Update: Several other brands that purchased peanut butter ingredients from the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) have issued similar recalls. More about the peanut butter recall here. The cause of a recent nation-wide salmonella outbreak may have been solved after King Nut, an Ohio-based peanut butter distributor, found salmonella bacteria in an … [Read more...]

The FDA says it may pursue criminal action against several companies that produce over-the-counter (OTC) weight loss supplements because these companies are refusing to take their dangerous diet pills off the shelves. In the meantime, FDA is urging consumers not to use any of the weight loss and diet products below, as they may contain undeclared, … [Read more...]

Several firms are recalling tens-of-thousands of pounds of pork due to possible dioxin contamination after being notified by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) that routine surveillance tests indicated the presence of dioxin in pork products that were sent to multiple importers in the United States. Dioxins are organic compounds that act … [Read more...]