Decorative and fashion art is often impractical, ridiculous, or just unutterably silly.  These pillows probably fit in the latter category - but you have to admire the inventiveness of the person who conceived them. Behold, the Peanut Butter and Jelly Pillows by Etsy seller named Beth. Two Pill...

Suggestions called common sense The Food and Drug Administration has issued guidelines to food companies that use peanut products to help reduce the spread of salmonella after an outbreak that lead to the recall of more than 3,200 products (so far). The FDA warns that the high-fat environment of pea...

The peanut contanimation and the subsequent recall have been documented in terms of illnesses, deaths and massive product recalls. Now there is a cost estimate in terms of the financial consequences: “The U.S. peanut industry could lose $1 billion because of an outbreak of salmonella that has ...

If Frank Miller drew Peanuts, happiness would be a cold, lifeless puppy. Some fine Sin City styling by ninjaink — be sure to check out the full two panels. (Link via Super Punch, who also has some nifty links to Sin City Disney Princesses and Star Wars characters.)...

A couple of weeks ago, I put up a post about lunch and the lunch blog that they have for the writers at Veg News.  I love lunch, but sometimes I get in a rut. Today, I threw something together that was pretty darn tasty and I thought I’d put it up here just in case someone else is looking for...

Un lancio di Charlie Brown raccontato nello stile di Sin City (ma la sostanza non cambia). Link: Schutz City, Part 1 & Part 2....

It seems like the more people look into the situation surrounding the recent salmonella outbreak in peanut products, the more disturbing it gets. This problem is giving a people a look into America’s food safety system the likes of which civilians rarely get, and things aren’t at all pre...

Not so sweet, not so surprising Scientists at Yale have found the “missing link” between high fructose corn syrup and type II diabetes.  Also, the average American gulps down 60 lbs of the stuff every year. Private inspections a weak defense The NY Times tell the story of a private insp...

Think about it this way. If the FDA had done its job with that peanut plant, people wouldn’t be scared that peanut butter can kill them, then purchases of peanut butter wouldn’t drop off then the peanut industry wouldn’t have to spend p.r. cash on telling people peanuts are safe an...

Food manufacturers are increasingly hiring private auditors, but serious contamination problems are going undetected....