(Natural News) The United States’ largest meat corporations have been selling tens of thousands of meat products contaminated with deadly bacteria, say reports. This is according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which found through records it obtained that the country’s largest poultry corporations – including Foster Farms, Perdue Farms, Pilgrim’s Pride, Tyson Foods and Koch Foods […]

(Natural News) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced the recall of more than 525,000 pounds of canned beef products that were sold throughout the country. The canned beef is being recalled because it may contain unsafe amounts of lead. The affected products were produced between October 22, 2020, […]

(Natural News) It’s not everyday that police officers have to be called out in force to guard garbage, and yet that’s exactly what happened in Portland, Ore., last week.  Call it a sign of the crazy times in which we live. According to The Oregonian, about a dozen of Portland’s finest were called to confront […]

(Natural News) Essential oils are loaded with potent bioactive compounds that combat inflammation and infection, according to a recent review published in the Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research. Researchers Tanu Bansal and Kaur Harpeet from the Lovely Professional University in India examined the medicinal uses of essential oils for the prevention and treatment of […]

(Natural News) Big things do come in small packages, and unfortunately, this also applies to health problems. Bacteria may be the tiniest living organisms, but they can cause some of the worst infections on the planet. A good example of a potentially problematic infection is the golden staph infection. Caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, this infection causes skin abscesses, boils, ear […]

(Natural News) Researchers from the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India investigated the composition and antibacterial activity of Indian wormwood essential oil against nine pathogenic strains. Their findings were published in the Journal of Essential Oil Research. The researchers analyzed the composition of essential oil derived from the aerial parts of Artemisia […]

(Natural News) In the U.S., salmonella is the leading cause of food-related outbreaks. There are antibiotics available to treat foodborne illness, but these cause harmful side effects. In fact, certain bacteria have become resistant to these drugs. So, a team of researchers from South Korea and the U.S. developed a novel antimicrobial food-compatible formulation to fight […]

(Natural News) A study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that a formulation of fermented shiitake mushroom with added rice bran can inhibit the growth of Salmonella typhimurium in infected mouse organs. In the study, researchers developed a novel antimicrobial food-compatible formulation. A team of researchers from Korea and the U.S. […]

(Natural News) Avocados are one of the best and most popular superfoods out there. But like any other food, they could become contaminated. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that one-fifth of the avocados they examined were contaminated with harmful bacteria. The FDA tested more than 1,600 imported and domestic avocados between […]

(Natural News) Researchers from Egypt have a good reason to be excited about the essential oil of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). They say that the powerful antimicrobial activity of the oil makes it the perfect solution to the problem of food spoilage. When food becomes spoiled, it is no longer fit for human consumption. It must be […]