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Amy's Kitchen Recalls Frozen Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Recall Alert: Amy’s Kitchen has recalled 74,000 cases of various frozen products because an organic spinach supplier informed the company that it found Listeria monocytogenes in spinach it supplied...
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Review of the USDA's FoodKeeper App for Smartphones
Have you ever encountered that lonely Tupperware in the back of the fridge, once filled with delicious take-out, but now fermenting into biological warfare? More often it’s less obvious, when you’re...
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Calories in Food: Pesto Change-O
It’s bad enough that a serving of tomatoey pasta sauce is just half a cup, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). (Of course, that’s all it takes to coat the FDA’s tiny one-cup serving...
View ArticleListeria Threatens the Food Industry and Consumer Safety
In April, there were eight recalls due to Listeria monocytogenes in a variety of food products, including frozen vegetables, ice cream, and even hummus. This bacterium is especially dangerous for...
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How to Sanitize a Sponge: Are Your Kitchen Sponges Safe?
“Sponges are usually the dirtiest thing in the kitchen and difficult to keep clean,” says microbiologist Manan Sharma of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Laboratory in...
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The 4 Safest Sugar Substitutes and a Few to Avoid Completely
The best and safest sugar substitutes are erythritol, xylitol, stevia leaf extracts, and neotame—with some caveats: Erythritol: Large amounts (more than about 40 or 50 grams or 10 or 12 teaspoons) of...
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Is Canola Oil Healthy?
“Poisonous.” “Toxic.” “Avoid like the plague.” Is canola oil healthy? For some reason, people love to hate it. Really hate it. That’s partly because the canola plant is derived from rapeseed, which...
View ArticleDo You Risk Popcorn Lung When You Make Microwave Popcorn?
“Popcorn lung” is an irreversible scarring of the smallest airways in the lungs. It’s caused by inhaling vapors of a buttery-tasting chemical that some manufacturers used to add to their microwave...
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The opioid-scam epidemic
Can supplements marketed for opioid withdrawal speed detox? Here’s what our investigation found and how the FDA and the FTC have responded to it. Drug overdoses killed 64,000 people in the United...
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Are there hidden drugs in your supplements?
Zero Xtreme, In Shape, Easy 2 Slim, and Adipotrim XT promised to help people burn fat or lose weight. Rhino 7, Fifty Shades 6000, and Grande X offered men “TIME, SIZE, STAMINA.” All were sold as...
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