How To I.D. Genetically Modified Food at the Supermarket
Not many consumers realize that the FDA does not require genetically modified food to be labele..
Bottomless Drinks — Effective Marketing or Potential Liability?
"How can giving away mimosas to thirsty brunch goers be anything but financial suicide?" The At..
Bugs: Out of Sight, But Still In Your Mouth
Have you ever scrounged around for something to eat, found some old stale crackers or a nearl..
Tips On Understanding Food Date Labels and How Not To Waste Food
An analyses of the U.S. food date labeling system has concluded the system is basically worthle..
Study: Ethnic Breakdown of Fast-Food Eaters
Placed, a location analytics firm, claims to provide one of the most comprehensive views into U..
New Plastic Tea Bags Are Potentially Toxic
Writing for the Atlantic, Los Angeles based journalist Taylor Orci raises some serious question..
Chobani Pulls Yogurt After Reports of Vomiting and Diarrhea
Chobani, an American brand of Greek-style yogurt, has pulled 15 flavors off store shelves acros..
Beware! USDA Approves Export of Chinese Poultry To U.S.
In a stunning development, considering China's horrendous food safety record, the USDA has appr..
High Pesticide Levels In 90% Of Celestial Seasonings Tea Samples
According to tests conducted by Eurofins, an independent analytic testing company, over 90 perc..
Wednesday Humor: Taco Bell Targets The Health-Conscious Crowd
Food fraud scandals from pink slime to horse meat served as beef may have conveniently receded ..
Seattle Butcher Sells Prosciutto Made From Marijuana-Fed Pigs
Since prices for corn and soy have been on the rise, small farmers and ranchers are exploring n..
Coke Goes Global With Anti-Obesity Campaign
In an effort to appease critics who blame soft drinks for fueling obesity rates, and to address..
10 GMO Foods Have Entered Our Food Supply By Stealth
About 80 percent of all processed food on grocery shelves contains genetically engineered (GMO)..
Budweiser’s Creepy New “Buddy Cup” Connects Drinkers on Facebook
Budweiser recently introduced what they call the "Buddy Cup,"a pint beer glass with a built-in ..
Meet The Kid Dow & Monsanto Don’t Want You to Know
When Birke Baehr was 8-years-old he read a post online over his mother's shoulder about mercury..
Researchers Find Arsenic In Beer 2X More Than Allowed in Drinking Water
Last year, researchers found significant concentrations of arsenic in two infant formulas that ..
24 Humble Food Brands Owned By Giant Corporations
The growing popularity of social networking sites has penetrated main stream media propaganda, ..
Hundreds of Meat Cuts Renamed Under New System
The pork and beef industries are renaming more than 350 cuts of meat in order to lure more cons..
Big Food Lobbies To Criminalize Whistleblowers
In a recent article by Washington, DC based journalist Will Potter, author of Green Is the New ..
Wal-Mart Pork Supplier Continues Use of Small Gestation Crates
Seaboard Foods, the No. 3 U.S. pork producer based in Kansas, and supplier to Walmart, was forc..
State Stops Sale Price of Milk Because It’s Too Cheap
Louisiana state regulators recently prohibited Fresh Market's (a supermarket chain) weekly milk..
Gatorade Removes Flame Retardant From Ingredients
Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is banned in food throughout Europe and Japan, yet BVO has been ..
Response from Land O’ Lakes on Reports of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Contamination
Late last year Spence Cooper reported on findings by the University of Texas School of Public ..
Burger King Tests Delivery Service in Virginia and Maryland
Bloomberg news service reports Burger King is trying out delivery service at some stores in Vir..
Celebrating Dairy Month 2011
Come this June, a special occasion will be celebrated all month long. No, I am not talking abou..
CA Lawmakers Vow to Expose FrankenSalmon With Label
Despite poll after poll reflecting strong public opposition, the Food and Drug Administration p..
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Kraft, Hormel Fat-Free Claims
South Carolina based Attorney Aaron Mayer has filed a class-action lawsuit against Oscar Mayer ..
The Strawberry and The Future It’s In
Raising strawberries can be a very difficult exercise. For one, these plants would need special..
Choosing the Right Fish
These days, making the right choice can be a very exhausting and confusing affair. It's even ha..
25 Ways to Eat More Ethically
We all want to eat what's best for us because we want to be healthy and we want to see certain ..
Europe to Secretly Force Cloned Food on Consumers
Monique Goyens, the director general for the European consumer group, BEUC, has warned UK consu..
How Whole Foods Will Rate Your Meat
Okay, Whole Foods will probably not rate your meat unless you purchase yours from their butcher..
Can More Sea Cucumbers be Sold?
If things go the way it is, then this might actually become a reality. Not in the sense that mo..
Processed Foods Linked to Depression, Cancer
Sadly, most families in the industrialized world subsist on a regular diet of processed food. B..
Massive Protest in Berlin over Dioxin-Tainted Food
Over the weekend, a massive protest took place in Berlin on Saturday where organizers say 22,00..
Scared of Rotting Food? There’s a Solution
Rotten food is definitely an issue for many of us. We'd certainly like to look for ways to redu..
The 20 Most Spine-Chilling Food Issues in 2010
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Unknown dangers of reusable shopping bags
When The Tampa Tribune featured a series on the dangers of reusable plastic bags in which they ..
Top 10 Food Trends Predictions for 2011
Instead of looking back and reminiscing at the speedy ageing of 2010, I've decided to jump forw..
Unknown dangers of reusable plastic bags
When The Tampa Tribune featured a series on the dangers of reusable plastic bags in which they ..
Food Inflation Tsunami Dead Ahead
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Appeals Court Challenges FDA on Monsanto’s Frankenstein Milk
According to the Center For Food Safety -- a non-profit public interest group-- rBGH (recombina..
The Bottled Water Scam
Let's face it, the multi-million dollar bottled water ad campaigns have been a stunning success..
How Can Soda be Cheaper Than Water?
The Mintel International Group, a market-research company, claims soda outsold bottled water, j..
Europe Says NO to Cloned Food; US OKs
The European Parliament has requested a ban on the sale of foods from cloned animals and their ..
2010 Fancy Food Show: Trends
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Toxic Effects of Pesticide Residue on Fruits and Veggies
Years ago, before the introduction of things like genetically modified fruits and vegetables, c..
Kellogg Recalls 28 Million Boxes of Cereal
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Say Goodbye to the Gulf Seafood Industry
Even though the U.S. imports roughly 83% of its seafood, and just 2% of domestic seafood suppli..
How Food Recalls Work
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