Food manufacturers are increasing the healthful properties of products by adding ‘nutraceuticals,’ foods (or part of a food) that provides medical or health benefits. Is it really healthier, or is it just another marketing strategy?
Your food may be organic, but that doesn’t mean it’s safe
Conventional wisdom has always said you can assure your food is safe by buying organic. But New York Times reporter Kim Severson did some digging and she found that organic certification has nothing to do with food safety.
Salmonella-tainted peanut butter has sickened close to five hundred people in 43 states, and killed six. Bill Marler, a Seattle lawyer, explains why it takes so long to trace foodbourne illnesses and how the system could be improved.