Food safety is a scientific discipline describing the handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards. Food can transmit disease from person to person as well as serve as a growth medium for bacteria that can cause food poisoning. In developed countries there are intricate standards for food preparation, whereas in lesser developed countries the main issue is simply the availability of adequate safe water, which is usually a critical item.

Biotechnology company, Solazyme to produce Food oils that are healthier than canola oil. In the future, french fries will be infused with all the brimming, healthy flavor of oil produced by algae, as Sunstroke author, David Kagan wrote in Doomwatch. Fascinating article.

The Alberta Beekeepers, with additional financial support from Alberta Crop Industry Development, Alberta Agriculture & Food has completed a critical This report outlines what is known about the medical properties of honey and what further research may be required before the Alberta producers can market honey with health benefit claims…

India would receive technical assistance from the United States in developing a Centre for Food and Drug Administration, aimed at assuring the safety of medicines and vaccines produced in the country, US Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O Leavitt said today.

High fructose corn syrup is extremely soluble and mixes well in many foods. It is cheap to produce, sweet and easy to store. The perfect combination for mass production of sweetened goods. It’s used in everything from bread to pasta sauces to bacon to beer as well as in "health products" like protein bars and "natural" sodas.

Eating a high-fat, high-carb fast food meal produces damaging cellular changes that are greater and longer-lasting in obese ...