Learn more about how common house flies eat (and poop), plus what’s really going on when one of them ends up in your dinner.

I’ve been around food safety for nearly 50 years in government, academia, and the private sector. I’ve seen a lot of progress ...

Nutrition expert Mario Sanchez Rosagro has assessed whether it is best to defrost your food inside or outside the fridge ...

UK Health Security Agency and Food Standards Agency investigating cases linked to the same strain of listeria infection ...

Every year more than 40 million people in the U.S. suffer from foodborne illnesses caused by bacteria, viruses, and various other types of pathogens. Food contamination is often underestimated ...

Listeria is believed to have left three people dead, putting the NHS on high alert, but its symptoms are not always obvious.

A Listeria outbreak in the UK, linked to contaminated desserts, has resulted in three deaths, prompting an investigation by ...

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Xanthan gum is a popular food additive that’s commonly added to foods as a thickener or stabilizer. It’s created when sugar is fermented by a type of bacteria called Xanthomonas campestris.

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival. Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria ...

After hundreds of Canadians fell ill at a Mexican resort, experts warn that contaminated food and water can lead to serious illnesses.

Turns out, the bacteria in your gut have food preferences of their own. Here’s how a colorful plate feeds the bacteria that ...