Unilever U.S. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Popsicle Jolly Rancher SingleServe Frozen Confection PopsUnilever in the United States is recalling approximately 137,000 cases of Popsicle Jolly Rancher Frozen Confection Pop products (single serve offerings) because the products may...
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The FDA’s Revolving Door: The Loophole In Influence An Ongoing Concern
Dr. Marion Nestle is a renowned nutrition professor at NYU and Cornell. She follows-up on food industry funded research to present a clearer picture of the results and their trustability. Do the claims the industry makes actually hold up under review? Keep an eye on our Fact Check files to find...
Amazing Sculptures Are All Butter At NY State Fair
“Dairy: Good for you. Good for the planet.” That is the theme of this year’s butter sculpture at The New York State Fair. The sculpture highlights one of the many ways dairy farmers protect the planet while producing nutritious milk. It includes a blue river, which helps make the connection...
Sweet Surprise: Manuka Honey Shows Promise As A Natural Weapon Against Breast Cancer, Study Says
Written by: Denise Heady, Science Communications & Media Relations Manager, UCLA Denise covers the clinical cancer program along with basic and clinical translational research for the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has spent the last decade in healthcare communications...
Food Prices Are Dropping Faster Than Other Items – Unless You’re Eating In A Restaurant
After years of constant inflation, the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from July is a welcome breath of fresh air, especially for folks who like to cook at home. While the overall inflation rate for the last 12 months still hovers just under 3%, grocery prices over the last 12 months rose...
Perdue Chicken Nuggets And Tenders Recalled Nationwide Due To Metal Fragment Contamination
Perdue Foods LLC, Recalls Frozen, Ready-To-Eat Chicken Breast Nugget and Tender Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter ContaminationPerdue Foods LLC, a Perry, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products that may be...
Mars Candy (Snickers, M&Ms) Buys Out Kellogg’s Snack Line; Now Owns Pringles, Cheez-it And NutriGrain
Mars, Incorporated, a family-owned, global leader in pet care, snacking and food, and Kellanova (NYSE: K), a leading company in global snacking, international cereal and noodles, North American plant-based foods and frozen breakfast foods, today announced that they have entered into a definitive...
Historic One-Ton Methamphetamine Bust In Truckload Of Celery At Atlanta Farmers Market
GDA’s Law Enforcement Division Assists DEA Atlanta in Historic Crystal Meth SeizureGeorgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) Commissioner Tyler Harper has announced that on August 8, 2024, agents from GDA's Law Enforcement Division (LED) assisted the Atlanta Division of the Drug Enforcement...
Can Kratom Curb Opiate Addiction And Shrink Tumors? University Of Florida Study Underway
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $650,000 grant to a UF/IFAS researcher to study a plant that could help mitigate the opioid epidemic, a national health crisis responsible for more than 130 deaths each day. Mitragyna speciosa, or kratom, is a tree belonging to the...
Perrigo Infant Formula Recalled From HEB And CVS Stores In 12 States
Perrigo Company plc is issuing a voluntary recall at the retailer and warehouse level of three lots within one batch, or 16,500 cans, of store brand Premium Infant Formula with Iron Milk-Based Powder due to levels of Vitamin D above the maximum level permitted. The recalled product was shipped to...