Federal regulators have issued two new rules expanding the government’s ability to seize products it considers dangerous and to prevent potentially contaminated food from entering the country.
Scientists have found that an antioxidant found in red wine, grapes and nuts -- a substance similar to resveratrol -- could protect against radiation sickness.
Researchers at the University of Florida's Emerging Pathogens Institute have identified for the first time the 10 riskiest combinations of foods and illness-causing microorganisms.
ConAgra Foods Inc. offered to buy Ralcorp Holdings Inc. for about $4.9 billion, sweetening its bid to lure the largest U.S. store-brand foods maker into takeover negotiations.
Scientists are reporting an in-depth analysis of how the caffeine in coffee, tea and other foods seems to protect against conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and heart disease on the most fundamental levels.
Scientists have long searched for a method to turn bad fat into good fat and help burn excess calories. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore may have found a way to do just that.
An antioxidant that may help prevent damage to the liver caused by excessive drinking has been identified, which scientists say could pave the way for new treatments to reverse steatosis or fatty deposits in the liver that can lead to cirrhosis and cancer.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) reported third-quarter net earnings of $578 million and quarterly segment operating profit of $1.0 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, up $157 million and $310 million, respectively, from the same period one year earlier.
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