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• Q & A: Is It Healthy to Store Food Near a Microwave Oven?

  Could cooking oil, spices or canned foods stored next to a microwave oven be receiving unhealthy doses of microwave emissions? Read More... Posted Jan 05 2009, 09:18 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Medicine and Health, Radiation, Microwave Ovens

• World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Now, Not Even Adults Are Safe

  Britain’s food regulator said that several edible sex accessories imported from China and sold in Britain were contaminated with small amounts of melamine. Read More... Posted Oct 20 2008, 10:48 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food Contamination and Poisoning, Melamine, Great Britain, Sex

• China Announces Stricter Testing Because of Milk Scandal

  China said Wednesday it had strengthened dairy-product testing to reduce the allowable trace amounts of melamine. Read More... Posted Oct 08 2008, 09:15 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food Contamination and Poisoning, China, Melamine

• Small Type and Large Loopholes in New Labeling Laws

  Labeling laws that are supposed to tell shoppers whether their tomatoes, apples or chicken are homegrown or imported have taken effect. Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 03:27 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Seafood, Labeling and Labels, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Retail Stores and Trade, Fish and Other Marine Life, Advertising and Marketing, Supermarkets

• National Briefing | Science and Health: Salmonella Outbreak Is Said to Be Over

  The largest outbreak of foodborne illness in a decade, one that sickened at least 1,440 people, appears to be over. Read More... Posted Aug 28 2008, 11:52 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food Contamination and Poisoning, Mexico, Salmonella (Bacteria)

• Food Cited In Illnesses That Hit Track Team

  Potential sources of the food poisoning that affected several members of the United States track team were tap water used to wash lettuce and oil purchased locally. Read More... Posted Aug 15 2008, 11:03 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food Contamination and Poisoning, Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Dalian (China)

• Recall Leads Whole Foods to a Change

  Scrambling to contain fallout from a recall that threatens its reputation for quality, Whole Foods said it would tighten oversight of suppliers to keep unsafe products out of its stores. Read More... Posted Aug 11 2008, 10:23 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recalls and Bans of Products, Meat, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Retail Stores and Trade, Whole Foods Market Inc|WFMI|NASDAQ

• Food Stuff: An Olympic Feat for Strawberries

  For the first time, a shipment of strawberries grown abroad entered China on Tuesday, as part of a temporary agreement between the country and California. Read More... Posted Aug 05 2008, 11:07 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Fruit, Food Contamination and Poisoning, California, Olympic Games, Strawberries

• Amid Salmonella Case, Food Industry Seems Set to Back Greater Regulation

  Industry leaders are questioning whether the weak produce-tracking rules that many of them once championed are more a curse than a blessing, several food safety experts say. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2008, 09:38 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Tomatoes, Food and Drug Administration, Salmonella (Bacteria), United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, House of Representatives

• City Inspectors Keep Pressure on Sous Vide Cooking

  Some New York restaurants are in the middle of a debate over government regulation of sous vide cooking, a technique many chefs are finding indispensable. Read More... Posted Jul 22 2008, 08:00 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Restaurants, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Bacteria, Health Department

• Really?: The Claim: Never Eat Shellfish in a Month Without an R

  Shellfish can be problematic in the summer for several reasons, but the warning to avoid it between May and August may be outdated. Read More... Posted Jul 21 2008, 01:46 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Seafood, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Medicine and Health, Oysters, Shellfish

• Really?: The Claim: Mayonnaise Can Increase Risk of Food Poisoning

  Food poisoning typically spikes this time of year, and mayonnaise always attracts suspicion. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2008, 09:39 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Medicine and Health, Salmonella (Bacteria), Mayonnaise

• Consumed: Snack Mentality

  Puffed treats that make your noshing feel a little more virtuous. Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 10:57 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recalls and Bans of Products, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Weight, Advertising and Marketing, Snack Foods, Robert's American Gourmet, Popcorn

• Q & A: Peril in a Pot

  Is it dangerous or unhealthy to eat fish or meat that has been frozen, cooked, refrozen, then cooked again? Read More... Posted Jun 16 2008, 08:22 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Meat, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Medicine and Health, Bacteria

• National Briefing | Science and Health: Progress in Salmonella Investigation

  Nine of the 228 people who have gotten sick from salmonella-tainted tomatoes ate at two restaurants in the same chain. Read More... Posted Jun 13 2008, 10:01 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food Contamination and Poisoning, Tomatoes, Salmonella (Bacteria)