Deadly morel mushroom outbreak highlights big gaps in fungi knowledge ~food Article 753 words 20 votes
The plastic chemicals hiding in your food. Test results for bisphenols/phthalates. ~food Link 14 votes
I’m a microbiologist and here is what (and where) I never eat ~food Article 1100 words, published Oct 4 2023 27 votes
Traders in Bangladesh used lead chromate to enhance turmeric’s appearance. Then scientists and policymakers stepped in. ~food Article 4011 words, published Jul 19 2023 26 votes
Canadian officials investigate E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares served by one central kitchen ~health Article 540 words 10 votes
A sesame allergy law in the US has made it harder to avoid the seed. Here's why ~health Article 1060 words 28 votes
‘Rebel canning’ is having a moment, whether or not it should ~food Article 2075 words, published Aug 18 2023 58 votes
United States FDA says aspartame is safe, disagreeing with World Health Organization finding ~health Article 37 votes
Iowa joins dozens of other US states in legalizing sales of raw milk ~health Article 1774 words 57 votes
The world depends on this government warehouse's collection of strange Standard Reference Materials. They're not cheap. ~science chemistry Video 18:32, published Nov 19 2022 1 vote
The history of NYC restaurant inspections: That letter grade in the window is a lot more effective than you might think ~food restaurants history Link 8 votes
What the hole is going on? The very real, totally bizarre bucatini shortage of 2020. ~food Article 4015 words 11 votes
Bottled water manufactured by Whole Foods and sold in most of its US stores and on Amazon contains potentially harmful levels of arsenic ~enviro pollution water.bottled Article 2402 words 12 votes
Food expiration dates you should actually follow, and ones you can ignore ~food Article 1409 words 14 votes
A lawyer who represented hundreds of victims in the Jack in the Box E coli case in the 1990s is now taking aim at salmonella, which over the past decade has become the most dangerous bacteria in meat ~food meat restaurants Article 2198 words 7 votes
One supermarket chain in Finland has an idea to address food waste – S-market has started holding 'happy hours' for products nearing expiration date ~food Link 6 votes
Mystery disease kills dozens of dogs across Norway as officials scramble to find cause ~life.pets Article 279 words 7 votes
Currently, slaughterhouses in the US are allowed to process a maximum of 1,106 hogs per hour. Pork producers want to do away with the speed limit and reduce the number of federal inspectors. ~food meat Article 1671 words 9 votes
The case for room-temperature foods: There are many dishes and delicacies that benefit from being served at room temperature ~food cooking Article 9 votes
Banned bread: Why does the US allow banned additives that Europe says are unsafe? ~food Article 1273 words 15 votes
CDC food safety alert: Outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce in US and Canada ~food Link 7 votes
The country where unwanted food is selling out ~food Article 1304 words, published Jan 26 2017 7 votes
The poison squad: One chemist’s single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century ~books nonfiction reviews Article 1411 words 6 votes
One of the world's largest banks has issued an alarming warning about antibiotic resistance — with big consequences for humanity ~food meat Article 439 words 11 votes
The 19th-century fight against bacteria-ridden milk preserved with embalming fluid ~food history Article 1503 words 8 votes
The botulism outbreak that gave rise to America’s food safety system ~food history Article 1430 words 5 votes