Wegmans recalls frozen chicken nuggets due to possible bone fragments

NEW YORK (AP) — Wegmans is recalling frozen chicken nuggets in eight states and the District of Columbia because there may be bone fragments in the packages. A public health alert was issued for frozen, fully cooked Wegmans breaded chicken breast nuggets by the U.S. Department of...

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. Food and Drug Administration officials granted a 2022 petition filed by two dozen food safety and health...

USDA documented insects and slime at Boar's Head plants, records show

Government inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar's Head deli meat plants, not just the factory that was shut down last year after a deadly outbreak of listeria poisoning, federal records show. Newly released reports from Boar's Head plants in New Castle,...

Inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at Boar’s Head deli meat factories in three states, records show

Walmart says customers should discard recalled chicken broth

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says customers should throw out a chicken broth product that was sold at stores in mostly Southern states late last year. The retailer has recalled 48-ounce cartons of Great Value Family Size Chicken Broth that had been sold at 242 stores in nine states. ...

Major Florida grower to end citrus operations after years of hurricanes and tree disease

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida's signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases. Alico Inc. announced Monday that it planned to wind down its citrus...

FDA limits toxic lead in some baby foods

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids' exposure to the toxic metal that causes developmental and neurological problems. The agency issued...

US wins ruling in a trade dispute with Mexico over its bid to ban genetically modified corn

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States won a ruling on Friday in a trade dispute with Mexico, which had sought to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption. U.S. growers, who had worried about the potential loss of the single biggest export market for U.S. corn,...

FDA updates the definition of 'healthy' foods

Packaged foods in the U.S. will have to follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy,” according to changes finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s an update of the agency’s definition originally devised 30 years ago. The move is aimed at helping...