Food Safety

A study warned that plastic pollution in our oceans could spread deadly diseases down the food chain through farmed seafood such as mussels and oysters.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has temporarily relaxed nutritional labeling guidelines to help the food industry, causing great concern for parents about children with allergies.

Health and food safety experts reveal cooking habits that can lead to many health problems and risks. A report posted on thehealthy revealed a set of these wrong habits:

Agricultural expert Vladimir Vikulov warned that most types of tea lose their properties with the passage of time, and when stored incorrectly this process is very accelerated.

Gastroenterologist Dr Nuria Dayanova revealed that some types of mold are not visible with the naked eye. Therefore, I gave some important advice to protect food from mold that leads to poisoning.

Sugar, with many negative side effects, goes beyond the common problem of being overweight, according to doctors. Robert Losting, an American specialist in endocrinology and obesity in children, listed in Business Insider a report the damages of excessive intake of sugar.

Drinking water daily is essential to maintain the vitality of the body, and it is often recommended that you drink at least eight glasses of water to ensure the optimum efficiency of your body parts.

A new study shows that nutritional information prominently displayed on food products and providing consumers with information on salt, sugar and calorie content plays an important role in guiding people toward better food choices.

German scientists have uncovered some foodstuffs that regularly eaten destroys the human intestine, because they cause great damage to the mucous membranes in them.

A report by the Russian "Ross Katchistvo" company revealed that it is better to limit the intake of cold tea and coffee in hot weather due to the increased caloric content of these drinks.

Children under the age of five are at risk of foodborne illness because their immune systems are still growing and young children with developing immune systems cannot fight infection just as adults can. In addition, young children produce less acid in the stomach that kills harmful bacteria, making it easier for them to get sick.

Some wonder about the best way to cook vegetables, keeping in mind the vitamins they contain. The question here is, is it always necessary to cook vegetables or is it better to eat them raw? What is the correct cooking method to preserve the nutrients?