A Senate committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been battered by a series of high-profile recalls that have soured consumer confidence in the food safety system.
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Kellogg agreed to recall about 4,500 cases of Eggos Sept. 2 after a routine state inspection turned up Listeria in a sample of Buttermilk Eggo Waffles.
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A gigantic dairy operation near Minnesota's western border is violating manure storage law and suspected of allowing pollutants to enter public waterways.
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Citing public concern about the safety of ground beef, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced legislation that would require companies to test for a deadly E. coli strain.
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A scientist testified that runoff from fields spread with poultry manure accounted for a major portion of phosphorus pollution in a sensitive northeastern Oklahoma watershed.
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Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group \u2014 a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season.
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No one would choose to eat polychlorinated biphenyls \u2014 yet we do. And a new study finds that the cost of their pervasive contamination of our food supply can be high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease.
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Aware of chemicals in everyday products, Kim Radtke refused such things as ordinary scented lotions and deodorants. So when Radtke took part in a new study that tested levels of chemicals in pregnant women, she was dismayed to learn she rated worst among nine West Coast women tested.
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Over the past decade, environmental groups have pressured U.S. chlorine plants to stop spewing mercury, the toxic heavy metal that settles in water and makes its way into the food chain by contaminating fish and shellfish.
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Smaller than a virus and used in more than 200 consumer products, silver nanoparticles can kill and mutate fish embryos, new research shows. Tiny particles of silver \u2013 potent anti-microbial agents that can kill bacteria on contact \u2013 are becoming increasingly popular in consumer goods, including washing machines, refrigerators, clothing and toys. Many nanoparticles, including nanosilver, wash down drains and are discharged into lakes and rivers, where fish and other aquatic life are exposed.
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Researchers have just linked prenatal exposure to bisphenol-A with subtle, gender-specific alterations in behavior among two year olds. This is the first study to link human behavioral impacts with BPA.
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