Consumer exposure to inorganic arsenic in food raises health concerns such as skin cancer, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
In a risk assessment, EFSA considered the increase in skin cancers associated with inorganic arsenic exposure as the most relevant harmful effect. Experts concluded that ensuring protection against skin
Continue Reading EFSA confirms inorganic arsenic in food risks
Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame have led to disagreements among various research and public health groups.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Joint Expert Committee
Continue Reading International agency says aspartame is possibly carcinogenic but FDA disagrees
California is officially taking a “Roseanne Roseannadanna” approach with a big “nevermind” about those cancer warnings that were supposed to go on coffee.
Like burning toast, roasting coffee beans produces trace amounts of acrylamide, a chemical that’s always been present when some foods are heated, but it went undetected until
Continue Reading No cancer warnings required on coffee sold in California after all
Java enthusiasts can brew in peace as new research shows that the presence of acrylamide, a known carcinogenic chemical, in nine of the top selling coffee brands is undetectable.
The Clean Label Project – a national nonprofit focused on health and transparency in labeling – completed analysis of the research
Continue Reading Go ahead, bend your elbows for that morning fix: Coffee’s OK
After reviewing an assessment of the best available scientific evidence, the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that the consumption of processed meats can increase a person’s chances of developing certain cancers. WHO, the Geneva-based public health arm of the United Nations, was following a recommendation from its International Agency
Continue Reading WHO: Eating Processed Meats Increases Chances of Developing Certain Cancers
A couple of weeks ago, when I found myself putting a few thousand miles on a new truck in the upper Midwest, I forgot to take enough music along to cover all that distance. That left no choice but to turn to the AM radio, where there are three options:
Continue Reading Letter From the Editor: ‘Super’ Weeds and the C-Word
World Cancer Day (Feb. 4) is the perfect time to talk about why food safety is so important for the nearly 15 million Americans who are cancer survivors and the 1.7 million people in the United States projected to be diagnosed with cancer this year. 
Treatment of cancer typically involves
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A new study says the more red meat you eat, the greater your risk of death, and that substituting other types of protein lowers mortality risk.
The study, by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health, published online Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, involved 37,698 men from
Pregnant women and people with leukemia and several other types of cancer are as much as 1,000 times more susceptible to Listeria infections, French researchers report.
Doctors at the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (Institut de Veille Sanitaire) summarized the results of a major study of French listeriosis patients
Continue Reading Cancer Patients, Pregnant Woman at High Risk for Listeriosis
A new study of several leading brands of kids’ canned foods has found various levels of bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogenic chemical that has been linked to breast cancer, in 12 cans tested.
The Breast Cancer Fund collected 2 samples of 6 different types of food marketed to children
Continue Reading BPA in Canned Food for Kids: Is It a Threat?
