In the past year, we’ve faced several food-borne illnesses deriving from foods such as spinach, ground beef, and unpasteurized fruit juices. Researchers have been busy trying to come up with... Read more >>

Leftovers, it’s what’s for lunch. Or dinner. Or breakfast. According to a survey by the American Diabetic Association (ADA) and the ConAgra Food Foundation, nine out of ten Americans eat... Read more >>

Dead rats shoveled into sausage-grinding machines; bribed inspectors; diseased cows slaughtered for beef; filth and guts swept off the floor to be sold as “potted ham”—exposé... Read more >>

Who doesn’t love eating out? It’s great not to have to cook for yourself, but it can also be anxiety-inducing to think about someone else cooking for you. Just what happened to the food... Read more >>

Maybe it’s my problem. I read too much and subscribe to way too many health tip websites. I’m always trying to find the latest news on how to live healthy but it’s so hard to keep up... Read more >>

I was on vacation recently when a waiter asked a question that took me by surprise. When I requested red snapper, he said, “How would you like that cooked?” I would have expected that... Read more >>

A few months ago, while on a trip out of town, I received a panicked phone call from my boyfriend regarding the expiration date of our bacon. He had cooked himself breakfast, and only upon throwing... Read more >>

A federal court has ruled in favor of the USDA in a long-standing dispute between the agency and a Kansas-based natural beef company that wants to test all of its meat for Mad Cow Disease. The USDA... Read more >>

The cloning process for cattle is almost identical to human embryo cloning techniques. The process, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer, involves the removal of an egg cell’s DNA and replaces... Read more >>

From the processing plants where cow manure gets ground into meat to the chemistry labs that create fast food flavors such as a “smoky, grilled taste,” the story behind every perfectly... Read more >>