Published: Feb 03, 2016

Drinking coffee may reduce risk of liver cirrhosis, a new review suggests. Liver cirrhosis is a condition with which the liver suffers long term and persistent injury from inadequate diet, alcohol drinking and viral infections.

Published: Feb 02, 2016

Idaho activists have won their fight to “unchain the cupcake” gaining approval from two state legislative committees that agreed this month to define cottage foods and require such home cookin’ to be labeled when offered for sale.

Published: Feb 02, 2016

California’s Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act has been in effect for a month now, but the state’s Department of Public Health hasn’t yet published or implemented food safety standards for so-called edibles.

Published: Feb 02, 2016

House of Flavors, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a small batch of 8 oz. cups of Purple Cow Limited Edition Cookie Butter Ice Cream, sold at Meijer stores, that contain Purple Cow Butter Pecan Ice Cream with a Purple Cow Butter Pecan lid.

Published: Feb 02, 2016

Garden of Life is voluntarily withdrawing a limited quantity of its Raw Meal Organic Shake & Meal Chocolate, Original, Vanilla and Vanilla Chai because they have the potential to contain Salmonella Virchow.

Published: Feb 02, 2016

A new study published on Feb 1, 2016 in Pediatrics suggests that eating fiber rich foods, particularly fruits and vegetables, in early adulthood and adolescence can reduce risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women.

Published: Feb 02, 2016

An estimated 15 million Americans suffer from food allergies, many of them children. These are non-trivial concerns, as food allergy or intolerance can cause symptoms ranging from a harmless skin rash to a potentially lethal anaphylactic shock. The good n

Published: Feb 01, 2016

Data will be sorted in a systematic way so these testing techniques can be used widely at an affordable price.

Published: Feb 01, 2016

The Noble Spoon, a Santa Rosa, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 289 pounds of beef and chicken entree products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and do not have a federal mark of inspection, the U.S. Department o

Published: Feb 01, 2016

The latest CDC report shows the pace of the outbreak is slowing down, but is not completely over.

Published: Jan 26, 2016

Australia’s pig farming and pork industry have experienced some tough conditions over the past five years.

Published: Jan 26, 2016

The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council has reassured consumers that Australian honey is safe despite the publication of a study that suggested otherwise.

Published: Jan 26, 2016

Drinking yoghurts and fermented beverages have been flagged for a global resurgence in a new report released last Friday 22 January by Innova Market Insights.

Published: Jan 26, 2016

Industry experts and top regulatory officials including FDA Deputy Commissioner Mike Taylor are scheduled to discuss new efforts to reduce public health risks at the 18th annual Food Safety Summit in May.

Published: Jan 26, 2016

AA USA Trading Inc. of South River, NJ is recalling is recalling both dried kiwi and dried mango products packaged under the AA brand in 8-ounce plastic bags, because they may contain undeclared sulfites and colors.

Published: Jan 25, 2016

On 18 January 2016, the period for relying on the old transitional health claims standard, in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, expired. The new Food Standard 1.2.7 now stands alone.

Published: Jan 25, 2016

A leading Queensland scientist has warned the public to be cautious after a Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) study found two chemicals at higher than recommended levels in samples of plastic food packages.

Published: Jan 25, 2016

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Wonder-Erect Male Gum, a product promoted and sold for sexual enhancement on various websites, including www.amazon.com, and possible in some retail stores.

Published: Jan 19, 2016

You may already know that whole foods pack a much more powerful nutritional punch than do processed foods because of vitamins and fiber lost along the way.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

U.S. students enrolled in an accredited U.S. graduate program institution can apply for international research grants from the Purdue University U.S. Borlaug Fellows Program in Global Food Security.