Holiday hazards also include food poisoning

Whatever happened to the good old days when the worst things we had to fear on the Fourth of July were traffic jams and wayward fireworks? According to the government's Meat & Poultry Hotline, this year's top fear is food poisoning from inadequately grilled hamburgers and hot dogs.

They don't mention that high-temperature grilling forms cancer -causing compounds.

Enterprising food manufacturers have met this challenge head-on by developing a great variety of healthful, delicious, convenient, veggie burgers and soy dogs.