Food Safety : 50 Articles

If you’re concerned about food safety – be it foodbourne illness or chemicals in food, you’ve arrived at the right place.  Search this section for articles about food contaminants, such as pesticide residues and hormones, as well as safe food handling practices.

No link between cooked potatoes and cancer

A study conducted in Europe has failed to turn up an association between eating fried or baked potatoes and an increased risk of cancer, according to an international team of researchers.…

FDA urged to limit acrylamide levels in food

A public advocacy group last week petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to force manufacturers to limit how much acrylamide is in food. The Center for Science in the Public Interest…

US food manufacturers study ways to limit acrylamide in foods

Snack-food makers are studying methods that may reduce levels of a potential cancer-causing chemical found in many fried and baked foods. Last year's surprise finding of the chemical,…

Acrylamide in starchy food might not cause cancer

Fried foods such as potato chips and French fries may contain a substance that can cause cancer in animals, but the levels do not appear high enough to increase the risk of the disease in…

Germany to cook chips at lower temperature due to cancer fears

German food makers have agreed to recommend that chips be cooked at lower temperatures to reduce the build up of a possible cancer-causing compound, acrylamide, the consumer affairs ministry…

Safety of chips and French fries examined

World Health Organization (WHO) food safety experts start three days of meetings this week to probe reports that potato chips, French fries and other carbohydrate-rich foods contain a…

Health Canada alert: Certain foods may contain chloramphenicol

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning consumers not to consume certain food products, which may contain Chloramphenicol. These products have been manufactured using honey…

Stacking dishes wet may promote bacterial growth

Researchers are cautioning that the plates on which commercial meals are served may become contaminated with bacteria if they are not allowed to dry properly before being piled up after…

More reason to cook your burgers well done

Safeway Canada recalled 45,000 kilograms (99,000 pounds) of ground beef over the weekend saying it feared it was contaminated with E. coli. Safeway was one of several retailers in Canada and…

Concerns over the sweetener stevia

South Americans have used this natural sweetener for years and it's been approved as a food additive in Japan for more than three decades. This sugar substitute is derived from the leaves…