You Are The Last Line Of Defense

Part of learning to cook is learning how to handle the food properly so you don’t make yourself or others sick.

Choosing The Right Fish, Seafood

Just what fish should we be eating without wiping out another species or exposing ourselves to additional health hazards?

Are New ‘Natural’ Sweeteners Better?

The answer seems to be “yes,” but some of these things are fairly new to the market.

Thanksgiving Dinner: The Final Steps

As this is our final series of posts about making a big holiday dinner, it’s a good time to go over it all before we launch ourselves into the final topic.

There’s More Than One Way To Cook A Turkey

You’ve decided to go all out and roast a traditional turkey for Thanksgiving. Now you have to figure out how.

Bagged Salads In Trouble Again

Repeatedly, we see the convenience of bagged salads, already washed and cut, being recalled for contamination. A company in California that supplies bagged salad for restaurants and food service outlets has expanded an earlier recall because of possible Listeria contamination. No illnesses yet have been reported. The lesson: even if your pre-made grocery store bagged [...]

Less Poultry Inspection? Really?

The new rules essentially move the inspectors to further down the production line.

Engineered Crops’ Unintended Results

Somehow, nature always seems to get its way not matter what we humans do.

Sprouts Continue Sickening Consumers

Two new cases of sickness from e. coli contamination in sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurants have brought to total to 14 cases in six states.

No More Sprouts

If you’re a fan of Jimmy Johns sandwiches and you like sprouts on your order, you’ll have to cross that item off your list.