Just when you thought it was safe to drink bottled water, a new U.N. report raises concerns about what you may be consuming: tiny particles of microplastics.
Category: Food Microbiology
New USDA study reveals mistakes in food preparation that leads to illness – WSAW
New USDA study reveals mistakes in food preparation that leads to illness WSAW
A new study released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that many Americans are putting themselves at unnecessary risk of illness.
Broccoli Is Dying. Corn Is Toxic. Long Live Microbiomes! – Scientific American
Broccoli Is Dying. Corn Is Toxic. Long Live Microbiomes! Scientific American
As food writer Mark Bittman recently remarked, since food is defined as “a substance that provides nutrition and promotes growth” and poison is “a substance …
Study Finds Farm-Level Food Waste is Much Worse Than We Thought – Civil Eats
Study Finds Farm-Level Food Waste is Much Worse Than We Thought Civil Eats
Unharvested crops dramatically bump up estimates of U.S. food waste. But some farmers are seeking solutions to get that food to market.
Which store leads the pack in food sales in central Pa.? Walmart, Giant or Sheetz? – PennLive.com
Which store leads the pack in food sales in central Pa.? Walmart, Giant or Sheetz? PennLive.com
We don’t just buy food at the supermarket. These days you can pick up the necessities – and more – at convenience stores, drug stores and warehouse clubs.
Motif FoodWorks raises $27.5m to help build its fermentation-based protein platform – FoodNavigator-USA.com
Motif FoodWorks raises $27.5m to help build its fermentation-based protein platform FoodNavigator-USA.com
Boston-based Motif FoodWorks (formerly Motif Ingredients) – which is deploying synthetic biology to engineer microbes to produce proteins with a fraction of the …
Food ingredients under the microscope – Harvard Health – Harvard Health
Food ingredients under the microscope – Harvard Health Harvard Health
New technology is allowing scientists to better understand how food ingredients and additives affect the body. Scientists recently found that one additive,…
Our Kids Do Not Need a Weight Watchers App – The New York Times
Our Kids Do Not Need a Weight Watchers App The New York Times
Weight Watchers — now rebranded as WW — has introduced an app called Kurbo, for children 8 to 17 years old. As a registered dietitian who specializes in …
Trump’s Rollback of Food Stamps – The New York Times
Trump’s Rollback of Food Stamps The New York Times
A reader says an estimated three million people would lose benefits under the new rule. Also: Gay families and adoption; advertising of sex products in the …
Spraying Antibiotics to Fight Citrus Scourge Doesn’t Help, Study Finds – The New York Times
Spraying Antibiotics to Fight Citrus Scourge Doesn’t Help, Study Finds The New York Times
When the Environmental Protection Agency approved the spraying of certain antibiotics three years ago to fight a deadly bacterial infection decimating Florida’s …