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1 Zicam Cold Medicine Pulled From Shelves
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2 Anatomy of a Tattoo
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3 Is Stevia Safe?
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4 Skate Like The Dog Whisperer: LandRoller Skates
Trans Fat
5 I'm Lovin It!
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6 Drugs Manufactured in Filth
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7 The Skinny On: Stevia
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8 FDA to Food Makers: "Time to Cut the Salt"
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9 I'm Thinking... Cut the Trans Fat
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10 Downloadable Nutritional Charts
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11 Everything in Moderation, Even Tylenol
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12 Label Able: Treated by Irradiation
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13 "Lean" on Labels: What It Now Means
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14 Should Cloned Animal Products Be Labelled?
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15 You Asked: Is Homeopathic Medicine Regulated by the FDA?
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16 First Over the Counter Diet Pill Approved by FDA
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17 Artificial Food Dyes Linked to Hyperactivity?
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18 Is it Bad to Freeze Disposable Water Bottles?
On the cusp of one of the largest food recalls in U.S. history, the debt deal passed last week in Washington has got us worried about the future of food safety. In January, things were looking up. President Obama signed a $1.4 billion overhaul of the nation's food safety system with the Food Safety Modernization Act, the first major food reform since 1938. But last week, everything changed. Read more
It's been a long time coming, and after 33 years with no major updates on sunscreen labeling, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down. Starting next year, manufacturers will be required to eliminate SPF confusion by making it clearer as to what level and type of protection sunscreens provide. "These changes will help people make better-informed decisions about how to use Read more
In response to a shocking number of recalls in the past couple of years, the current administration has taken a number of steps to reform food safety. The latest measure toward policy change: a Senate bill that passed over the weekend, giving the FDA authority to recall food, as well as access to internal records at farms and food production facilities. It's expected to be signed into law both Read more
Trend backlash: dining concepts that never did take off. — Eater NY The FDA's finally tracking antibiotics in meat. — The Atlantic Blue Ribbon Sushi's Bromberg brothers take on Vegas. — Fork in the Road The fight over the Chairman Bao name continues. — The Feast What Jamie Oliver doesn't understand about American eating behavior. — Esquire Get to know pig breeds that could be the Read more
Here's seven delicious drink recipes that can easily be made in batches. — Huffington Post Food Must make: Spanish meatballs with romesco sauce. — Hands on Gourmet While it may be harder to get through the security line, it's easier to find a drink at the airport. — USA Today Learn how Grant Achatz creates a menu for Alinea. — GQ Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich are fighting protesters Read more
In case you didn't get the message: smoking cigarettes is dangerous for your health. Since a picture is worth a thousand warnings words, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing the placement of graphic images on cigarette packages. The agency hopes the grisly images — corpses, cancer patients, and diseased lungs — will deter people from smoking. Tobacco use is responsible for 443,000 Read more
On Friday the FDA concluded that, with less than one percent of 1,735 seafood tissue samples testing positive for trace chemicals, Gulf seafood is safe for public consumption. Yet six months after the BP oil spill, fishermen are still struggling. With many consumers unwilling to eat seafood that comes from the Gulf, the price of shrimp has dropped dramatically. In the wake of the FDA's Read more
In an interesting move, progressive ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's, long known for its civic-oriented campaigns and eco-friendly packaging, announced yesterday that it would phase out claims of "All Natural" on frozen desserts that contain processed or artificial ingredients. The brouhaha began when public health advocacy Center for Science in the Public Interest sent a letter to Ben & Read more
If you treat a pet to any supplements in the form of tablets or powders, check the label — it could be on the latest recall list. Plagued by another possible Salmonella contamination, the latest FDA recall affects a wide range of items from brewer's yeast and glucosamine joint tabs to vitamins and even pet breath mints! What makes this issue especially tricky is that these items are sold under Read more
Although we offered a similar advisory back in January, Merrick is now recalling 10 oz. bags of Beef Filet Squares from Lot no. 10084TL7 for a possible Salmonella contamination. If you still have the resealable package, check for a "Best By 3/24/12" date — those batches may be tainted so return the unused portion to the place of purchase for a full refund. To be on the safe side, if you're not Read more
