(Natural News) A study of government data showed that European fruits contaminated with the most hazardous pesticides have seen a significant increase over a nine-year period. Around 33 percent of apples and 50 percent of blackberries surveyed had residues of the most toxic categories of pesticides, some of which have been linked to illnesses such as cancer, […]

(Natural News) New research has found that the average person consumes a credit card’s worth of plastic particles every single week through tainted food and water – and the vast majority of people have no clue that it is even happening. Nanoplastic particles that are less than 0.001 millimeters in size plague the modern food […]

(Natural News) Food poisoning is a major threat to health in a world where sustenance comes in buckets of stored food. It is caused by ingesting food and water contaminated with harmful bacteria. Contamination happens due to improper food handling and frequently leads to food spoilage. While people who have eaten contaminated food typically get better without treatment, some […]

(Natural News) A congressional report found that some of the products made by large commercial baby food manufacturers in the United States contain heavy metals, such as arsenic and lead, that can endanger infant health. The report issued by the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy revealed that high levels of heavy metals were present in rice cereals, purees […]

(Natural News) Teabags made from plastic – rather than the usual paper – are fast becoming common around the globe. But tea drinkers ought to steer clear of these plastic teabags after recent tests found that a single bag could shed billions of microplastics into each cup. In a major breakthrough, scientists from Canada’s McGill University […]

(Natural News) Bad news, salt lovers — a recent study says that over 90 percent of salts sold across the world contain microplastics. The study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, looked at 39 salt brands from 21 countries, including the U.S. and China. Microplastics refer to plastic debris less than five millimeters […]

(Natural News) Fish is an important component of a healthy diet. The American Heart Association even recommends eating two servings of fish every week to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. But that benefit comes with a warning: Make sure that you’re getting the right kind of fish, as some types of fish have high levels of pollutants, […]

(Natural News) Like other prepping skills, knowledge about meat safety is a crucial part of survival when SHTF. Learn how to properly prepare food and how to identify meat that is safe to consume to avoid contamination and food poisoning. Whether you’re butchering wild animals from a hunt or livestock from your homestead, you need […]

(Natural News) A few years back, food companies were forced to recall thousands of pounds of their chicken nugget products after people started reporting about finding bits of plastic in their bite-sized foods. The crisis has repeated itself anew, but instead of pieces of plastic, the processed food has somehow been contaminated with chunks of wood. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

(Natural News) Avocados are one of the best and most popular superfoods out there. But like any other food, they could become contaminated. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that one-fifth of the avocados they examined were contaminated with harmful bacteria. The FDA tested more than 1,600 imported and domestic avocados between […]