Food Contamination

Three Shocking Ways Packaged Foods Are Contaminated

Corey Rennell | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Bpa, Healthy Food, Produce, Food Contamination, Nutrition, Gluten Free, Food Additives, Diet and Nutrition, Peanut Allergies, Food Dyes, Vitamin E, Soy, Green News
Corey Rennell

Packaged foods acquire long shelf lives when their chemical properties are manipulated so that bacteria cannot grow. While this gives a perception of safety and sterility, it actually means that ingredients of any quality can be used and the food will never go bad.

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The FDA Allows What In Our Food?

Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Video, Fda Regulations, Bugs in Food, Food Contamination, Gross, FDA Allows Bugs in Food, Maggots in Food, Eating Bugs, Bugs Allowed in Food, Fda, Peanut Butter, Weird News News

Your food has to reach "Food Defect Action Levels" that have been created by the FDA before the regulator will take action against products with forei...

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You're in Trouble!

Byron Kennard | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Public Health, Synthetic Chemicals, Green, Political Corruption, Corporate Lobbying, Food Contamination, Satire, Environmental Protection, Comedy News
Byron Kennard

So dangerous levels of BPA turned up in the urine of humans who consumed your soup?! So what?! That's no reason for you to go ballistic. If there are any liability issues here, PISS has you covered. Here's how.

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The Five-Second Rule Is Baloney!

Robert L. Wolke | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Five-Second Rule, Food Science, Germ Myths, Food Myths, Food Contamination, Ten-Second Rule, Food Germs, Food Safety, Food Off the Floor, Science News
Robert L. Wolke

No matter how you slice it, any such rule is baloney, or a red herring, or any other food metaphor you like, because the length of time your food rests on the floor has nothing to do with how contaminated it gets.

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Regaining Trust in Japan

David Wagner | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Fukushima, Food Contamination, Food Safety, Nuclear, Radiation, World News
David Wagner

Here is my plan in Japan: Organize mothers throughout the country to go with government officials to measure food stuffs together. Seeing is believing. If mothers give the green light, then this can be an important part of the trust rebuilding process.

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Contaminated School Lunch Kills 3, Poisons 94

AP | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Peru Contaminated Food, Peru School Lunch, Peru, Contaminated Food, School Lunch, Food Contamination, Peru Poisoned Food, Poisoned Food, Food News

LIMA, Peru -- Peru's Health Ministry says food donated for a nutrition program became contaminated with pesticide in an Andean hamlet and poisoned 89 ...

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Report From Tokyo: Living With Radiation

David Wagner | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Tokyo, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan, Fukushima, Food Contamination, Nuclear Power, World News
David Wagner

In Tokyo, we continue to face not only the threat of a sudden spike in radiation due to the unstable nature of the Fukushima plant, but also the constant issue of food contamination.

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Philippines Orders Ban On Tainted Taiwanese Drinks

AP | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Tainted Food, Food Ban, Taiwan, Food Contamination, Beverage Ban, Dehp, Beverages, Fda, Philippines, Taiwanese Beverage Ban, World News

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine health officials have banned the sale and importation of Taiwanese beverages believed to contain a chemical that is ...

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Severity Of Europe E. Coli Outbreak Stuns Experts

AP | DAVID RISING and MARIA CHENG | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Tainted Food, Germany E. Coli, Foodborne Illness, Health Crisis, Food Contamination, E. Coli Outbreak, E. Coli, World News

BERLIN — The foodborne bacterial outbreak that has hit Germany and other European nations is unlike anything Western experts have seen: 16 dead ...

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Glowing Pork Meat Found In China

Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Glowing Pork, Pork, Food Contamination, Blue Pork, China, Shanghai, Food News

Apparently, one "Miss Chen" gets up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and notices a faint blue light coming from her kitchen, only to d...

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China Suspends Officials Over Tainted Pork Scandal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Henan Province, Hog Farms, Food Contamination, Tainted Pork, Food Safety, Tainted Pork Scandal, Clenbuterol, China, Tainted Meat, Food News

BEIJING — A state news agency says three senior officials in central China have been suspended and more than two dozen others punished after pig...

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Fine Wines Made in China ... Or Maybe Not!

The Stir | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food, Wine, Food Contamination, China Wine Contamination, China, Chinese Wine, Food News
The Stir

So there's China, getting all global, competing with the west in one of the highest art forms, and then BAM, some jerks have to go and wreck it for everyone.

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Food-Borne Illnesses: How to Ensure That Your Food is Safe

LIVESTRONG.COM | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pain, Food Poisoning, Food Contamination, Headaches, Stomach, Fever, Cooking, Contamination, Food Handling, Safety, Food, Food Safety, Nausea, Bacteria, Refrigerator, Healthy Living News
LIVESTRONG.COM

What causes food-borne illnesses? And more importantly, what concrete steps can you take to ensure that your food is safe? Read on to learn how you can decrease your risk of suffering from a food-borne illness.

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UPDATE: Mold Boyardee: Chef Boyardee Can Had Mold, Not Rat, Con Agra Says

Posted 05.25.2011

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Green News Report -- February 4, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Cap and Trade, California, Food Contamination, Clean Coal, Low Carbon Fuel Standards, American Petroleum Institute, Oil Subsidies, Nuclear Power, Big Coal, Michael Mann, Wind Energy, Clean Energy, Lindsey Graham, Subsidies, Green News Report, Quadrennial Defense Review, Climategate, Coal, E. Coli, Barack Obama, Senate, BRAD BLOG, Big Oil, Oil, Green News, Climate Change, Sustainable Seafood, Overfishing, China, Bluefin Tuna, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: "ClimateGate" climate scientist cleared of wrongdoing; Hope for Bluefin Tuna; Big Oil and Coal...

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The High Human Cost of Unsafe Food

Marion Nestle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Safety, Bill Marler, Cspi, Food Contamination, Contamination, E. Coli, Green News
Marion Nestle

Center for Science in the Public Interest has a new report out on the 10 foods that cause the most cases of foodborne illness. So how come Congress isn't forcing all food producers to produce safe food?

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Can the BPA Consumer Revolt Trump K Street?

Elaine Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bpa, Bisphenol A, Food Contamination, FDA and BPA Baby Bottles, Water Bottles, Baby Formula, Dangers of Bpa, FDA Ban BPA, Infants, Chemical Infant Formula, Bpa Petition, Bpa Baby Bottles, Bpa Plastic, Nalgene-Bpa, Infant Mortality, Green News
Elaine Shannon

Don't underestimate the power of a consumer revolt. In this economy, who can afford major customer losses?

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Sushi - Fresh or Frozen? The Answer May Surprise You

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Staph, Srini Pillay, Food Contamination, Fresh, Srinivasan Pillay, Restaurants, Health, Frozen, Sushi, Bacteria, E. Coli, Food-Borne Diseases, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

I am not a sushi fan. However, since many of my friends are, I have been more open to trying it out.

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Duped: A Nation of Eaters

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Greed, The Apprentice, Donald Trump, Marion Nestle, Food Contamination, Food Crisis, Genetically Modified Corn, Genetically Engineered Foods, Revolving Door, Toxic, Genetically Modified Crops, Food Poisoning, Politics of Food, Michael Pollan, Health, Corporate Greed, Food Politics, Food, Vatican, Government Sachs, Genetically Engineered Crops, George Clooney, Michael Clayton, Gmo, Politics News
Robyn O'Brien

As I read about baby formulas and jars of salsa laced with who-knows-what, I was left slack-jawed.

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