1.   A food distributor, prompted by worries that someone might try to contaminate its products, has asked IPSA to improve its security.

2.   Dr. J. Michael Crutcher, the Oklahoma state epidemiologist, said in an interview that his team was initially concerned that some product had been contaminated with pseudomonas.

3.   Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium carried by animals, can contaminate animal products like meat and milk, and it affects people with weakened immune systems.

4.   The report also concluded that consumers have no way of knowing which vermiculite products are contaminated with asbestos.

5.   The state has documented dozens of cases in which products were contaminated with toxins before importation from Asia.

6.   York said the foil packages containing the silk and Prolene sutures had been improperly sealed, leading to fears that the products were contaminated.

7.   A company identified as the source of ground beef recalled after an E. coli outbreak said no tests have been completed to determine whether its products are contaminated.

8.   No American has been reported injured yet, but the FDA worried that the chemical might have contaminated other products still on the market.

9.   Officials told reporters these products could be contaminated, but so far no proof has been given.

10.   The Japanese government is investigating whether any egg products imported from Belgium have been contaminated with cancer-causing dioxin, officials said Wednesday.