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...

Lawmakers discuss changes to the nation’s food safety system to work towards reducing the number of contaminated food products....

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...

Large companies routinely rely on private audits to prove that their food is safe even though private auditors are dangerously incompetent, according to a New York Times investigation. The private auditor who inspected the Peanut Corporation of America plant responsible for unleashing the massive sa...

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...

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

Aluminum may increase Alzheimer’s People who drink water with a lot of aluminum in it have a 2.6-fold higher risk of Alzheimer’s than people who get less aluminum daily, French researchers have found. But people in areas with a lot of silica in the water see an 11 percent reduction in th...

One in 20 salads and sauces in kebab shops contained food poisoning bacteria when sampled by the Health Protection Agency it has been announced....

Low energy density diet prevents weight gain Children who have a gene linked to an increased risk of obesity can prevent that fate by eating more fruits and vegetables, according to a report from the journal PLoS ONE. Looking at more than 2,000 children, researchers from University College London an...

Here’s another product that’s a casualty of the salmonella breakout caused by Peanut Corporation Of America. That place is the gift that keeps on giving. Breadfarm, Inc. Recalls Valencia Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies, Sirius Dog Treats, and Wonder Bars, purchased in...