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Discolored Water on Tap in Somerville; Celebrities Get Food Poisoning, Too

• Time to ask for bottled? Somervillians might experience “discolored water” for several days this week due to Massachusetts Water Resources Authority work. They do say it’s safe to swill, though. [Wicked Local]

• Selena Gomez was hospitalized over the weekend, allegedly for “food poisoning and exhaustion.” Sheesh, Bieber, go easy. Bizarrely, Jennifer Hudson allegedly contracted food poisoning as well. [MTV UK, Third Age]

• Speaking of food-borne illness, many of the E. coli sufferers will need kidney transplants or will have to undergo dialysis for the rest of their lives. [Local Germany]

• And while we’re on the topic of contamination, Taiwan destroyed 2.3 tons of beverages that contained the plasticizer DEHP, which “could cause future reproductive problems for boys.” [WP]

• Meal Snap, a new app that counts calories in pictures of food, works partly with the assistance of people who identify the food shots for two to five cents a pop. Sounds more fun than data entry. [WSJ]

Discolored Water on Tap in Somerville; Celebrities Get Food Poisoning, Too