Haven’t they been in the news several times over the years for salmonella contamination? Makes me wonder what exactly they’ve been doing (or not-doing) to keep their costs so low.

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In the wake of numerous pet deaths due to contaminated kibble, important questions are being asked about the safety of our food supply.

Pollan pens a nine-page letter to the next “farmer in chief.”

How to deal with a dead gecko in a bag of muesli and other unsavory discoveries.

Studies find that high-fructose corn syrup is often contaminated by mercury.

Another contaminated food recall unnerves consumers.

The Washington Post reports on an increase in sickness caused by the food supply chain.

Get food out of the danger zone ASAP. Keep it above 140F or below 40F. While it’s in the Zone is when it’s most prone to getting contaminated. So, as soon as you’re done eating, leftover casserole – or...

The recent spike in sales of “natural” pet food was a predictable upshot of the Menu Foods recall, but it’s far from a long-term fix for the unsavory kibble industry.

there was a recent “bring-your-own-cake” thread here, for which i’m too tired to search. serving food from another source is against health codes. period. if it’s contaminated, yet served by the restaurant,...

weeks and complained about how sick he was. I felt bad for him up until he told me he had decided to just go ahead and drink the water and get it over with. Dummy! An unfamiliar food might make you uncomfortable for a day,...

I did lots of food research while pregnant, and never heard of a prohibition on tofu. I wonder if it’s another contamination issue — some tofu is sold in bulk, floating in (highly germ-contaminated) water. I would...

The recent safety scares have many people wary of foods made in China—but cutting those out of your diet completely may be impossible.

The Los Angeles Times is at the head of a lynch mob storming the castle in search of shared party food.