WASHINGTON (Reuters)-U.S.federal agencies must do a better job of sharing information with each other as well as state, local and private organizations to combat deadly bacteria such as E. coli …
Gordon Brown is set to outline the need to reform social care for Britain's ageing population. The prime minister will say making the system better, fairer and affordable is one …
CHICAGO (Reuters)-The secret behind growing large tomatoes lies not in the fertilizer or the perfect soil conditions, but in just a few genetic changes that over time have resulted in …
Ingredients: Sprouted whole grain wheat kernels, water, wheat gluten flour, whole and ground flax seed. Nutritional breakdown: 120 calories per 2 slices (50g), 20g carb (4g fibre); 2g fat (2g …
Get ready for less fruit juice and cheese: Soon, WIC coupons will cover produce and other healthful foods
IODISED salt is set to be added to most of the bread baked in Australia to address the population's iodine deficiency. But iodine expert Professor Creswell Eastman? said the measure …
A bran muffin and a flavored coffee drink are not unusual choices for breakfast. But along with fiber and caffeine, you may be getting a day's worth of added sugar
MILAN (Reuters)-The use of antibiotics and other anti-microbial agents throughout the food chain contributes to the growth of resistant bacteria which can be passed on to humans through food, EU's …
They say the process destroys E. coli and other potentially deadly microbes that chlorine doesn't kill in fruits and vegetables. But consumer groups are concerned. Before bagged leafy greens wind …
Britain's food and safety watchdog has called for a Europe-wide ban on six artificial food colourings. The watchdog says a British study has linked the additives to hyperactivity in children …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-Substances isolated from bitter melon, a plant eaten and used medicinally in much of Asia, could provide the basis of new drugs for treating diabetes and obesity …
A food safety watchdog has called for a Europe-wide ban on six artificial food colourings after research found a link with hyperactivity in children
NEW DELHI (Reuters)-High food prices and shortages will continue in the near term, making some poorer countries vulnerable to food riots, Jacques Diouf, director general of the Food and Agriculture …
Queensland Police say they are no closer to identifying the source of a string of contaminated food products, despite an 11-day investigation. Five cases have now been reported across four …
Queensland police are leading an investigation into food contamination that now spans four states. A packet of sausages bought from a Woolworths supermarket at Gawler on Adelaide's northern outskirts is …
South Australian police are yet to determine whether a food contamination scare is linked to similar cases interstate. Senior Constable Mick Turnball says a metal object was discovered in a …
Campaigners have attacked TV chef Delia Smith over high levels of salt in some recipes in her new book and series "How to Cheat at Cooking". Consensus Action on Salt …
APPLES are a "nutrition powerhouse" and really do keep the doctor away, according to a new health report. The comprehensive review of scientific research published in the past 10 years …
Queensland police have revealed that some consumers have eaten products contaminated with a metal object. They are investigating after objects up to six centimetres long were found in uncooked, pre-packaged …
TOKYO (Reuters)-Japan will study the safety of cloned animals for food, after a report concluded there is no biological difference in the meat and milk of cloned and non-cloned cattle …
A guide has been written outlining the nutritional content of traditional bush tucker foods such as kangaroo, crocodile and water buffalo. Dialysis nurse and guide's author Lesley Salem says she …
China has banned sales of Italian mozzarella cheese after Italy ordered a recall of the product because it may be contaminated with cancer-causing dioxins. The Chinese Government agency that supervises …
SHANGHAI (Reuters)-China banned sales of Italian mozzarella cheese on Saturday after Italy ordered a recall of the product because it might be contaminated with cancer-causing dioxins
BEIJING (Reuters)-Officials in southern China sealed more than 4, 000 boxes of possibly contaminated milk and the manufacturer recalled another 2, 700 boxes after children became sick on drinking the …
Mushrooms are the only natural fruit or vegetable source of vitamin D. They've got a lot of other things going for them too. They're a good source of copper, potassium …
Vitamin D2 content rose to two to four times the FDA daily value per serving after brief periods under ultraviolet light. The mushroom industry plans to bring high vitamin-D fungi …
The Italian Government is withdrawing from sale much of the mozzarella cheese from the region around Naples, the centre of production. Batches of it were found to have higher than …
Italy? s Agriculture minister went before the TV cameras today and ate cheese. It was part of the country? s efforts to prevent a buffalo mozzarella panic from spreading through …
MILAN (Reuters)-Carefully selecting a lump of fine buffalo mozzarella, a Milan cheesemonger points to a certificate stuck to the glass-fronted fridge which is meant to appease cautious customers about its …
ROME (Reuters)-Italy ordered a recall on Friday of mozzarella cheese potentially contaminated with cancer-causing dioxin, as a widening health scare tainted the reputation of one of its best-known culinary products
The French agriculture ministry has told shops to withdraw some Italian mozzarella cheese from sale amid a scare over dioxin contamination. The affected cheese is made from buffalo milk in …
TOKYO (Reuters)-As Japanese sushi conquers restaurants and homes around the world, industry experts are fighting the side-effects of the raw fish boom: fake sushi bars, over-confident amateurs, poisoned consumers
Italy? s Agriculture minister went before the TV cameras today and ate cheese. It was part of the country? s efforts to prevent a buffalo mozzarella panic from spreading through …
Italy is facing pressure from the European Commission to provide information over the possible contamination of buffalo mozzarella. If Italy fails to provide the requested information by 1800 (1700 GMT) …
BRUSSELS (Reuters)-Italy assured the European Commission on Thursday that no mozzarella cheese contaminated with cancer-causing dioxin has been exported to European Union or third countries, a Commission spokeswoman said
The European Commission has asked Italy for information about the possible contamination of mozzarella cheese, one of the country's best-known exports. Sixty-six buffalo herds in the Naples region were quarantined …
ROME/TOKYO (Reuters)-Italy said on Wednesday only a small number of buffalo mozzarella farms had been found to be using milk tainted with cancer-causing dioxin, seeking to avert a food scare …
BRUSSELS (Reuters)-The European Commission has asked Italy for assurances the country's top mozzarella is safe to eat following reports some of the cheese was made with milk contaminated with the …
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)-Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday that its private-label Great Value milk is now being sourced only from cows that have not been treated with artificial growth hormones …
CHICAGO (Reuters)-An increase in the number of foodborne illnesses caused by contaminated spinach or lettuce over the past 35 years cannot be explained by increases in salad consumption over the …
A man has managed to pursue a successful career as a chef despite surviving on a diet of biscuits. Andrew Forster, 27, from Consett in County Durham, has lived on …
The food industry's increasing use of nanotechnology in ingredients, additives and packaging has prompted two new reports calling for better consumer protection. The reports, one a review led by UK …
If you live in the United States and like spicy tuna rolls, Puerto Rican roast pork or Thai noodles, there is a good chance you are eating, and enjoying, MSG …
BEIJING (Reuters)-China saw a rise of almost a third in food-poisoning deaths last year even as the total number of incidents dropped, the Health Ministry said on Monday, underscoring the …
BEIJING (Reuters)-China saw a rise of almost a third in food-poisoning deaths last year even as the total number of incidents dropped, the Health Ministry said on Monday, underscoring the …
The New South Wales Opposition says it is disappointed the Government has watered down its plans to name and shame restaurants caught breaching health and safety regulations. The Government had …
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters)-The U.S.Food and Drug Administration is examining the way it tells the public about safety concerns with foods, prescription drugs, medical devices and other products it regulates, the …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-The biggest recall of meat in U.S.history raises "red flags" about the safety of meat used in school lunch and other programs administered by the U.S.Agriculture Department, the head …
BEIJING (Reuters)-Chinese-made dumplings which made 10 people sick in Japan were sabotaged, most probably in Japan, China's security and quality watchdogs said on Thursday
Chinese-made dumplings that made 10 people sick in Japan had been sabotaged, most probably in Japan, China's security and quality watchdogs said. Tokyo and Beijing had called for close cooperation …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-U.S.food suppliers are overhauling their own food safety rules, executives from companies involved in recent food recalls said on Tuesday, but lawmakers said the industry must do more to …
A consumer pressure group says that shoppers are being misled into buying fruit-flavoured products which contain little or no fruit. The Food Commission said that too many products have images …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-Regularly eating yogurt and other foods with lactic acid may be good for your mouth, Japanese researchers report
THE MIX At You Bar’s kitchen in Los Angeles, Marcia Monterroza, a worker, and Dennis and Anthony Flynn. Anthony and his mother are the owners
CHICAGO (Reuters)-Consumers are expected to keep eating beef in the wake of the largest beef recall in history, just as they did when the United States reported its first case …
DISHING IT OUT In Beverly Hills, Crustacean puts an icon next to menu items that it says increases immunity
The New South Wales Government has rejected claims Sydney fish market sells old and damaged seafood. Some of Sydney's top chefs have criticised the market saying they are concerned about …
MILAN (Reuters)-If pizza maker Simone Padoan saw a slab of cloned meat in his local supermarket, the Italian chef says he would be too scared to bring it into his …
HERE’S THE BEEF This feed lot in in California can accommodate up to 100, 000 head of cattle
After years of debate, the on Tuesday declared that food from cloned animals and their progeny is safe to eat, clearing the way for milk and meat derived from genetic …
Sushi from 5 of the 20 places had mercury levels so high that the Food and Drug Administration could take legal action to remove the fish from the market. The …
A lawsuit filed in U.S.District Court in Los Angeles said Dannon’s own studies failed to support its advertised claims that its Activia, Activia Light and DanActive were “clinically” and “scientifically” …
BEIJING (Reuters)-China sought on Thursday to reassure the public about rising food prices and growing safety concerns ahead of the traditional Spring Festival, saying supplies were stable and regularly checked …
A supermarket chain says it will not allow genetically-modified (GM) food in its home brand range in South Australia, because an overwhelming number of customers are opposed to GM foods …
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)-A proposed class action filed on Wednesday in California accuses The Dannon Co Inc of mounting a massive false advertising campaign to convince consumers to pay more for …
A new Queensland study has found the benefits of genetically modified (GM) plants and food outweigh any risks. Ethicist Lucy Carter's PhD research found the arguments against the technology are …
A carrot a day may keep osteoporosis away--if that carrot has been genetically modified. "Fruits and vegetables are generally a pretty low source of calcium," says Jay Morris, a researcher …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-New Era Canning Co is expanding a recall of canned green beans and garbanzo beans because of potential botulism contamination, the U.S.Food and Drug Administration said on Friday
A couple of hundred years ago, physicians had few diagnostic tools. To figure out what was going on inside the human body, they often turned to bodily fluids: blood, saliva …
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)-A vegan group is trying to force U.S.restaurant chains to warn California consumers about a cancer-causing chemical that forms in grilled meat, using a state law designed to …
The U.S.food regulator this week sanctioned cloned foods, and reaction to the news has been swift
PARIS (Reuters)-Americans may eat it if they want, but the agriculture minister of France said on Thursday that if offered a dish of cloned meat, he'd have to say "non"
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-The U.S.government ruled on Tuesday that food from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, opening the door to bringing meat and milk from clone …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Cloned animals may often be born deformed and die young but scientists, who have looked at every aspect of their biology to try to explain why, can find no …
Scientists in the US say they have created a genetically-engineered carrot that provides extra calcium. They hope that adding the vegetable to a normal diet could help ward off conditions …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-A U.S.Food and Drug Administration report finds that meat and milk from cloned animals is, for the most part, safe to eat, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday
BRUSSELS (Reuters)-Meat and milk from cloned animals moved a step closer to European Union supermarket shelves on Friday after the bloc's top food safety agency said cloned food products are …
The ACT Health Department has issued a public warning against picking wild mushrooms, after two men were poisoned from eating the deadly death cap mushroom. The fungus can be found …
NEW YORK (Reuters)-The U.S.Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is expected to declare as early as next week that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring is safe to …
The Position: All the freshness and great taste of dry roasted shell-on almonds with the added convenience of easy-to-open shells
This robust meal in a bowl comes together quickly and is from Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison's Kitchen (2007). Soothing and mild quinoa, spinach and potatoes are offset by sweet …
A Queensland company has issued a product safety recall for some two-litre bottles of PhysiCAL No Fat milk. The recall only affects bottles sold north of Bundaberg, with a use-by …
For those of you tucking into dark chocolate this Christmas using the excuse it is good for you, think again. A top medical journal said any health claims about plain …
DOCTORS are urging Christmas revellers to drink only moderate amounts of alcohol and avoid overdosing on fruit cake and candy canes. The Australia Medical Association (AMA) said many people associated …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-A Michigan company said on Friday it was voluntarily recalling 1, 026 cans of green beans because they may be contaminated with bacteria that cause botulism, a life-threatening illness
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-The Agriculture Department said fresh ground beef products contaminated with multi-drug resistant Salmonella may have been ground and later sold at Safeway Inc stores in five states
Study: Eating dark chocolate rich in flavanols? chemicals found in cocoa that have a strong antioxidant capacity? might be good for your heart, but gaining this potential health benefit can …
If 2007 was the year of mental gymnastics over what we eat, what will 2008 hold? Raw milk, melting fat, the end of cheap food... here are some stories to …
? Tis the season of flying reindeer and other myths, so it? s only appropriate that the British Medical Journal is publishing an investigation in its Christmas issue of some …
That? s what University of Washington researchers found when they compared the prices of 370 foods sold at supermarkets in the Seattle area. Calorie for calorie, junk foods not only …
A group of UK doctors has urged the government to proceed with the move towards fortifying flour with folic acid to prevent birth defects. The Food Standards Agency approved the …
If you want your protein in a bottle instead of on a plate, consult our taste-test of five protein waters. But bear in mind: Most of us get all we …
JUST three servings a month of raw broccoli or cabbage can reduce the risk of bladder cancer by as much as 40 per cent, researchers report. Other studies show that …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Just three servings a month of raw broccoli or cabbage can reduce the risk of bladder cancer by as much as 40 percent, researchers reported this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Just three servings a month of raw broccoli or cabbage can reduce the risk of bladder cancer by as much as 40 percent, researchers reported this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-U.S.senators sent President George W. Bush a letter on Thursday demanding greater funding for food safety after dangerous spinach, beef and other food tarnished consumers'confidence in the U.S.food supply
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Fruits, vegetables and whole grains will be added to the grocery list of items covered by the U.S.government's Women, Infants and Children program, which helps more than 8 million …
FUSSY eaters and vegetarians are worried they may go hungry at office Christmas parties because their dietary needs will not be met by mass-catering menus. According to a survey by …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Fruits, vegetables and whole grains will be added to the grocery list of items covered by the U.S.government's Women, Infants and Children program, which helps more than 8 million …
There’s no precise formula for a smoothie, and it can be simpler than my original: just frozen banana, milk, maybe a little maple syrup or vanilla extract, skipping the yogurt …
For a company whose main selling points are healthy living and environmental friendliness, Whole Foods Market Inc.'s huge new store in Pasadena seems dedicated first and foremost to excess. The …
The Position: Raincoast Trading albacore tuna are smaller, younger tuna that don't have the mercury content of other brands
Since 1998, the federal government has required that almost all flour be fortified with the supplement. But in fact, the requirement has meant women receive an average extra dose of …
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Reuters)-U.S.health regulators on Thursday debated a consumer group's bid to boost regulation of salt in food and revoke the ingredient's "generally recognized as safe" status
The AMA, which says Americans should consume 50% less sodium, has joined consumer groups asking for government intervention. Best known for deciding whether medications are safe and effective, the Food …
Apples are a good source of vitamin C and fibre. They bruise easily so handle as you would eggs. Store in your fridge's crisper (preferably alone and in perforated plastic …
Eating locally means different things to different people, but to urban foragers it can literally mean eating close to home
A couple plates of food, a few glasses of wine and an hour of Detroit versus whoever is hardly a recipe for brilliance. Sitting on the couch in a semi-coma …
Americans love sweeteners but can't shake their distrust of the stuff. The science can confuse
HONG Kong people hoping to cure their asthma through the age-old remedy of a dish of crocodile meat could instead come down with sore throats, constipation, nosebleeds and insomnia. This …
Despite overwhelming evidence of an increase in thyroid problems, the Australian Thyroid Foundation says health authorities are failing to act on a simple food additive that could fix the problem …
A retailer tried to distance itself from the Topps Meat scare over the summer that resulted in nearly 22 million pounds of beef being recalled
The New South Wales Government is warning people not to drink unpasteurised milk, after a number of recent complaints about people selling it at markets. Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald …
Switching to organic is tough for many families who don? t want to pay higher prices or give up their favorite foods. But by choosing organic versions of just a …
Hypoallergenic peanuts? Vitamin-rich rice? Calcium-filled potatoes? Biotech companies are working on the next wave of genetically engineered foods, but not without challenges. OPPONENTS call them Frankenfoods, man-made aberrations that should …
Researchers have cracked the mystery of why eating garlic can help keep the heart healthy. The key is allicin, which is broken down into the foul-smelling sulphur compounds which taint …
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times examine the health risks of two commonly consumed and maligned products: soda and margarine. Neither is great but they’re not as …
The debate has been around nearly as long as butter and margarine themselves: Is one truly healthier than the other? The confusion persists for good reason. Butter, which has been …
ALTERNATIVE medicine has been touting the health benefits of garlic for centuries, from its anti-bacterial and antifungal properties, to its positive effects on the cardiovascular system. Now US researchers say …
Nutritional breakdown: Per 1 cup, raw, shredded: 18 calories, 4 g carbohydrate (1. 3 g fibre), 1 g protein, 0 g fat Analysis: Have you ever read those lists that …
The dirt on peaches? TORONTO (Reuters)-Consumers who are keen to know if the food they're buying has been grown without synthetic pesticides and fertilizers have more information at their fingertips …
A few years ago, pomegranate was suddenly everywhere, but new options like goji berries and mangosteen became popular once the bright red seed-filled fruit went mainstream. Now the buzz fruit …
Since the 1940? s, commercial cereal companies have been adding vitamins to their flakes, puffs and O? s in order to replace nutrients stripped away during the manufacturing process. But …
Position: "A new snack for kids that's 100 per cent fruit and 100 per cent fun. With no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives, this quick, healthy snack will keep you …
PEOPLE in rich countries should limit their meat-eating to the equivalent of one hamburger per person per day to help stave off global warming, an Australian-led study in the Lancet …
Mothers go to great lengths to nourish their kids. Missy Chase Lapine, author of The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies For Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids'Favorite Meals, has a system. She …
Cocktails of food additives in children's diets may be responsible for hyperactive behaviour, say researchers. A Food Standards Agency study on 300 randomly selected children found hyperactivity rose after a …
Once you've bitten into a lumpy heirloom tomato still warm from the sun, you'll never want to touch those too-perfect-looking supermarket offerings again. Heirlooms are indescribably delicious??? meaty as a …