Lab-grown chicken deemed safe by FDA may soon be in stores
Lab-grown chicken is pecking at the door of grocery stores as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greenlighted...
FDA re-appropriates the term 'milk,' to potential benefit of dairy industry
In a potential blow to almond and soy milk producers, the FDA plans to crack down on the usage of the term "milk"...
FDA approves genetically modified mosquitos to fight Zika
With confirmation that Zika-carrying mosquitos have finally spread to the US, the US Food and Drug Administration...
The food we eat isn't what we think it is, new book shows
Inaccurate food labeling is a rampant problem in America. That Kobe steak you ordered? Unless you're at one of...
FDA will finally begin testing food crops for cancer-linked herbicide glyphosate
Glyphosate, a powerful herbicide used widely in U.S. agriculture with known links to cancer and autism, has finally...
New study shows BPA-free plastics may not be safer
Many plastic products now tout that they are “BPA-free,” meaning that they are no longer comprised of the endocrine-disrupting...
The US government approves drug-producing "GMO" chickens
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a chicken that has been genetically engineered to produce...
The 12 most jaw-dropping Inhabitat stories of 2015
This year proved the age-old maxim: buyer beware. Not only did we discover that herbal supplements may not contain...
Every year, 23,000 people end up in the ER because of herbal supplements and vitamins
You dutifully take your multi-vitamin and supplements every day with the goal of being as healthy as you can, but...
After scandal, GNC commits to test all herbal supplements for unlabeled and fraudulent ingredients
In the wake of a scandal which found that herbal supplements such as ginseng and valerian root sold at major retailers...
FDA finds majority of herbal supplements at GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target don't contain what they claim - instead cheap fillers like wheat and soy powder
The New York State Attorney General's Office is demanding that GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target remove store...
Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes may be released in Florida
In an attempt to curb outbreaks of two devastating tropical diseases in the Florida Keys, the FDA is proposing...
The Netherlands Says "No" to Monsanto, Bans RoundUp Herbicide
The Netherlands is the latest country—after Russia, and Mexico—to say no to Monsanto. The Dutch Parliament...
New Report Reveals Rubberizing “Yoga Mat” Chemical Present in 500 Everyday Foods
Until Subway announced it was pulling azodicarbonamide (ADA) out of its bread last week, few people had ever heard...
FDA Panel Debates the Safety of Creating Embryos with Three Parents
The Food and Drug Administration is weighing the benefits of a bold new technique that produces embryos with DNA...
