Botulism is a life-threatening illness for people of all ages, caused when the bacterium Clostridium botulinum releases ...

Certain foods are more susceptible to listeria contamination than others (think: raw milk, bean sprouts and melon). The ...

One parent says she feels as though there is no guidance on what she should do with play sand that potentially contains ...

Although the total number of food recalls did not increase in 2024 compared to 2023, the number of illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths caused by recalled food did. The amount of recalls due to ...

Foodborne illness may be on the rise. Lauren is an award-winning registered dietitian, three-time book author, freelance writer, and speaker who prides herself on sharing evidence-based nutrition ...

This essay is part of a series on environmental health. Everywhere they look, they find particles of pollution, like infinite spores in an endless contagion field. Scientists call that field the ...

Six people have died due to an outbreak of listeria linked to prepared pasta meals sold at major US grocery chains. A doctor ...

U.S. federal regulators have detected possible radioactive contamination in a second food product imported from Indonesia, even as recalls of potentially tainted shrimp continue to grow. Officials ...

Harbor Island, located in the Grand River on the north side of town, has been undeveloped and contaminated since the J.B. Sims plant closed in 2020. It currently has a walking path, boardwalk, fishing ...