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Fear the Frankenfish: Beneath the Gills of the Genetically Engineered Salmon
A quick-developing, nutritious, cheap fish with no negative health or environmental impacts? Many scientists say it sounds good—almost too good.
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Can Plain Cigarette Packages Stop Smokers from Lighting Up?
Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released new graphic warning labels that will soon grace every pack of smokes sold in the...
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A Tour of Cigarette Warning Labels From Around the World
How do the U.S.'s new graphic cigarette warnings match up around the world?
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Beware of Whole Grain Inflation
Subway offers sandwiches on 9-grain bread. You can find 10-grain, 12-grain, and even 15-grain breads in supermarkets. What do all these claims mean?
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Tastes Like Nanotechnology
A small step towards federal oversight for the safety of some very small particles that are making their way into foods.
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OMG GMOs! How Can You Tell If Your Produce Is Genetically Modified?
The new AquAdvantage salmon is forcing a public debate about the safety of genetically modified foods, and what the public should know about them.
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Why Consumer Advocates Are Milking Cows on Capitol Hill
The battle over raw milk is heating up, but both sides are ignoring the most important question: When is it safe to drink?
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The Perils of Confusing Drug Brand Names
With the proliferation of similar-sounding brand names for drugs, it's getting increasingly easy for us to mix up our meds.
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Alcohol Counts, Just Not When it Comes to Calorie Counting
Not on tap for beer, wine, or fruity mixed drinks: Calorie counts.
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Did Pom Wonderful Buy Morgan Spurlock's Silence?
Do pomegranates really help with heart disease and erectile health? The evidence isn't clear and it's too bad Morgan Spurlock didn't let us know that.
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Feast Your Eyes: Food's Gallery of Shame
Visit the FDA's hall of shame for recalled products: the mis-labeled and contaminated, potentially deadly foods lurking in our pantries and stores.
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Do Elimination Diets Really Eliminate ADHD?
If the artificial dyes in food cause behavioral problems in kids, should we eliminate food coloring altogether?
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Spider Webs and the Battle Over Federal Caffeine Limits
One hundred years ago, the predecessor of the FDA had no data on how caffeine affects humans. Unbelievably, the same is pretty much true today.
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Some ADHD With those Froot Loops? Food Coloring Makes Kids More Hyperactive
The color of food signifies flavor and nutritional quality, but what if those colors are contributing to ADHD in hyperactive children?
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Feast Your Eyes: Radioactive Wasabi
Japanese authorities update the list of contaminated foods while the FDA tests produce at U.S. ports.
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Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Calorie Counts
Cinema chains are fighting a proposal that would let consumers know how many calories come with their movies.
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FDA Fast Tracks Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
The FDA and DARPA have created a faster approval process for breakthrough medical technology. First up: a high-tech prosthetic arm.
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Winning the Future with Salmon
That line that got the most laughs during Obama's State of the Union actually raises an important issue about our broken food regulatory system.
