food safety

The vast majority of reported cases of norovirus — the leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks and illnesses across the country — have been linked to infected food industry workers.

Survey: Half Of Food Workers Go To Work Sick Because They Have To

8:13pm October 19, 2015

by Lynne Shallcross

Sick food workers who go to work say they can't afford to stay home or don't want to let their co-workers down, a survey finds. That puts consumers at risk of getting sick from contaminated food.

Frozen tuna lies on the ground at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. The FDA recommends freezing raw fish before serving it in sushi as a way to keep it free of parasites. But as a recent outbreak of Salmonella in the U.S. highlights, freezing doesn't guar

Why Freezing Didn't Keep Sushi Tuna Safe From Salmonella

4:09pm September 02, 2015

by Lydia Zuraw

Freezing is usually considered a way to make raw fish safer. But a recent outbreak of Salmonella in frozen, raw tuna used in sushi across the U.S. highlights the limits of the food-safety technique.

Packages of Nestle's Maggi were displayed at a grocery store in Bangalore, India, in June, the same month the government ordered a recall of the instant noodles.

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India Seeking $99 Million From Nestle Over Noodle Soup Scare

4:32pm August 12, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

A class action claims "gross negligence, apathy and callousness" over what the government says were tainted batches of the company's popular Maggi brand of instant noodles.

A clampdown on contamination in growing fields has pushed out wildlife and destroyed habitats.

Don't Fear The Wild Animals, Researchers Tell Salad-Makers

7:57am August 12, 2015

by Dan Charles

According to new research, vegetable farmers who clear away trees and wild vegetation from their fields aren't making their produce any safer to eat. But they are destroying animal habitats.

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Nestlé's Maggi instant noodles gained popularity in India as the snack of the middle class in the 1980s.

India Orders Nestlé To Stop Selling Some Noodle Soup Products

9:19am June 05, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

India's Food Safety and Standards Authority said that the soups were "unsafe and hazardous for human consumption." Nestlé said the products had not been tested properly.

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Nestlé India In Hot Water Over Reports Of Excess Lead In Noodle Soup

3:44pm June 03, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

Sales of the popular instant soup, sold under the brand Maggi, have plunged since the food safety dispute erupted in India.

Once the roots of the Eskimo potato got too tough to eat, Christopher McCandless started collecting the seeds in a plastic bag, says author Jon Krakauer.

'Into The Wild' Author Tries Science To Solve Toxic Seed Mystery

3:06pm May 06, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Jon Krakauer has long been haunted by how Christopher McCandless died in the Alaskan wilderness. In a scientific journal, he and a chemist show that the seeds McCandless consumed can contain a toxin.

After initially recalling products made at its Oklahoma facility, Blue Bell is now asking retailers and customers to throw away or return all of its products currently on the market.

Blue Bell Widens Recall To All Of Its Products Over Listeria Worries

10:04am April 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called it "a complex and ongoing multistate outbreak of listeriosis occurring over an extended period of several years."

How The Food Industry Relies On Scientists With Big Tobacco Ties

4:20pm April 20, 2015

Critics of the system that ushers food products to market say it is rife with conflicts of interest. When scientists depend on food companies for work, they may be less likely to contest food safety.

Our Food-Safety System Is A Patchwork With Big Holes, Critics Say

3:41pm March 30, 2015

by Grant Gerlock

More than a dozen federal agencies play a part in keeping food from making Americans sick. Critics say the system has gaps, and we'd all be safer if federal food safety efforts were under one roof.