Tag: Food Safety - Page 5
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Campbell's Says It's Heading BPA-Free
Under pressure from parents and breast cancer groups, Campbell's Soup says it has transition plan away from BPA in motion
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Lawmakers Push the FDA to Regulate Arsenic in the Food Supply
Congress sends letter to the FDA calling for set standards for arsenic and lead in food products.
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Vermont Introduces Law Requiring Labels on Genetically Modified Foods
Other states are backing similar efforts, but the Vermont law would also prohibit "natural" claims on labels of foods that are genetically modified.
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Californians Fight for the "Right to Know" if GMOs are in Their Food
Should GMO foods be labeled? Californians are hoping to put the issue up for a vote in 2012.
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The California Homemade Food Act: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, Is Legally Selling Homemade Bread
The California Homemade Food Act recently introduced in the California State Assembly, would finally allow California residents to legally sell homemade non-hazardous food.
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Jack in the Box's Bacon Shake is Vegetarian...Not Healthy
This newest fast food frenzy froths with so many problems, it's enough to make me fully vegan.
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Here's What's Wrong With Our Food, But We Can't Fix It By Eating Alone
From factory farming to excessive sprays to the emotion-based marketing of food, a new video nails the shortcomings of our food system. But it offers only partial solutions.
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$330,000 Artificial Hamburger Slated for October
Dutch researchers create 'synthetic' meat strips from a thumbnail's worth of stem cells. By October they hope it will be a hamburger.
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Arsenic In Baby Formula Related to Organic Sweetener
"Organic" means not full of chemicals...or does it?
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When Pigs Start Exploding, It's Time to Rethink Our Food System
Hog farmers in Minnesota are struggling with exploding barns. But this is a symptom of a bigger problem.
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Obama's Proposed 2013 Budget Cuts Produce Safety Testing by the USDA
President Obama's 2013 budget calls for the eilimination of the USDA's Microbiological Data Program, which tests produce for pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella.
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New Virus Spreading Through Europe's Livestock
As the spring lambing season starts, the extent of animals infected last summer and fall becomes apparent.
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Most Popular Articles of January: Astounding 3D Sculptures from Books, Indigenous Amazonian Child Burned to Death, and More
The best of January includes amazing landscape sculptures carved from old books, a logging horror in the Amazon, a cycling superhighway, and more.
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Carbs and Pasta Aren't Killing You, But Infographics Might
Sometimes an infographic is little more than a propaganda poster, in this case for a high fat diet that might kill you and the planet.
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"Insect Proteins" as a Food Additive? EU Invests in Eating Bugs
The European Union is spending $4 Million in 2012 for research into using insects as a novel source of protein. How soon before an insect-based food additive hits fast food chains near you?
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Saving Food From The Fridge: It Will Taste Better, May Even Last Longer And Reduce Your Energy Bills
A Korean designer shows how we can keep food fresh and good tasting without refrigeration, learning from people who didn't have the choice.
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Man Eats Food Only Advertised on TV, Becomes Hormonal
What happens when a man tries to live solely on those foods advertised on television?
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10 Tasty Recipes for Gluten-Free Desserts
A recent article in The New York Times suggests we should all cut down on wheat -- celiac or not --- but that doesn't mean dessert should have more in common with a hockey puck.
