Brazil, the Food and Drug Administration blocked orange juice product imports, so that it could test for the fungicide carbendazim, which studies have linked to a higher risk of liver tumors in animals.

Leasa Industries, of Miami, FL is recalling 346 cases of its Leasa Living Alfalfa Sprouts because of potential Salmonella contamination, the Food and Drug Administration reported today.

UPDATE: Senior scientist at Consumer Reports discusses the halt on shipments of orange juice. See below.

You don't want to ruin the start of your new year by blasting the cork off a bottle of champagne and hitting either yourself or someone else in the eye. Incorrect popping of champagne corks is one of the most common holiday-related eye hazards, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

A recent multi-state outbreak of E. coli was not caused by raw eggs or dairy products, but instead to raw flour in prepackaged cookie dough, according to new research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

When Consumer Reports tested 88 samples of apple juice and grape juice for lead and arsenic, we not only measured levels of total arsenic, but we also conducted additional tests to identify what forms of arsenic were present or detected in those juice samples, which were purchased in August and September 2011 in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut by Consumer Reports staffers.

A new federally funded study of more than 200 pregnant women receiving prenatal care in the New Hampshire area reports a link between rice consumption and elevated levels of arsenic in urine, suggesting that “many people in the United States may be exposed to potentially harmful levels of arsenic through rice consumption,” according to the study led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Center.

Front Row Produce of St. Louis MO, has recalled its 10-ounce pint and 10-pound bulk grape tomatoes, supplied by Rio Queen Citrus because of potential Salmonella contamination, the Food and Drug Administration announced today.

Findings of a Consumer Reports investigation about arsenic and lead levels in apple juice and grape juice have prompted the organization to call for government standards to limit consumers’ exposure to these toxins.