The Chinese kill their food poisoners. What about the U.S. peanut butter execs who know salmonella was present 12 times.

Accidents happen, but the FDA has determined that the producer of the peanut butter that has sickened more than 500 people, hospitalized 127 and killed eight has a history of knowingly selling food contaminated with salmonella.
The [...]

<![CDATA[Sometimes frivolous topics can be serious.
Let's talk about the "Food Porn Alert" issued today which either warns us off or entices us toward a Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie offered by Chili's restaurant chain.
The "pie" is made from chocolate chips, walnuts and coconut with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge and caramel toppings piled on top.

The alert [...]

<![CDATA[Yes, I wrote yet another story on honey laundering.
Given the multiple crises we face, the fact that money-grubbing business people here and in China are shipping and importing honey that's erroneously labeled and may contain illegal antibiotics probably isn't at the top of your must-do list for our new president.
I agree.
The banned drugs that the [...]

<![CDATA[It's official now. Many of the pigs and the farmers who raise them in Iowa and Illinois have MRSA.
It was just about six months ago that I reported on preliminary research done by Dr. Tara Smith, a significantly dedicated epidemiologist who found that pigs at several different Midwest farms had MRSA, as did many of [...]

New recalls as angry mom sues peanut product maker, FDA

Feds do little to determine scope of peanut butter poisoning. FDA. Salmonella

Poisoned pet food is killing Chinese dogs. Is it really made in the U.S. or is it counterfeit?

Coco Cola Company alleging deceptive and unsubstantiated claims on its VitaminWater line of beverages.

The bees may be in their winter sleep period but their beekeepers are meeting in Reno and the honey packers association was evaluating its piece of the sweet industry in Fresno last week. New leadership and new ideas buzzing all over the place.
Meanwhile, back here in Seattle, I’’m still receiving dozens of e-mails and phone [...]