Hacker News with Generative AI: Food Safety

US will ban cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods (bloomberg.com)
US health officials banned the artificial food coloring Red No. 3, which has been linked to cancer and is currently in scores of products from candy to cold medicine.
Food Safety, Health, Regulations, Cancer, Food Additives
418 points by toomuchtodo 3 days ago | 558 comments
Lead and cadmium found in muscle-building protein powders, report says (wqow.com)
Over-the-counter protein powders may contain disturbing levels of lead and cadmium, with the highest amounts found in plant-based, organic and chocolate-flavored products, according to a new investigation.
Health, Supplements, Food Safety, Heavy Metals, Consumer Products
89 points by mikhael 5 days ago | 91 comments
Lead and cadmium found in muscle-building protein powders (cleanlabelproject.org)
Health, Nutrition, Supplements, Food Safety, Heavy Metals
7 points by so_delphi 6 days ago | 4 comments
Foods with the Most Plastic Chemicals: Study Reveals Surprising Results (newsweek.com)
From popular brands like Burger King, McDonald's, Starbucks, and Whole Foods to everyday kitchen staples such as rice and salt, a new study highlights the alarming extent of plastic contamination in foods.
Food Safety, Environmental Issues, Consumer Products, Science, Health
17 points by XzetaU8 12 days ago | 1 comments
CA bans food 'sell by' dates. Will it save you money without getting you sick? (latimes.com)
A new California law further regulates food safety labels and will take effect in 2026.
Food Safety, California Law, Consumerism, Food Waste
7 points by rntn 16 days ago | 2 comments
EU bans BPA in food materials (europa.eu)
The Commission has today adopted a ban on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials, due to its potentially harmful health impact.
EU, Food Safety, Regulation, Chemicals
82 points by geox 25 days ago | 10 comments
USDA locks barn door after Listeria escapes (efoodalert.com)
Five months after the CDC posted the initial notice of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak ultimately traced to Boar’s Head deli meats, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a series of “…stronger measures to protect the public from Listeria monocytogenes.”
Food Safety, Outbreaks, Listeria, USDA, Food Industry
55 points by speckx 31 days ago | 90 comments
Bird Flu Can't Stop the Thirst for Raw Milk (theatlantic.com)
Not even bird flu can stop some Americans’ thirst for unpasteurized dairy.
Public Health, Food Safety, Dairy
13 points by bookofjoe 38 days ago | 10 comments
US Food and Drug Administration moves to ban red food dye (theguardian.com)
A red food dye that is ubiquitous in American drinks, snacks, candies and cereals may finally be banned by the federal government after years of concern that it has adverse health impacts, particularly upon children.
Food Safety, Health, Regulation, FDA, Food Industry
53 points by rntn 41 days ago | 32 comments
US to start nationwide testing for H5N1 flu virus in milk supply (arstechnica.com)
On Friday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would begin a nationwide testing program for the presence of the H5N1 flu virus, also known as the bird flu.
Public Health, Avian Flu, Food Safety, Government
12 points by ctoth 42 days ago | 1 comments
Black plastics may contain toxic compounds that can leach into food, experts say (cbc.ca)
Takeout containers and utensils made of some recycled black plastics may contain chemicals used in electronics, according to a recently published study.
Food Safety, Plastics, Environment, Recycling, Health
21 points by pseudolus 46 days ago | 4 comments
Man suffers chemical burn that lasted months after squeezing limes (arstechnica.com)
In a case of an oft-overlooked food preparation risk, a 40-year-old man showed up to an allergy clinic in Texas with a severe, burning rash on both his hands that had developed two days earlier.
Health, Food Safety, Allergies, Unusual Injuries
107 points by lisper 51 days ago | 68 comments
Raw milk recalled for containing bird flu virus, California reports (arstechnica.com)
Bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw—unpasteurized—milk sold in California, prompting a recall issued at the state's request, health officials announced over the weekend.
Food Safety, Public Health, California, Bird Flu
54 points by bikenaga 53 days ago | 110 comments
CDPH: Bird flu virus found in raw milk for sale (statnews.com)
Health officials in California have discovered bird flu virus in raw milk for sale in a store in the state, a development scientists following the ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows have been anticipating and worrying about for some time.
Health, Food Safety, Avian Influenza, California
12 points by classichasclass 54 days ago | 1 comments
Bird flu virus detected in California raw milk (latimes.com)
State health officials said Sunday that bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy.
Food Safety, Public Health, California, Avian Flu
6 points by Anon84 54 days ago | 5 comments
Costco’s butter recall, explained (forbes.com)
Would you toss your butter in the trash if the label left out one critical detail? For some Costco shoppers, the answer is yes, according to the latest FDA guidance.
Food Safety, Consumer News, Costco, Product Recalls
60 points by michaelbarton 63 days ago | 251 comments
Solanine (wikipedia.org)
Solanine is a glycoalkaloid poison found in species of the nightshade family within the genus Solanum, such as the potato (Solanum tuberosum), the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and the eggplant (Solanum melongena). It can occur naturally in any part of the plant, including the leaves, fruit, and tubers. Solanine has pesticidal properties, and it is one of the plant's natural defenses.
Botany, Chemistry, Food Safety
10 points by teleforce 67 days ago | 2 comments
Fired Disney employee hacked menu to falsely claim foods did not contain peanuts (nbcnews.com)
A disgruntled former Disney employee is being accused of hacking into menu-creating software used by the company's restaurants to falsely indicate that certain food items did not contain peanuts.
Cybersecurity, Food Safety, Disney, Employee Misconduct
8 points by ceejayoz 79 days ago | 0 comments
Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid (theatlantic.com)
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
Cooking, Food Safety, Health, Chemicals
475 points by Jimmc414 80 days ago | 844 comments
Factory farms can contaminate onions with dangerous pathogens like E. coli (ewg.org)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration report that onions are the likely source of the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened dozens more.
Food Safety, E. coli, Outbreaks, Agriculture
14 points by stareatgoats 80 days ago | 4 comments
Pizza place accidentally spiked dough with THC, sickening dozens (arstechnica.com)
Dozens of people in Wisconsin have been sickened and at least five needed emergency medical services after inadvertently eating pizza tainted with Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive compound in cannabis, officials of Public Health Madison & Dane County reported late Friday.
Food Safety, Cannabis, Wisconsin, Health, Accidents
4 points by nobody9999 81 days ago | 0 comments
E. coli cases linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders rises to 75 (cnn.com)
Food Safety, E. coli, McDonald's, Fast Food
5 points by amichail 84 days ago | 0 comments
1 Dead from E.Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders (cnn.com)
Food Safety, Fast Food, Health, Outbreak
18 points by jonwachob91 87 days ago | 10 comments
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders (cdc.gov)
CDC, FDA, USDA FSIS, and public health officials in multiple states are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. Most people in this outbreak are reporting eating the Quarter Pounder hamburger at McDonald’s before becoming sick. It is not yet known which specific food ingredient is contaminated.
Food Safety, E. coli, McDonald's, Public Health
28 points by amichail 87 days ago | 8 comments
Toxic Compounds Derived from the Maillard Reaction in Thermal Food Processing (sciencedirect.com)
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs), acrylamide (AA), 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are toxic substances that are produced in certain foods during thermal processing by using common high-temperature unit operations such as frying, baking, roasting, grill cooking, extrusion, among others.
Food Science, Chemistry, Health, Food Safety, Nutrition
7 points by rntn 91 days ago | 0 comments
Newsom signs bill to expel six food dyes from California public schools (latimes.com)
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, M&Ms and other items made with certain synthetic food dyes will be expelled from California public schools, charter schools and state special schools under a bill signed into law Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Food Policy, California Politics, Education, Health, Food Safety
5 points by PaulHoule 101 days ago | 1 comments
Cybersecurity is like food safety: digital HACCP (berthub.eu)
There are lots of calls to invest in improving cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity, Food Safety, Digital Security
4 points by fanf2 106 days ago | 0 comments
Cooking items in your home are linked to cancer-causing chemicals (pennlive.com)
A new study found that black-colored plastic kitchen utensils and takeout containers, among other items, may contain cancer-causing chemicals.
Health, Science, Food Safety, Cancer
46 points by Jimmc414 107 days ago | 93 comments
10th person dead in Listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head meats (arstechnica.com)
A 10th person has died in the nationwide Listeria outbreak connected to Boar's Head deli meats, which otherwise appears to be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
Food Safety, Outbreaks, Health, Public Health
23 points by okasaki 112 days ago | 1 comments
1000s of Toxins from food packaging found in humans – research (theguardian.com)
More than 3,600 chemicals approved for food contact in packaging, kitchenware or food processing equipment have been found in humans, new peer-reviewed research has found, highlighting a little-regulated exposure risk to toxic substances.
Food Safety, Chemicals, Health, Research
37 points by prmph 113 days ago | 11 comments