10/09/06 E.coli death; Chenoweth-Hage memorial

A Wyoming hunter killed a domestic elk that had escaped from a private Idaho facility. Wyoming and Montana had been told of the escape of dozens of domestic elk which Idaho Governor Jim Risch has ordered destroyed. The governors of all three states say they worry about the impact the domestic elk could have on wild herds. Idaho health officials have confirmed that the death of a two year old boy was caused by tainted spinach. Kyle Allgood of Chubbuck would have been three years old in December. Test results showed that the boy was infested with the same e.coli strain found in fresh spinach in Utah and New Mexico. Four other people in Idaho fell ill from the spinach but all have recovered. She was an outspoken conservative. She couldn't stand government regulation. She battled for private property rights. Today near Boise hundreds are expected to attend a memorial service for former Idaho congressman Helen Chenoweth. She insisted on being called a congressman. The 68-year-old Chenoweth-Hage died a week ago in a Nevada traffic accident, four months after the death of her husband Wayne Hage. A native of Kansas who grew up in Oregon, got a college degree in Spokane and moved to Orofino, Idaho Helen Chenoweth-Hage will be remembered as one of those political figures who left no doubt in your mind, you knew where she stood and it was solidly on the conservative side. Now with Today's Foodforethought here's Susan Allen. ALLEN "Like the US the UK is experiencing explosive growth in sales of organic milk fueled in part by the claim that organic milk contains more omega-3 fatty acids then conventional milk. A recent investigation by UK food authorities might have burst this organic bubble. The UK Food Standards Agency reported earlier this month that while organic milk could contain more omega-3 fatty acids this doesn't mean it is any healthier because a consumer would have to consume such a vast quantity to reap any omega -3 benefits. In fact the chair of the agency said there is scant evidence to support the claim that the acid found in organic milk was an important source of long chain omega-3 fatty acid found in oily fish and considered a prime heath benefit. Organic proponents in the United Kingdom were obviously devastated by this news but it shouldn't come as a surprise given that UK Food Standards Authorities have yet to recognize that only organic products are healthier than conventional. Northwest Report Bill Scott