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There's Grossness Hiding in Your Bag of Pre-Cut Greens
Researchers discover a slimy way salmonella sneaks up on your salad.
Your Farmers’ Market Eggs Are More Likely To Make You Sick
A study shows that you might want to be extra careful if you regularly eat eggs from backyard chickens and small, local suppliers.
Chipotle Is Trying to Buy Your Friendship with Free Food Deals
The deals are clearly aimed to get the youth back on the burrito bandwagon, since their parents are probably still pretty upset about the whole "pooping blood" thing.
Fun-Hating FDA Says We Can Never, Ever Eat Raw Cookie Dough Again
Now, the US Food and Drug Administration wants you to wipe that cookie-batter-smeared grin off your face. In a new announcement, the agency warns that raw dough of all kinds can give you a big-league intestinal baddie.
Why Antibiotics Cause Diarrhea
A new study shows how antibiotics add nutrients to the gut, feeding pathogens.
Australian Grocery Stores Are Arguing on Twitter About Whether or Not to Refrigerate Eggs
While one of Australia's biggest grocery chains has vowed to keep all of its eggs refrigerated from now on, others are defending themselves to consumers via social media.
Food Allergen Recalls Are Becoming A Huge Problem
A VICE News/MedPage Today analysis of six years of FDA data has found that undeclared food allergen recalls have already reached an all-time high so far this year, and have nearly doubled since 2009.
Salmonella-Tainted Cucumbers Kill Three People, Sicken Hundreds
Salmonella-tainted cucumbers have sickened 558 people, killing three of them in 33 states. The company that distributed the produce was also linked to a hepatitis outbreak in 1997.
Peanut Company Executive Gets 28 Years in Prison for Food Poisoning Outbreak
Stewart Parnell, the one-time owner of the now defunct Peanut Corporation of America, will serve a 28-year sentence for a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds.
The Taiwanese Sandwiches That Sparked A Food Craze Are Now Banned In Hong Kong
Described as “addictive,” “fluffy,” and “delicious,” they were all the rage—the cronuts of Taiwan, if you will—until 72 people ended up getting sick after eating them.
Yes, People Have Died from Eating Raw Cookie Dough
After the years-long, agonizing death of a Las Vegan woman who contracted E. coli from eating raw cookie dough, it might be time to admit that maybe it's just not a good idea.