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Safe Food Watch Home Which Foods Travel Farthest To Reach The Grocery Store? Reduce your food miles by choosing alternatives to these five fruits and vegetables, which travel farther than most to reach the U.S. during the colder fall and winter months. 10 Top Real Food Sources of Vitamin A Root vegetables and greens, like squash, carrots, pumpkins, collards and beet greens, are great sources of vitamin A. The Daily Green offers delicious recipes for foods rich in vitamin A. How to Cook Bok Choy and 25 More Winter Farmers' Market Secrets Winter veggies are delicious, nutritious ... but sometimes tricky. What do you do with the vegetables and fruits you find at a winter farmers' market? These recipes take the mystery out of seasonal eating in winter. Leasa Alfalfa Sprouts Recall: Details Leasa and Winne Dixie are recalling alfalfa sprouts due to salmonella. Green Valley Food Sprouts Recall Expands Details about the organic sprouts recall of January 2012, including Lets Grow Healthy Together, Green Valley Food Corp. and BroccoSprout branded sprouts. 7 Simple New Year's Resolutions That Will Bring Your Diet into Balance Resolutions - New Year's resolutions for improving your diet, getting healthy and eating in balance with the environment. Organic Celery Seed Recall: Details Details about the organic celery seed recall of December 2011. Details on the Tyson Ground Beef Recall Tyson is recalling ground beef distributed to 16 states. Should BPA Be Banned in Food and Beverage Packaging? The FDA must decide by March 2012 whether to ban Bisphenol A, or BPA, in food and beverage packaging. The 10 Most Sugary Kids' Cereals The worst cereals for kids have the most sugar. Here's a list of the most sugary kids' cereals. Study Finds BPA in Thanksgiving Canned Foods Because bisphenol-A (BPA) has been found leaching from the lining of cans into food, it might be wise to avoid eating a lot of canned foods at Thanksgiving. Hold the Homemade Pesto! Bulk Pine Nuts Recalled Due to Salmonella Wegmans has launched a recall of bulk pine nuts. 17 Alternative Halloween Treats These organic, fair trade, vegan and homemade Halloween candy and treats are great, often healthy, alternatives to sugary over-packaged commercial Halloween candy. Taylor Farms Recalls a Dozen Types of Salad Mixes Taylor Farms is recalling a dozen types of salad mixes due to salmonella. Details on the Latest Ground Beef Recall Ground beef, hamburger patties, taco meat and chili are all included in the latest recall. Bulk Soy Flour Recalled Thumb Oilseed is recalling bulk soy flour and soy meal. List of Recalls Grows, with Cantaloupe, Organic Grape Tomatoes and Romaine Lettuce Cantaloupe, organic grape tomatoes and romaine lettuce is all being recalled due to contamination with pathogens like listeria and salmonella. Get details on the recalls. 7 Fall Superfoods Healthy superfoods like kale, chestnuts, pomegranate, apples, pumpkin, turnip greens and Brussels sprouts are easy to find at the fall farmers market, and easy to cook with these recipes and tips. Cargill Recalls Ground Turkey (Again) The 2011 ground turkey recall details. Cargill is recalling millions of pounds of ground turkey products sold under a variety of brand names, like Honeysuckle White, Kroger, Safeway, Fit & Active and Golden Eagle. 5 Steps to Prep Your Kitchen for Power Outages Your food doesn't have to spoil when summer storms leave you in the dark. Salmonella Infections Traced to Backyard Chickens An outbreak of salmonella has been traced to mail-order poultry chicks ordered for backyard chicken coups across much of the U.S. Details: Organic Baby Spinach Recall Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Markets is recalling organic spinach. Salmonella in Papayas Blamed for Illness in 22 States Agromod Produce is recalling papayas after the FDA traced a multi-state outbreak of foodborne illness to salmonella in its papayas. USDA Proposes New Meat Labels The USDA is proposing new rules for marinated and saline-injected meat and poultry products. 28 Delicious Summer Recipes Seasonal summer recipes for grilling and taking advantage of farmers' market bounty. FDA: Don't Drink This Raw Milk! The FDA is warning consumers about raw milk from Tucker Adkins Dairy, which may have made people sick after being sold illegally across state lines. Study: BPA Leaches from Aluminum Water Bottles When it comes to BPA in water bottles, not all materials are created equal. Results of test show Bisphenol A leaching differences from stainless steel, aluminum and plastic water bottles. Should Consumers be Warned of Mercury in Fish at the Grocery Store? Earthjustice and others petition the FDA to label seafood according to mercury contamination. Advisories would help pregnant women, women of childbearing age and young children. FDA: Don't Eat These Sprouts! The FDA is warning people not to eat alfalfa sprouts or spicy sprouts in plastic bags from Evergreen Produce. A 10th State Poised to Ban BPA in Baby and Toddler Products Delaware could soon become the 10th state to ban BPA - Bisphenol A - in baby and children's products like baby bottles and sippy cups. Green Your Pantry: 10 Do's and Don'ts Pages: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cut the clutter and chemicals in the pantry with these simple steps, from green cleaning and stocking whole bulk foods to integrated pest management and safe nontoxic food storage tips. The New Dirty Dozen: 12 Foods to Eat Organic Pages: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The dirty dozen foods with the highest pesticide residue. Eat these organic foods to avoid pesticide residue. Delicious Recipes for 13 Spring Fruits and Vegetables Identify, store, and cook spring fruits and vegetables you find at the farmers market with confidence, including fiddlehead ferns, rhubarb, ramps and artichokes. 6 Great Vegetable Grilling Recipes Backyard grilling doesn't have to mean meat. Check out these great vegetarian summer grilling recipes. USDA Slow to Release Pesticide Residue Data The USDA is slow to release its latest pesticide residue testing data, used to create Dirty Dozen lists, angering advocates like Environmental Working Group and Dr. Philip Landrigan. Recall of Grape Tomatoes and Salads Expands (Again) Grape tomatoes are being recalled due to salmonella. The grape tomato recall has prompted the recall of prepared supermarket salads sold at Walmart, Safeway, Sam's Club and other groceries. Supervalu Grocery Chains Will Stock Sustainable Seafood WWF and Supervalu are teaming up to stock sustainable Marine Stewardship Council-certified seafood and fish in Superalu's nine retail brand grocery stores nationwide. Top 10 Vitamin E Foods, for Radiant Skin List of superfoods with the most Vitamin E. These foods provide the most Vitamin E, according to USDA statistics. Vitamin E is important as an antioxidant, and supports healthy skin. Jonathan's Alfalfa Sprouts Recall Expands (Update) There's a new alfalfa sprouts recall of Jonathan's alfalfa sprouts products. Could These 13 Organic Foods Make Your Child Smarter? Chlorpyrifos exposure in the womb leads to cognitive deficits in childhood, according to new research. Eating organic foods that don't have pesticide residue could reduce exposure. Setting a Sustainable Seder Table These Tips and Recipes Will Help Make Your Passover a Healthy and Sustainable One. 6 Steps to Mastering the Farmers' Market Choose the best organic fruits and vegetables with these simple farmers market tips. Don't worry - shopping the farmers market is easy and delicious. Delicious Recipes for 6 Spring Vegetables Spring is finally here! Celebrate by heading to the farmers' market and trying one of these great spring vegetable recipes. The Case Against Artificial Food Colorings: Should You Be Concerned? The Food and Drug Administration is examining the health risks of synthetic food dyes, colorings and additives in light of concerns over hyperactivity, attention deficit, cancer and other health concerns. To Cut Your Exposure to Synthetic Hormones, Stop Eating Canned Foods To reduce exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates - two endocrine disrupting chemicals - stop eating canned foods like soups and canned tuna. Choosing Safe Fish Should Soon Get Easier The EPA has proposed a new rule to limit mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants, which should eventually help rid fish of toxic contamination. Alicia Silverstone's Recipes: See What She Eats to Stay Healthy, Energetic and Happy Alicia Silverstone delivers 5 yummy recipes from her new book, The Kind Diet, for a healthier, happier you. Greener St. Patrick's Day Recipes Go green this St. Patty's Day by using organic or locally sourced ingredients in these Irish recipes. Details on the Latest Ground Beef Recall Creekstone Farms is recalling 40,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli. Details on the RemedyTeas Organic Tea Recall RemedyTeas is recalling organic herbal peppermint tea because of possible salmonella contamination. Details on the recall of organic herbal tea. |
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