On Christmas Eve, Whole Foods recalled gingerbread houses made by Rolf’s Patisserie and sold in 23 states. The problem? Um, Staphylococcus aureaus bacteria may be squatting inside them. Those nasty bugs can produce toxins that even reheating of food won’t destroy. Symptoms including nausea, cramps and vomiting usually hit within a few hours. The illness [...]
China’s parliament, is proposing legislation on the management of genetically modified (GMO) food, the official Xinhua news agency said in a report seen on Monday. The legislation will cover the import and export of GMO food and production, development and research of GMO grains. China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection is preparing a law on overall [...]
Food safety specialists explain that when cooked foods linger more than two hours at room temperature, they can become mess halls for colorless, odorless, tasteless bacteria. You might suspect such dangers in meat or turkey, and you’ve probably heard that it’s important to separate turkey from the stuffing when storing them. But what might surprise [...]
