Possible ‘Cure’ for Severe Peanut Allergies
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.91″ background_layout=”light”] There’s a very strict “no-nut” rule at the preschool my daughter goes to. I get it and respect it because if she was allergic to a certain food, I wouldn’t want anyone around her to be eating it either. Food allergies are on the rise around the world, the most […]
Listeria Recalls: Increasing Produce Safety
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.83″] A few weeks ago we saw possibly the largest of all listeria recalls of fresh fruits and vegetables. It involved a mind-boggling list of brands and produce types. Normally, such contamination involves a single food or ingredient. Not anymore. But given some thought, this event isn’t surprising. The Big Food system […]
Produce Stickers and Tattoos
Produce stickers are edible? Not the plastic or paper types! That adhesive on either seems pretty questionable too. Especially when it becomes part of the fruit’s skin and both come off as a single layer. How any of this is acceptable for organic produce seems an oxymoron. However, a solution to those billions of little […]