Published: Mar 04, 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is posting questions and answers about spice safety after completing a two-year, nationwide study to collect data on the presence of Salmonella in retail packages of spices.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Deakin University researchers in Melbourne have found that children who eat more than the recommended amount of salt have an increased risk of becoming overweight or obese.

Published: Feb 29, 2016

A Danish charity Folkekirkens Nodhjaelp has opened a first of its kind supermarket - WeFood, which sells expired food at heavy discount, in order to reduce food waste.

Published: Feb 29, 2016

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that eggs may not increase the risk for heart disease, even among those that carry the gene APOE4, which increases sensitivity to dietary cholesterol.

Published: Feb 29, 2016

Like some other nanoparticles, silica or silicon dioxide is widely used in processed foods, costmetic products and nanomedicines. A new study suggests this material is genotoxic and can mess up with your genetic material DNA, and can cause genomic insta

Published: Feb 26, 2016

Three more people have been confirmed as victims of the seven-month Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to packaged salads from a Dole Food Co. plant in Ohio.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

Inland freshwaters with a greater variety of fish species (biodiversity) have higher-yielding and less variable fisheries according to a new study from the University of Southampton and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Published: Feb 25, 2016

Alaska’s House Finance Subcommittee, charged with reviewing next year’s budget for the Department of Environmental Conservation, is suggesting the Food Safety & Sanitation Program be cut for the second consecutive year.

Published: Feb 24, 2016

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday, for the first time, lauded bees for their role in helping increase crop yields.

Published: Feb 24, 2016

Health Matters America of Cheektowaga, NY, Saturday recalled specific lots of Organic traditions SPROUTED FLAX SEED POWDER and Organic traditions SPROUTED CHIA & FLAX SEED POWDER because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, a pathog

Published: Feb 14, 2016

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Bull’s Genital, a product promoted and sold for sexual enhancement on various websites, including www.bullsgenital.com.

Published: Feb 14, 2016

The National Restaurant Association (NRA), Washington, D.C., marked a major achievement in the advancement of food safety training nationwide by acquiring the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP), Orlando, Fla. NRFSP focuses on providing

Published: Feb 04, 2016

Australians are their own worst enemy when it comes to sticking to their diets according to a new CSIRO study.

Published: Feb 04, 2016

A study published on 2 February 2016 in Volume 315, Issue 5 of the Journal of the American Medical Association has found eating seafood at least once a week could lower an individual’s chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Published: Feb 04, 2016

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) wraps up its 2016 Winter Policy Conference today and the influential group is laying down some tracks others may have to follow.

Published: Feb 04, 2016

Swiss milk processer Emmi is to acquire a 60 per cent stake in Dutch goat cheese maker Bettinehoeve, as it looks to build up its presence in the growth market of goat’s milk and organic products.

Published: Feb 04, 2016

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of $30.1 million in competitive grants to fund 80 research projects to improve food safety, reduce antibiotic resistance in food, and increase the resilience of plants in the face of climate chan

Published: Feb 04, 2016

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced an award of $30.1 million in competitive grants to fund 80 research projects to improve food safety, reduce antibiotic resistance in food, and increase the resilience of plants in the face of climate ch

Published: Feb 03, 2016

A Chinese court has penalised two units of US-based food processing company OSI Group with up to $364,875 and sentenced imprisonment to 10 of its employees claiming that it sold outdated products to fast-food chains such as KFC and McDonald’s in China.

Published: Feb 03, 2016

US-based food security company Blumberg Grain is meeting with Algerian government and business leaders to discuss food security program in order to minimise post-harvest losses.