Food Safety

New Zealand Manuka Honey Producer Pleads Guilty To Adding Chemicals

April 25, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 8, 2019

A New Zealand company pled guilty to charges of adding artificial chemicals to their Manuka honey in order to charge a higher price for it. New Zealand Food and Safety filed a lawsuit in 2016 against Evergreen Life Ltd after… [read]

Chlorine Wash Doesn’t Remove Salmonella on Chicken

June 25, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 27, 2018

The majority of chicken for purchase in the United States has been subjected to a chlorine cleaning, a simple yet problematic procedure currently banned by the European Union. Farming practices in the U.S. like overcrowding and lax welfare standards have… [read]

How Bacteria Is Evolving – Should We Be Worried? (the answer is yes!)

June 22, 2016 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 22, 2016

Ah, bacteria, the original cockroach. No matter what you use to try and annihilate it, it keeps coming back, stronger than before. Strains of bacteria like listeria, campylobacter, and salmonella caused food poisoning affecting one in six people in the… [read]