Author, entrepreneur, and farm-to-table provocateur Nina Planck has a solution to the E. coli outbreak devastating the spinach industry: Eat grass.

There’s no question that wild salmon tastes better and contains fewer contaminants than farmed.

Japan recalls Chinese dumplings tainted with insecticide.

Simplehuman’s touch-free soap dispenser is ideal for obsessive-compulsives.

It’s perfectly fine to freeze pre-marinated meat for later cooking, provided you’re using fresh meat that’s never been frozen.

The pet-food scare has been depressing, but it’s shed light on that industry. The recent news that people may have eaten melamine-laced food, though, is just plain freaky.

Chinese citizens weigh in on how melamine-tainted milk is affecting their shopping habits.

In the wake of the E. coli spinach outbreak, some produce distributors are refusing to buy from farmers who use ecofriendly practices like composting and water reclamation.

A manure-free farming method may be the safest of all.

According to actual scientists, our favorite justification for picking up and eating dropped food may have some basis in reality.

Another contaminated food recall unnerves consumers.

The Consumerist has the details on an Applebee’s meal gone slightly wrong, with a side dish of passionate commenter response.

Is that restaurant dish what you think it is?

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

Text messaging may spell the end of the old-school restaurant pager.