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25 Jun

Nearly 20% of Packaged Foods Sold in the U.S. Contain Synthetic Dyes

A review of the ingredients in 39,000+ packaged foods and drinks sold in the U.S. reveals many contain synthetic dyes, especially products marketed to kids.

27 Feb

Environmental Health Expert Gives FDA an ‘F’ for Its Handling of Chemicals in Our Food. His Advice on How to Lower Your Exposure

Dr. Leo Trasande, an internationally recognized expert in children’s environmental health, talks to HealthDay about the dangers of PFAS in our food supply.

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A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia that was linked to a deadly listeria outbreak last year will reopen soon, federal officials say. But recent inspections show similar sanitation problems at other company sites.

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Health officials in Florida are warning folks about the dangers of drinking raw milk after 21 people got sick from products linked to a single farm.

The Florida Department of Health said six of the sickned individuals are children under age 10. Seven people were hospitalized, and two developed serious complications.

"Sanitation practices in this farm are of particular concern due to...

More than 1,000 pounds of frozen ground beef are being recalled after metal pieces were reportedly found in the product.

The frozen, fully cooked beef was made by Ada Valley Meat Company and sent to food service locations and distributors in five states: California, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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A pizza shop in Wisconsin accidentally served food made with oil containing THC, the main compound in marijuana, sickening dozens of people.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared a report last week that identified the eatery as Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton, Wisc.

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WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) —Two types of tuna sold in seven states are being recalled due to listeria concerns.

The first recall affects tuna salad and ready-to-eat foods containing tuna salad from Beaverton, Oregon-based Reser's Fine Foods. The product...

About 90% of the ice cream sold in the U.S. will no longer contain artificial dyes by 2028, federal health officials announced.

Roughly 40 ice cream and frozen dessert companies have pledged to remove seven artificial food dyes from their products in less than three years, Michael Dykes, president of the International Dairy Foods As...

A natural blue food coloring made from gardenia fruit has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The additive — dubbed gardenia blue — can now be used in foods like sports drinks, flavored waters, fruit drinks, teas, and both hard and soft candies, the FDA announced July 14.

It’s made by taking a compound called genipin from crushed gardenia ...

A labeling mistake has led to a nationwide recall of four different types of Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwich cartons, federal health officials said.

Mondelēz Global LLC, the parent company of Ritz, is recalling the products because some packages containing peanut butter may be incorrectly labeled as cheese, the U.S. Food and Dr...

A new study finds that eating even a little processed meat, drinking soda or consuming trans fats puts you at risk for serious health problems.

The research, published recently in the journal

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  • July 10, 2025
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    • Two babies in Oregon got sick with lead poisoning after eating baby food from Target that was previously recalled, Oregon health officials said.

    The food was part of the Good & Gather brand sold at Target stores and made by the company Fruselva. It was

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  • July 7, 2025
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    • Cookouts on the Fourth of July aren’t just a tradition – they’re expected as part of a day of outdoor games, fireworks and fun.

    But a good cookout can turn bad if the potato salad or hamburgers carry a foodborne pathogen that makes friends and family sick, experts warn.

    “Summer food safety is often overlooked, and this can lead to some serious consequences,&r...

    Opening a bottle or unwrapping a piece of deli meat could be adding tiny plastic particles to your food, new research reveals.

    Microplastics and nanoplastics can enter food during packaging, processing and even normal use, like twisting a bottle cap or tearing off a plastic wrapper, according to a study published June 25 in ...

    Texas has become the first state to require warning labels on thousands of food and beverages containing common 44 dyes or additives.

    The new law — signed Sunday by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott — is expected to set off a nationwide scramble in the food industry, The Washington Post reported. 

    The industry must now decide ...

    A 12-year-old girl has died and seven other children were sickened after a suspected outbreak of a rare foodborne illness in northern France.

    Before getting sick, French officials say, all of the children had eaten meat products from two butcher shops (boucheries) in the city of

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  • June 24, 2025
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    • A cheese sold at Trader Joe’s has been recalled due to a listeria contamination.

    The product is Face Rock Creamery’s Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheese Curds. It was sold at Trader Joe’s stores across Northern California and Northern Nevada, the company said June 20.

    The affect...

    Chocolate candy sold across the U.S. is being recalled because it may contain milk that isn’t listed on the label, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

    The agency announced the recall of multiple batches of semi-sweet chocolate nonpareils made by Weaver Nut Company, Inc, CBS News reported. 

    The candy includes small sprinkles and was sold in two varie...

    Premade chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals sold at Walmart and Kroger have been recalled amid a listeria outbreak that sickened 17 people and led to three deaths and one pregnancy loss.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

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  • June 20, 2025
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    • One of the nation’s largest food companies is planning a big change to its ingredients list.

    Kraft Heinz said it will stop using artificial dyes in all U.S. products by the end of 2027. The company also said it won’t use any synthetic colors in new products going forward, The Wall Street Journal reported.

    Artificial dyes — like Red 40, Yellow 5 and 6, Blue...

    A salmonella outbreak tied to a major egg recall has sickened nearly 80 people and sent at least 21 to the hospital, health officials have said.

    The outbreak has been linked to brown organic and brown cage-free eggs distributed by the August Egg Company, according to a June 6

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  • June 9, 2025
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    • Some packages of organic ground beef sold at Whole Foods stores across the country may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials have warned.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert Wednesday about one-pound packages of “ORGANIC RANCHER ORGANIC GROUND BEEF 85% LEAN 15% FAT.”

    The affected b...

    Salmonella-tainted tomatoes in three southern states could cause severe illness or even death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns.

    The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to Class I — its highest warning level, The New York Times reported.

    A Class I recall means there is a reasonable ch...

    A growing salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers has made at least 45 people sick across 18 states, U.S. health officials have warned.

    The cucumbers came from Bedner Growers, a Florida-based company, and were distributed by

    Hormel Foods is recalling more than 256,000 pounds of its Dinty Moore Beef Stew amid reports that wood fragments were found in some cans, according to U.S. health officials.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the nationwide recall May 28.

    The recalled product is sold in 20-ounce metal cans labeled “Dinty Moore Beef Stew.&rdquo...

    They’re a go-to breakfast for millions of kids and adults. They’re brightly colored, packed in enticing boxes and often marketed as healthy — but many cereals today are actually less nutritious than they were a decade ago, a new study has found.

    Breakfast cereals in the U.S. now contain more sugar, fat and salt, while key nutrients like protein and fiber are on the decli...

    Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers grown in Florida. 

    At least 26 people across 15 states have gotten sick, and nine people have been hospitalized, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said May 19, The Associated Press reported.

    The cucumbers were grown by Bedner Growers and distributed b...

    Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.

    The change, announced Monday by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, will affect about 152,000 low-income residents in Nebraska.&...

    Nearly 18,000 tubs of ice cream and frozen yogurt have been recalled because they may contain plastic pieces.

    Wells Enterprises, an Iowa-based ice cream manufacturer, voluntarily recalled the products last month. Its brands include Blue Bunny and Halo Top ice cream products, according to The Associated Press.

    The nationwide rec...

    Publix is recalling one of its popular GreenWise baby food pouches because it may contain lead, the company said this week. 

    The recalled product is the Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food pouch.

    The supermarket chain said it found the issue through routine test...

    A new report says rice sold in U.S. stores contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury.

    The report -- released by Healthy Babies, Bright Futures -- found arsenic in 100% of rice samples tested from stores in 20 metro areas, ...

    Consuming too much cinnamon might affect how your body absorbs some medications, new research shows.

    The study -- published in the June issue of the journal Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences -- looked at how cinnamon and its key ingredients affect the way the body processes drugs, The ...

    The push to remove artificial colors from U.S. foods is gaining speed, but making the change won't be easy -- or quick.

    Last week, U.S. health officials directed food companies to voluntarily phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026. 

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon hand off routine food safety inspections to state and local officials, multiple federal health officials told CBS News.

    These changes are not final and could require approval and funding from Congress. Some FDA employees have been discussing a handoff for years. The goal is to free up federal staff for higher priotiry or forei...

    A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a bite from the lone star tick, may also be caused by other tick species found in different parts of the U.S., a new report shows.

    “Alpha-gal syndrome is relatively rare, but those who have it can have a full-on anaphylactic shock,” Douglas Norris, a professor of ...

    The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is taking steps to tighten oversight of chemicals in the U.S. food supply, a key component of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.

    On March 10, Kennedy directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider new rules that would close a d...

    Two key federal advisory committees on food safety have been shut down, raising concerns among food safety advocates.

    The move was part of a Trump administration push to cut costs and shrink the government.

    Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) eliminated the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods and the National Advisory Committee on Meat ...

    A California man's tragic story highlights the growing risks associated with bird flu infections in domestic animals.

    Joseph Journell of San Bernadino lost two of his beloved cats, a 14-year-old tabby, Alexander, and Tuxsie, a 4-year-old tuxedo cat, after they drank raw milk from a lot recalled for H5N1 bird flu contamination, a news release from Associated Press shows.

    A t...

    Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced it would mandate testing for the virus in milk nationwide.

    The National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) "builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI] H5N1 in dairy ca...

    A California dairy farm has expanded a recall of its raw milk and cream after state health officials discovered bird flu virus in more milk samples.

    In a notice posted Tuesday, Fresno-based Raw Farm LLC said it has now recalled all whole milk and cream products with "use by" dates of Nov. 27 to Dec. 13.

    Meanwhile, California health ...

    Following the historic destruction of Hurricane Helene, many Americans must now return to their mangled homes and begin the heartbreaking task of clean-up.

    After making landfall in Florida near Tallahassee as a ferocious Cat 4 storm on Thursday, Helene caused record-breaking storm surges in Tampa, flash flooding in Atlanta and power outages, massive flooding and mud slides in the mountai...

    That plastic wrap you find around the food you eat is far from benign: A new study shows that more than 3,600 chemicals leach into food during the packaging process.

    Of that number, 79 chemicals are known to cause cancer, genetic mutations, and endocrine and reproductive issues, a team of international researchers reported Tuesday in the 

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    • Toxic heavy metals are found naturally worldwide in soils that produce the cocoa bean tree -- and those metals are showing up in chocolate, a new report warns.

    “We all love chocolate but it’s important to indulge with moderation as with other foods that contain heavy metals, including large fish like tuna and unwashed brown rice,” explained lead author

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  • July 31, 2024
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    • Chicken, turkey and other poultry might get a little safer after new rules to limit salmonella proposed Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

    Poultry companies would be expected to keep salmonella levels below specific thresholds under the new rules and test for six strains of the bacterium that are strongly tied to illness -- three strains in chicken and three in turkeys, ...

    Nearly 60 illnesses, including 30 hospitalizations, have now been linked to eating Diamond Shruumz edibles, U.S. health officials reported.

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted in an update issued Tuesday that of the people who got sick after eatin...

    Few Americans understand the health risks of drinking raw milk, a new survey shows, so experts are redoubling efforts to get the word out on its dangers.

    The push dovetails with the discovery this spring of bird flu virus in milk from infected cows. The H5N1 virus is widespread in wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows. As of June 21, four human cases of...

    Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, a fourth case of H5N1 avian flu has been confirmed in another dairy worker, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday.

    The latest case was reported in Colorado, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a news release.

    "As with previous cases, the person is a worker on a dairy farm where cows tested positive ...

    A regulation allowing the use of brominated vegetable oil in food was revoked Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after the agency concluded the additive was unsafe for human consumption.

    Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) contains bromine, which is found in fire retardants. Small quantities of BVO have been used legally in some citrus-flavored drinks in the United States to keep...

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it is now investigating nearly 50 illnesses and one death that may be linked to eating Diamond Shruumz edibles.

    Of the 48 people in 24 states who said they got sick after eating the chocolate bars, cones and gummies, one patient has died and 27 have been hospitalized, the FDA noted in an updated

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  • July 3, 2024
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    • All Diamond Shruumz edibles have been recalled after the company found high levels of a mushroom toxin in them that may have sickened 39 people in 20 states.

    The recall includes Diamond Shruumz cones, chocolate bars and gumm...

    Seafood lovers should steer clear of shellfish from Oregon and Washington state because of possible contamination with a paralyzing toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned.

    In an advisory, the FDA told c...

    A company recall has been issued for cucumbers sold in 14 states because of possible contamination with salmonella.

    In a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Florida-based Fresh Start Produce recalled t...

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