food safety

A salmonella outbreak from cantaloupes has made dozens sick, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday. A total of 43 people have gotten sick from salmonella, with 17 needing to be hospitalized across 15 states,…

Shocking video has emerged of a possum crawling over packaged meat at a Coles supermarket in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.Coles shoppers made the stunning, furry find in the fridge of Coles’ Mitcham supermarket on Monday, prompting food…

Onions, peaches and cold cuts, oh my — these are just some of the risky foods lurking in your kitchen.The new study by Consumer Reports reveals the 10 kitchen staples most often linked to food recalls in the US from 2017 to 2022, and some…

California lawmakers are pushing forward a first-of-its-kind bill that seeks to rid food products of five chemicals linked to cancer and developmental issues in children. The legislation, AB 418, seeks to prohibit the manufacture,…

If you’re doing everything you can to avoid norovirus right now—an unpleasant stomach bug that’s making its rounds right now—then you’re probably ferociously washing your hands and trying to avoid people who are sick as much as you…

One supermarket customer had a lucky escape when she spotted a potentially deadly arachnid in a bag of grapes.The Queensland woman took to the Woolworths Facebook page to share a photo of her black seedless grapes – with a redback spider…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is recalling Quebec-made cheese fondues under brand name “1001 Fondues” due to…

It’s a tale as old as time: You buy a package of ground beef, stash it in the back of your fridge and then promptly forget about it. When you dig it out a few days later, you wonder to yourself: What does spoiled ground beef smell like? And…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching an overhaul of its food safety and nutrition division in the wake of a series of crises including the recent baby formula shortage, the agency announced Tuesday. As part of the move,…

Last month, Consumer Reports (CR) revealed that dozens of dark chocolate products sold in the U.S. contain cadmium and lead — two heavy metals that can cause a variety of health problems, like kidney damage and immune system…