Where Science Meets the Food
Almost all Canadians want to reduce plastic food packaging: survey Radio Canada International – ENGLISH
Over 93 per cent of Canadians are personally motivated to reduce single-use plastic food packaging, according to a survey by Dalhousie University in eastern …
Side Delights® Responds to Shoppers Increasing Demand for Sustainability Practices And Now U Know
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Side Delights® has reported its commitment to sustainability while continuing to focus on implementing the highest food-safety practices …
Volunteers Needed for Easy study Offering Free Baby Food, and $100 University of Arkansas Newswire
Volunteers are needed for a feeding study on how broccoli and carrots have positive effects on an infant’s microbiome and overall health.
FDA confirms PFAS chemicals are in the US food supply WQAD Moline
The US Food and Drug Administration confirmed that PFAS chemicals have made their way into the US food supply. On Monday, the FDA publicly …
Molecular bait can help hydrogels heal wounds EurekAlert
Like fishermen, Rice University bioengineers are angling for their daily catch. But their bait, biomolecules in a hydrogel scaffold, lures microscopic stem cells …
FDA food testing finds contamination by ‘forever chemicals’ North State Journal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration’s first broad testing of food for a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial compounds …
We Eat, Drink, Breathe 70,000 Plastic Bits a Year WebMD
Your microplastic intake might be even higher if you choose products that have more plastics involved in their processing or packaging — including bottled water, …
Warning: Compostable food packaging may be hazardous to your health Plastics Today
Liners designed to prevent leakage in compostable food containers can transform into perfluoroalkyl acids inside large-scale composters and migrate into soil …
Study: Drinking bottled water could double ingested microplastic particles KTVZ
Every day we are ingesting tiny, often microscopic pieces of plastic — “microplastics” — with our food, beverages and with the very air we breathe.
2020 hopeful Gillibrand unveils plan to legalize marijuana ABC News
Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand (KEER’-sten JIHL’-uh-brand) has a plan to legalize marijuana and expunge all nonviolent criminal charges …