Packaged Food Products That Still Contain Trans Fats

In November, the Food and Drug Administration made a preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils — one of the primary sources of trans fats — are no longer “generally recognized as safe.” If this is finalized, partially hydrogenated oils will be categorized as food additives requiring approval to be used in food. Trans fats have […]

Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn’t Honey

More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn’t exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News. The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of products labeled “honey.” The removal of these microscopic particles from deep within a flower would make the […]

Hidden GMOs in Packaged Food

  Grab any packaged food in your pantry and read the label. The following are ingredients that may contain GMOs, unless certified organic or non-GMO. Aspartame (also called AminoSweet®,    NutraSweet®, Equal Spoonful®, Canderel®,  BeneVia®, E951)baking powdercanola oil (rapeseed oil)caramel colorcellulosecitric acidcobalamin (Vitamin B12)colorosecondensed milkconfectioners sugarcorn flourcorn masacorn mealcorn oilcorn sugarcorn syrupcornstarchcottonseed oilcyclodextrincysteindextrindextrosediacetyldiglycerideerythritolEqualfood starchfructose (any form)glucoseglutamateglutamic […]