Over the holidays I wrote about a meal we all wanted to avoid.
For the appetizer: San Antonio Bay oysters polluted with Noroviruses. For the main course: grilled beef infected with E. coli from contaminated tenderizing needles; chicken with Campylobacter or imported ham with Listeria monocytogenes. Then there’s a side dish of stuffing loaded with salmonella-contaminated [...]

Balsamic vinegar has been coveted by Italians for centuries. Over the past 30 or so years the popularity in the U.S. of the dark, syrupy ambrosia has soared and has become loved by foodies, used sparingly by chefs and often too liberally by home cooks.
Forgetting the exquisite culinary joy that comes with the almost magical [...]

I was in a grocery store yesterday when yells and curses drew me to the cereal aisle, where two women seemed to be having a total nut-out.  One was stomping on several brightly colored cereal boxes and the other was waving a box of the same cereal in the face of anyone who paused long [...]

The Coalition for Chemical Safety sounds like just the kind of group to which environmental activists would swarm.

After two years of research, health investigators have reported that slaughterhouse workers that suffered debilitating diseases of their nervous system were exposed to microscopic particles of pig brain.

Government researchers have found that high-fructose corn syrup, which is used as a sweetening agent in thousands of products, creates potentially dangerous levels of a toxic substance when heated.

During the campaign and several times since, President Obama promised to do “everything possible” to increase the safety of America’s food supply.

“In God we trust. Everyone else must test for E. coli.”

Hunters and those who eat the meat from deer, elk and other large animals they shoot may find themselves at risk for memory problems and other brain and nerve functions.
The reason is that lead from the bullets or shotgun pellets can leach into the meat and then accumulate in the bodies of those who eat [...]

Federal scientists say that essential oils from oregano, allspice, cinnamon, clove and garlic can be effective, natural barriers against E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria.
The trio of foodborne pathogens sicken millions in the U.S. every year and kill thousands more, reports the Centers for Disease Control.
Research on the health benefits of herbs and spices began with [...]