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The stuff of stuffing; From humble to exotic, many ingredients make...
Whether it's cooked inside the turkey or out stuffing has long been a Thanksgiving favorite.
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Healthier ice cream with fiber and antioxidants is being researched by food chemistry scientists
November 10 - Food scientists at the University of Missouri-Columbia are finally making a healthier ice cream to be used as a functional food .
Louisiana Congressmen Threaten FDA Over Oyster Ban
Louisiana lawmakers Tuesday threatened budget consequences for the Food and Drug Administration if the agency doesn't back off a plan to ban Gulf Coast oysters harvested during warm weather that are not treated with anti-bacteria technology.
Researchers Plan Ice Cream That's Good For You
In what might seem to defy the laws of comfort foods, researchers are setting out to concoct a healthy, yes healthy, ice cream.
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Make Our Food Safe Coalition Urges Congressional Support for FDA Action on Tainted Shellfish
The Center for Science in the Public Interest was joined today by victims, consumer advocacy, and public health organizations in urging Congress to support the Food and Drug Administration efforts to protect consumers from contaminated oysters that each year cause scores of serious illnesses and deaths .
USDA Announces Meijer Soup Recall
WASHINGTON, November 4, 2009 - Bay Valley Foods, LLC, a Pittsburgh, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 20,286 pounds of canned cream of mushroom soup because it was inadvertently mislabeled and may contain an undeclared allergen, egg, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
Hawaii diver struggling to overcome ciguatera poisoning
LIHU'E, Kauai - A Kauai man's case of ciguatera poisoning that hospitalized him for more than two months highlights the danger of eating reef fish in Hawaii.
The Food and Drug Administration today announced the publication of the new FDA Food Code, a model code and reference document that provides a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the food industry.
Monsanto Insiders Appointed to Protect Our Food Safety
There are an unsettling number of foxes being appointed to guard the U.S. health care and food industry hen houses foxes that have entirely too many connections to Monsanto, the chemical manufacturer turned agricultural giant that is slowly gaining control over the world's population, one seed at a time.
Your Health: Good results with H1N1 shot
Initial results show pregnant women mount a strong immune response to a single shot of H1N1 flu vaccine.
Mould, slime found at Listeria-stricken meat plant weeks after heavy cleaning: reports
A top-to-bottom scrubbing after a deadly listeriosis outbreak apparently didn't fully cleanse a Maple Leaf Foods plant of mould, slime and meat debris, newly released documents show.
Thomas Kostigen's Ethics Monitor: Investment in food security is vital to our health
We need to better invest in food. I'm not strictly speaking about investing in companies that produce food -- although that isn't a bad idea -- I mean taking proper care of our food supply and managing it better.
It is time to promote food safety, as increasing number of people have been suffering from various diseases in recent time due to widespread use of harmful chemicals in foods, speakers at a roundtable said yesterday.
Olive Oil Standards Keep Counterfeits Out Of The Kitchen
It's no secret olive oil, the delicious staple responsible for the rich flavors and heart-healthy benefits of the Mediterranean diet, is fast becoming dear to the American palate.
States Vary in Response to Foodborne Illnesses
Foodborne illness outbreaks, caused by everything from spinach to peppers, have sickened hundreds in recent years and have snagged the public's attention.
Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet
At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence.
FDA And FSIS Collaborate To Improve Tracing Of Unsafe Food Products
Main Category: Nutrition / Diet Also Included In: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture A joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers was announced today by the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department ...
Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet
The victims of the nationwide salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds and was linked to nine deaths are infuriated prosecutors have yet to bring charges against the company at the center of the investigation.
Salmonella Victims Upset No Prosecutions Yet
At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence.
Leave the food safety issues to the experts
Oregon Sen. Jackie Dingfelder of Portland and Maye Thompson of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, in a recent opinion piece on The Stump argued for state legislation to prohibit the chemical bisphenol-A in food packages sold in Oregon.
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