Food

"From the tortillas to the salsa to the chips and marinades, everything served at Chipotle will now be GMO-free."

"Massive legal loophole means companies can add new ingredients to foods with no government safety review".

"U.S. consumer groups, scientists and food companies are testing substances ranging from breakfast cereal to breast milk for residues of the world's most widely used herbicide on rising concerns over its possible links to disease."

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sounded the alarm on a common foodborne illness that has acquired a new and challenging type of drug resistance—and the discovery betrays the difficulty, not just of finding new treatments, but of tracking resistance as it moves around the world."

"Traceability in the food system is the goal, but questions remain since the E. coli outbreak in spinach nine years ago."

"After thousands of people were sickened by tainted eggs, peanut butter and spinach, Congress passed a sweeping food safety law in 2010 that gave the Food and Drug Administration new powers to prevent additional outbreaks. But lawmakers have not provided enough money for the mission."

"Sorry bacon lovers, we've got some sad news about your favorite meat."

"There’s an important debate going on in Europe that could dramatically influence how pesticides are used on the United States’ 400 million acres of farmland. At the center of the debate are endocrine disruptors, a broad class of chemicals known for their ability to interfere with naturally occurring hormones."

The sugar industry has been manipulating science about the health consequences of sugar for decades, newly released documents show.

A few dairy farmers are slipping throught the Food and Drug Administration's enforcement net prohibiting unnecessary use of antibiotics in dairy cows.