Food safety incidents tied to chemical contamination remain rare in the United States, but when they occur, they tend to reveal more than a single failure. Within a highly regulated industry where ...

The Food and Drug Administration's first broad testing of food for a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial compounds found substantial levels in some grocery store meats and seafood ...

Costco and Publix have stopped distributing thousands of cases of sauces and salad dressings after the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning over potential contamination. As detailed by People ...

Paper plates might make kitchen cleanup a breeze, but some paper plates have been flagged in the past for contamination. Here ...

Frozen shrimp sold at Walmart might be contaminated with Cesium-137, a chemical that emits radiation. The shrimp is being recalled in 13 states. The FDA has provided lot codes customers can use to see ...

Just over 60 years ago, scientist and conservationist Rachel Carson warned that modern societies were contaminating the ...

Research finds 90% of eco-friendly paper straws contain PFAS, the same toxic compounds regulators are racing to eliminate from food packaging ...

Priorities include reviewing food additives, reducing diet-related chronic disease through nutrition and preventing ...

An interdisciplinary team including researchers at McGill University has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in ...

Latest EPA data shows at least one in seven Americans have unsafe levels of "forever chemicals" in their drinking water. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are nearly indestructible ...

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