A wide range of processed foods - including soups, snack foods, dips and dressings \u2013 is being recalled after salmonella was discovered in a flavor-enhancing ingredient.
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New federal rules that define what makes milk and meat organic have natural food advocates optimistic that the government is committed to ensuring the label means something.
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People who take certain brands of fish oil supplements, seeking benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids are also exposing themselves to unnecessarily high levels of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds, newly released test results show.
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A new report has found that the health-related costs of food-borne illnesses total $152 billion a year, including medical bills, lost wages and lost productivity. That's more than four times an earlier USDA estimate.
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Crowded together at a new breed of megafarms, livestock produce more manure than can be recycled as fertilizer for nearby fields. That excess manure gives off air pollutants, and it is the country's fastest-growing large source of methane.
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Opposition is mounting over a plan to farm 8,100 cows in "battery conditions" at Britain's largest dairy \u2013 a complex of indoor hangars that protesters say will match the carbon emissions of 3,000 homes.
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A bribery scheme involving millions of pounds of tomato products with high levels of mold or other defects has laid bare a startling vein of corruption in the food industry and raised serious questions about how well manufacturers safeguard the quality of their ingredients.
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Major U.S. foodmakers are quietly investigating how to rid their containers of Bisphenol A, a chemical under scrutiny by federal regulators concerned about links to a range of health problems.
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Fruit juices drunk by millions of children each day could contain a harmful chemical linked to cancer, scientists have warned.
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