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CDC Infographic Shows Super-sized Portions Are the New Normal 26 May 2012 | 07:27 am
FoodFacts has learned that “Super Sized” portions are the new normal sized portions. In the mid-2000s, Cornell researcher Brain Wasink performed an experiment called the “bottomless bowl of soup.”...
FDA Offers Grilling Tips 9 May 2012 | 04:44 am
Photo from U.S. FDA FoodFacts.com would like to discuss grilling season. With grilling season just around the corner, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month released a pamphlet wi...
Added Sugar All Around 1 May 2012 | 02:48 am
Photo from Forbes FoodFacts.com would like to explore added sugar today. Last week, on our Facebook page, we highlighted clever marketing ploys employed by companies to sell food. One of the most...
Do you REALLY know how much sugar is in your food? 27 Apr 2012 | 02:45 am
FoodFacts.com just recently discovered this, and we figured we would share it. Thank you Cousin Marilyn for sending in this information! 4.2 grams = 1 teaspoonful of sugar = 1 cube. **Each cube is ...
All the Cows Go Mad — The Latest on Mad Cow Disease 26 Apr 2012 | 02:05 am
Photo from CNN.com FoodFacts.com would like to address the news of confirmed “mad cow disease” case in California. Think back to a little less than a decade ago, when “mad cow disease” was first ...
Mutated Gulf Seafood — Are Consumers Safe? 21 Apr 2012 | 05:18 am
Photo from Donald Waters/AP Photo FoodFacts.com will be exploring the effects on seafood following disasters such as oil spills today. Back in 2010, theGulf of Mexicosaw an oil spill unlike any s...
Dioxins — Any “eggscape” from them? 19 Apr 2012 | 02:16 am
Picture credit to FoxNews.com FoodFacts.com would like to take some time to look at dioxins. Recently, it has been revealed that in Germany, the highly poisonous chemical was found in eggs fro...
Food for Thought: Pink Slime 12 Apr 2012 | 02:44 am
FoodFacts.com will be tackling the topic of pink slime today. Pink slime, also known as lean finely textured beef (LFTB), has been making headlines recently compliments of the controversy surround...
Salmonella. Are You Up to Date on the Latest Outbreak? 10 Apr 2012 | 03:46 am
FoodFacts.com will be looking at Salmonella today. As of April 6, 2012, 100 people have been stricken with Salmonella in an outbreak that has spread across 19 states. The specific serotype is Salm...
Bug Colors. Are Cochineal Beetles in Your Food? 5 Apr 2012 | 03:34 am
Here at FoodFacts.com, we have been fielding several inquiries on colors extracted from Cochineal Beetles over the past few weeks. Most recently, this topic has been the talk of the town following...
