Many chemicals are problematic because they can disrupt the endocrine system. “The evidence is greatest about the effects of ...

Widespread flooding from Hurricane Helene has created numerous food safety problems. To ensure your family’s safety, use the following tips from the Food and Drug Administration.

That’s how Bradley Aiken of Portland, OR began his response to our call for reader questions about where their food comes from. “My weekly visits to the local farmers’ markets still find an ...

Students in the World Food Problems course talk with Dennis Savaiano, the Virginia C. Meredith Professor of Nutrition Policy, during one of the course's small-group discussions. In the discussions, ...

That unexpected ingredient is something called a plasticizer: a chemical used to make plastic more flexible and durable. Today, plasticizers—the most common of which are called phthalates—show up ...

Editor's Note: This is a part of YourTango's Opinion section where individual authors can provide varying perspectives for wide-ranging political, social, and personal commentary on issues. A few ...

A picture is worth a thousand calories. Oct. 7, 2012— -- It's your classic money shot, the camera tight to reveal every detail of steamy cinnamon buns drizzled just so. Jam-glazed pork falling ...

Airline kitchens are known for their own food safety problems, but rarely do those ground-based issues result in a loss of food service in the air. Delta Air Lines, however, made that connection by ...

Dutchess Outreach in the city of Poughkeepsie would get about 250 visitors at its food pantry a month before the pandemic. Nowadays, it can see that amount of traffic within two days. On the days the ...

When someone says "food waste," chances are that you immediately imagine a pile of rotting food—gross, smelly, and ugly. The term "waste" evokes a mental image of something inherently disgusting that ...

Robert Irvine has been enlisted to overhaul the dreary mess hall menus that drive many soldiers to less-healthy choices. By Alexander Nazaryan Reporting from Fort Jackson, S.C, and Fort Gregg-Adams, ...