There’s good news for millions of children who participate in the program daily: The National School Lunch Program’s strict food safety standards work.
A study led by researchers from the University of Connecticut and the
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“The Internet is there to provide data for what you already believe.” That’s what Doug emailed me in a conversation we were having about the endless coverage
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A study published August 24 in BMC Microbiology by Aretha Williams and Omar A Oyarzabal reported on the prevalence of Campylobacter species in skinless, boneless retail broiler meat.
The study was conducted in Alabama between
Continue Reading Study Measures Campylobacter Contamination in Skinless, Boneless Retail Broiler Meat
Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates blood levels of trans fatty acids in U.S. white adults dropped by 58 percent from 2000 to 2009 — a decrease being hailed as huge
If people living on the Gulf Coast trusted the federal government all that much, they might be in trouble right now.
In the first peer-reviewed challenge to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s)
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A new study highlights the need for revamping the aging U.S. Food and Drug Agency, the organization in charge of monitoring the safety of 80 percent of the U.S. food supply. The 500-page study was
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According to a national survey of more than 3,000 participants conducted for NPR by Thomson Reuters, more than 60 percent of Americans are worried about food safety, with 51 percent expressing particular concern over the
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Whether you abide by the five-second rule, seven-second rule or five hour rule you may want to consider new research completed by Clemson University scientist Paul Dawson. He and his students recently published a study
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new study highlighting the increasing frequency of salsa and guacamole-based foodborne illness outbreaks.
This study, which was presented by the CDC at the International
Continue Reading Salsa, Guacamole Common Causes of Food Poisoning
A new study suggests that exposure to high levels of organophosphate pesticides, which are commonly used on fruits and vegetables, can lead to a higher rate of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
The study
