Many of us worry about chemicals in our food, but you can relax about one thing.That green bean casserole may have a lot of calories, but not BPA.
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Don’t panic: just follow these basic rules.
The FDA recently advised people not to eat raw cookie dough because raw flour with E. coli in it had sickened 38 people. Do we really have to forgo our favorites?
Congress is considering new legislation to unify and clarify what all those “use by,” “sell by,” “best by” dates on foods really mean. Here’s the (limited) science behind how those dates get set.
Two new studies from Food Standards Australia and New Zealand show there’s no evidence that nanoparticles in food present a health risk, but there’s more research to be done.
Microscopic needle-like particles don’t seem like something you’d want to feed a baby. Whether safe or not, the way we deal with nanoscale food additives leaves plenty of other questions.
While cooking food in aluminium pots isn’t a bad thing, doing so in foil is problematic. Over-exposure to aluminium may pose serious threats to human health.
Mars’ product recall will be an expensive business.
Nasty pathogens can be present without affecting what the food looks and smells like, which is why we have use-by dates.
What are some of those food safety myths we’ve long come to believe that aren’t actually true?
Insects are a healthy and sustainable source of protein. It’s time foodies appreciated them too.
A food scientist explains the nitty gritty of the five-second rule.
The new country-of-origin labels are supposed to change a confusing system that led to public outrage about hepatitis infections from frozen berries earlier this year. They fall considerably short.
Noodle brand was an instant hit in India but the wider issue the country must tackle won’t be so quick to solve.
Tests have shown that arsenic in rice often exceeds recommended daily levels, yet there are no in-food arsenic safety standards. Why not?
We’ve come a long way since beer was safer to drink than water but the UK still has work to do when it comes to food-borne illness.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called on two ministers to prepare a cabinet submission about country-of-origin food labelling despite initial reluctance about change.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been forced to respond to calls for stricter food labelling and inspection of food imports, following a spate of hepatitis A infections suspected of being linked…
Food distributor Patties Foods has recalled two brands of frozen mixed berries — Nanna’s and Creative Gourmet — due to reports of three people in Victoria, four in Queensland and two in New South Wales…
The death of a three-year-old child caused by drinking unpasteurised milk late last year invited much commentary about food safety and regulation. But little has been said about the man who gave his name…
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Research Fellow, ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
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Associate Professor, University of Birmingham
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Lead for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and Co-Director at the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Microbiology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Professor of Food Safety, University of Guelph
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Policy Analyst HDR, Deakin University
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Specialist, CGIAR System Organization
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Associate Professor in Law, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Food Science, Clemson University
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Professor of Chinese Business and Management, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Business School, University of Sydney
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Food microbiologist and Food safety specialist, CSIRO
