(Natural News) The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom suggests shoppers use differently colored reusable bags in carrying their raw food products to prevent food poisoning. “Ideally, you should have enough bags to carry raw foods, ready-to-eat foods, and non-food items such as washing powder separately,” the FSA recommends. Keep enough ‘bags for life’ […]

(Natural News) Data from a recent analysis published in Pest Management Science revealed that the European Union (EU) currently has fewer registered biopesticides compared with the U.S., Brazil, China, and India. According to the research team, the relative complexity of biopesticide regulations in the EU may explain why the region lags behind other countries in biopesticide research. The […]

(Natural News) There are lots of chemicals to worry about in the foods on our grocery stores’ shelves, whether it’s the pesticides on our fruit and vegetables or the unpronounceable preservatives found in pretty much everything on the lunchmeat and snack aisles. However, a new tactic that ISIS is believed to be planning could make […]

(Natural News) Has your cheese gone past its expiration date? If it has, be sure to check it thoroughly before you toss it out. You could be one of the millions of Americans throwing away perfectly good cheese. According to food experts, numerous varieties of cheese are able to last well past their expiration dates. […]

(Natural News) Many of us have heard horror stories about fake food incidents out of China, but the problem is far more widespread than the occasional sensational headline might imply. Just ask Mitchell Weinberg, the founder of global food spy network Inscatech. Weinberg’s firm is hired by multinational food producers and retailers to uncover fraud […]

(Natural News) Food fraud is a serious problem, and it’s estimated to cost the global food industry around $40 billion each year. It’s not just a costly problem; it can also be a deadly one, as the 2008 crisis with melamine-tainted milk that killed at least six babies illustrated. Two out of five Chinese people […]

(Natural News) A powerful corrosion inhibitor chemical used in wood stove boilers is also deliberately added to most processed meats in the United States, a Natural News investigation has found. Dozens of popular brands of hot dogs, bacon, sausage, lunch meat, sandwich ham and cured meats are sold in grocery stores across America that carry […]

(Natural News) One of the quickest ways to damage a brand’s reputation in the food industry is to announce a recall of their products, citing bacterial contamination as the problem. Food safety is a top priority on consumers’ minds; that’s why premature withdrawal of a company’s products without solid evidence of contamination should be considered […]

(Natural News) In a significant victory for consumer safety — and a devastating blow to Monsanto — California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has declared that glyphosate weed killer is a known, cancer-causing carcinogen that will be added to the scope of Proposition 65. Glyphosate weed killer, also sold under the Roundup brand […]

(Natural News) The U.S. and China has recently reached a trade agreement on beef, poultry and natural gas. The recent agreement, deemed by federal officials as a herculean accomplishment for the Trump administration, was a bid to narrow the country’s trade deficit with China. Under the trade agreement deal, China will allow U.S. imports of beef no […]