Single New Yorkers look forward to Fleet Week every year. But this is a reminder that Fleet Week is about the thousands of Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who keep us safe on a day to day basis. Some of … Continue reading →

Last month, two of South Korea’s biggest retailers halted sales of US beef after the discovery of “mad cow” in the US. As a result, South Korean authorities said they will increase checks on beef imports from the US, where … Continue reading →

Late next month, TV chef Rachael Ray is scheduled to move into Martha Stewart’s New York Chelsea studio. Stewart had taped “The Martha Stewart Show” there for years before the Hallmark Channel terminated her show in January. Although someone in … Continue reading →

Last year, the CDC estimated that over 1 million salmonella cases occur annually in the United States. Of these cases, approximately 20,000 result in hospitalization and 378 result in death. Based on CDC information, salmonella accounts for almost 30 percent … Continue reading →

According to a story initially featured in the local North Dakota news, Stacy Knutson, a waitress at Fryn’ Pan in Moorhead, MN, will be allowed to keep a $12,000 cash tip left by a Fryn’ Pan customer. Knutson was working … Continue reading →

The Smoking Gun, a website that gathers information from court files nationwide, and from government and law enforcement sources through Freedom of Information requests, recently reported on an event involving the sale of sex in exchange for cheeseburgers. According to … Continue reading →

In 2009, Actress Alicia Silverstone — Clueless, The Babysitter — released The Kind Diet, a guide to vegan nutrition, and launched a related website called The Kind Life. Silverstone, the mother of a 10-month-old son she calls Bear, recently revealed … Continue reading →

Last week a federal judge ordered the FDA to withdraw approval for the use of common antibiotics in animal feed because of fears that overuse is endangering human health by creating antibiotic-resistant “superbugs”. U.S. Magistrate Judge Theodore Katz ruled that … Continue reading →

I’m as liberal as liberal gets, but even I have to agree that whoever thought up this advertisement for Belvedere Vodka was not thinking of the consequences. The ad is redolent of sexual violence. The text makes allusions to oral … Continue reading →

You will soon be able to get drunk on this tall drink of water. George Clooney has decided to get into the tequila market. Casamigos Tequila, takes after the name of the homes of Clooney and Rande Gerber (Cindy Crawford’s … Continue reading →

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a consumer health group in Washington, said in a statement that Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Diet Coke, and Diet Pepsi contain high levels of 4-methylimidazole (4-MI), a known animal carcinogen. The chemical is … Continue reading →

WNET’s John Farley comments on the still pervasive inequity in and around restaurant industry kitchens. “It’s an incredibly male dominated culture,” said Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of the labor advocacy group, Restaurant and Opportunities Center, and the former executive director of … Continue reading →

In a paper published online in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers found significant concentrations of arsenic in two infant formulas that contain organic brown rice syrup used as a main ingredient for a sweetener. Arsenic was also found in … Continue reading →

Tests in the state of Maine have found bisphenol-A, or BPA in 11 of 12 samples of baby food, according to the Bangor Daily News. A coalition of health and environmental groups in Maine plan to petition state regulators, and … Continue reading →

According to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration press release written by Diane Sparish, Michael Foods, a Minnesota-based food company, is recalling more than one million hard-cooked eggs from 34 states, after tests revealed some may be contaminated with Listeria … Continue reading →

According to the USDA, almost 90% of the corn planted in the US is genetically engineered. And since by definition bourbon must be made with at least 51 percent corn, that means most bourbon is made with GM corn. There … Continue reading →

The Food and Drug Administration has detained orange juice shipments from Canada after the shipments tested positive for carbendazim, a banned and toxic pesticide just recently found in Brazilian juice. The FDA announced earlier this month that it would begin … Continue reading →

Jensen Farms, the Colorado cantaloupe grower responsible for a listeria outbreak that killed 30 people last year, has been fined by the U.S. Department of Labor for failing to provide safe migrant worker housing. According to the Department of Labor, … Continue reading →

The Cornucopia Institute, a non-profit advocate for the family-scale farming community, claims the USDA has approved Monsanto’s genetically engineered corn — Monsanto’s first commercial genetically altered and consumer-oriented vegetable product. The new GE sweet corn will be sold on the … Continue reading →

The New York City Health Department has launched a new ad campaign — at taxpayer expense — spotlighting the ever growing increase in portion sizes and the consequences everyone is surly already painfully aware of. The ads, which began appearing … Continue reading →

Late last year Spence Cooper reported on findings by the University of Texas School of Public Health in Dallas that there were high levels of one type of PBDE flame-retardant in a pooled sample of 10 kinds of butter. This included Land … Continue reading →

The U.S. Agriculture Department announced it will close nearly 260 offices nationwide. USDA closures will include 259 offices, labs and other facilities, affecting the USDA headquarters in Washington and operations in 46 states. Seven foreign offices also will be shut. … Continue reading →

The Record, a weekly legal journal covering the Madison and St. Clair County Civil Courts in Illinois claims that in 2009, Ronald Ball filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo Inc. after finding a dead mouse in his can of Mountain Dew. … Continue reading →

To purchase Fast Lane Click the Picture Above – Not Sure How Long It Will Be Back I got one of the best holiday presents today. Fast Lane Tea is back! I’ve been waiting for this caffeinated delight to grace … Continue reading →

During the hyperinflation episode in the German Weimar Republic in the 1920s, the hyperinflated currency was so worthless a wheelbarrow full of German Marks was still not enough to purchase a loaf a bread — “inflation reached the point where … Continue reading →

The Food and Drug Administration issued a press release on their website indicating that Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 5,000 lbs. of Turkish Pine Nuts sold in the Bulk Foods department of most Wegmans stores in New York, … Continue reading →

A new study published in Pediatrics indicates preschoolers exposed to higher levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in the womb may have more anxiety and depression and have worse self-control than those exposed to lower levels of the chemical before birth. … Continue reading →

The listeria outbreak from cantaloupes causing 25 deaths is now considered the deadliest known outbreak of foodborne illness in the U.S. in more than 25 years. The listeria outbreak which began on July 31 has killed 25 people and sickened … Continue reading →

Researchers at a news conference in Vancouver disclosed that a lethal and highly contagious marine virus has been detected for the first time in wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest. The virus, “infectious salmon anemia”, which does not affect humans, … Continue reading →

Kraft, the company that confessed to using genetically engineered bovine growth hormone, has issued a recall for Velveeta Shells & Cheese single-serve microwaveable cups. WHY? Because it is contaminated with small, thin wire bristle pieces. Nice surprise for the kiddies. … Continue reading →

North Carolina newspaper columnist Jeffrey Weeks recently expressed his revolting disfavor for Rick Perry — but not over politics. Jeffrey Weeks is appalled by Perry’s reprehensible comments on Southern cooking. “Rick Perry is not fit to be president of the … Continue reading →

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now claims 72 illnesses, including 13 deaths, are linked to cantaloupes. Health officials say they are investigating three additional deaths that may be connected to listeria. The number of infected persons identified in … Continue reading →

A 44-year-old Wisconsin law making it illegal for restaurants to serve margarine as a replacement for butter is the focus of Republican state Rep. Dale Kooyenga’s effort to repeal the law. Breaking the law is punishable by up to three … Continue reading →

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a recall notice of ground beef on Sep 23, 2011, due to possible E. Coli O157:H7 contamination. Palo Duro Meat, an Amarillo, Texas, company, is recalling 40,000 pounds of frozen fine … Continue reading →

Music is a part of everyone’s lives. For some people, it is an expression of oneself. For the people in the music industry, it has become a way of living. When it comes to the pride of creating such beautiful … Continue reading →

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to Rocky Ford Cantaloupes from Jensen Farms. According to the CDC, a total of 22 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been … Continue reading →

Why do Americans allow frog genes in tomatoes? Is this healthy? What about jellyfish genes in your milk? Sound tasty? This is the ethical conundrum politicians in Washington and shoppers everywhere are facing daily. The FDA has looked the other … Continue reading →

On Sunday, September 11, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall of approximately 185,000 pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella Heidelberg, made by Cargill Meat … Continue reading →

At home carbonation systems allow you to turn regular tap water into sparkling water in seconds. They’re fun and simple to use, and if you have one or more prodigious soda drinkers in the family, making carbonated beverages from home … Continue reading →

Author John Paull (China’s Organic Revolution, Journal of Organic Systems from 2000 to 2006) claims China moved from 45th to 2nd position globally in the number of hectares under organic management. In the year 2005/2006, China added 12% to the … Continue reading →