Safety

'Tyson Foods Takes on the Challenge of Using Antibiotic-Free Pork

A few months after Subway announced efforts to phase out antibiotics in all their meat products, Tyson Foods, announced their own efforts to do the same with their pork products.
  • 'DOLE Packaged Salad Listeria Contamination Update: CDC Confirms Three New Victims

    The DOLE packaged salad listeria outbreak is far from over.
  • 'In-N-Out Vows to Achieve Antibiotic-Free Beef

    Operating in 291-unit quick-service burger chains based in California, with most units in the West and Southwest U.S, the famous all-American In-N-Out Burger is working with its suppliers to achieve a human antibiotic free beef used in the chain’s burgers.
  • 'Halal Food Magnate Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Beef Fraud

    William B. Aossey Jr., founder of the Midamar Corporation, a leading USA based Halal Food Brand and Global Supply Chain Management Company serving the Middle East, South East Asia and the Far East was sentenced on February 25 to two years in a federal prison following a three-year supervised probation.
  • 'Utah’s Housekeeping Bill Halts Meat, Poultry Inspection by State Vet

    Utah's House Bill 211, dubbed as "Agricultural Exemption Amendments," will soon become a law as the bill has been received by the House for Enrolling. The enrolled bill basically amends the duties of the state veterinarian, modifies definitions, enacts provisions related to certain animal enclosures and fences and makes technical changes.
  • 'Sugary Drink Does This To Your Body After A Year

    What actually happen right after we digest sugar, and what happen a decade after?
  • 'The Expensive Lie Called Organic Food Labeling

    People will never hesitate to pay extra for something that they know will benefit their health in the long run. This is demonstrated by the explosion of the organic food industry in recent years as it has been demonstrated that organically or naturally grown food are way healthier that those exposed to chemical fertilizers and artificial feeds. But what if the premium you were paying for these “organic-labeled” food items is nothing more than a cleverly cloaked marketing campaign?
  • 'The Science Behind THC: Why Do You Get High?

    Have you ever wondered why you get high when you use cannabis? Why you can't just make a cannabis smoothie, but have to heat cannabis products to get the buzz? Find out why here.
  • 'Why You Should Not Throw Away Shrimp Shells

    Shrimp shells can now be used as part of food packaging film.
  • 'How Natural are the Foods Labeled "Natural?"

    "That word pulls you in and makes you feel like for some reason that's a better food," the San Diego resident told NBC News.
  • 'Store these 5 Foods Properly Before Reheating

    Eating leftovers is one thing and heating it-be through the microwave or over the stovetop, is another.
  • 'How to Avoid Passing On Allergies to Children

    Having allergies can be genetic, so for parents to be-soon and in the future, it is essential to know how not to pass on the allergy-gene trait to your child.
  • 'Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Scare: Is it Over?

    The salmonella-infected Hawaiian macadamia nuts scare has been occupying the news for some time now. According to John Cross, president of the Hawaii Macadamia Nut Association, the incident could adversely affect the annual 50 million pounds macadamia nuts produced from the island. These factors must be considered before forming any opinion on the safety of Hawaiian macadamia products:
  • 'Consumer Alert: How the New Anti-Menu Labeling Bill Can Affect You

    In what is perceived as a step backward in the fight for full consumer awareness, the US House of Representatives recently passed HR 2017, a law which could deny consumers basic caloric information on menu items while allowing food establishment to make up their own serving sizes. Writer Nancy Fink Huehnergarth in her Forbes.com article, the “Common Sense Nutritional Disclosure Act” could weaken the still-unimplemented national menu labeling law passed last 2010.
  • 'Why Insects COULD be the Food of the Future

    Why Insects COULD be the Food of the Future
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