Food

Remnants of the bird flu virus have been found in pasteurized milk, the FDA says

10:52am April 24, 2024

by The Associated Press

The agency stressed the material is inactivated and that the findings "do not represent actual virus that may be a risk to consumers," but it's continuing to study the issue.

After decades creating and publishing recipes, cookbook author Joan Nathan has released what she said is likely her final book, a cookbook and memoir called "My Life in Recipes."

Books
Arts

After years of documenting Jewish food traditions, Joan Nathan focuses on her family's

4:05pm April 23, 2024

Joan Nathan has spent her life exploring in the kitchen, but for the Passover Seder, she sticks with a menu that follows her own family's traditions.

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Cookbook author Joan Nathan looks at her own culinary history in 'My Life in Recipes'

6:52pm April 19, 2024

Joan Nathan has spent her life exploring Jewish culture through recipes. Now in her 80s, her new book is her most personal work yet — excavating her own culinary history.

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Health & Safety

Trader Joe's recalls basil linked to 12 salmonella infections in 7 states

5:25pm April 18, 2024

by Luke Garrett

The Food and Drug Administration warns Trader Joe's customers in dozens of states to throw out fresh basil after a federal investigation linked the product to a salmonella outbreak.

Host Conan O'Brien speaking onstage during the 5th Annual NFL Honors in San Francisco, Calif.

Arts

Is Conan O'Brien the best 'Hot Ones' guest ever? Discuss.

3:28pm April 12, 2024

by Glen Weldon

Fans of Hot Ones refer to those celebrities who make it through the sauces without complaint as Spice Lords. This week, Conan O'Brien became a Spice Legend.

How Big Food co-opted the anti-diet movement for profit

5:25pm April 10, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sasha Chavkin of The Examination about a new investigation that reveals how major food brands are co-opting the anti-diet movement to sell products.

In this photo illustration, a pack of Lunchables is displayed on Wednesday in San Anselmo, Calif. Consumer Reports is asking for the Department of Agriculture to eliminate Lunchables food kits from the National School Lunch Program after finding high levels of lead, sodium and cadmium in tested kits.

Consumer Reports asks USDA to remove Lunchables from schools' lunch menus

2:56pm April 10, 2024

The group found high levels of sodium and the presence of heavy metals in meal kits it tested. A Kraft Heinz spokesperson said all of its products meet strict safety standards.

Cases of eggs from Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., await to be handed out by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce employees at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 7, 2020.

A bird flu outbreak at the largest U.S. chicken egg producer could affect egg prices

5:51pm April 03, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Cal-Maine Foods lost about 1.9 million chickens, or 3.6% of its flock, as a result of an outbreak at a Texas plant. The CDC says, however, that a person is unlikely to get bird flu from eggs.

José Andrés unloads food packages delivered by World Central Kitchen in Kherson, Ukraine in November 2022.

World Central Kitchen, led by a humanitarian chef, has fed crisis zones for years

1:26pm April 02, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

World Central Kitchen has long brought food to war zones and disaster areas around the world. The deaths of seven of its workers in Gaza come on top of the loss of six workers in Ukraine.

Fast-food workers rally for health and safety protections near a McDonald's in Los Angeles, in 2021.

Half a million California workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting today

6:58am April 01, 2024

It's a big win for cooks, cashiers and other fast-food employees, among the least paid in the workforce. Restaurant owners and franchisees warn of higher prices and cuts to workers' hours.

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