Everyone knows that when they eat baked goods, they need to look for mold, and if it is present, they shouldn’t eat it.

We all know that freezing foods can make them safer to consume in the long run, but you might have always wondered why.

A large study shows how everyday food choices shape gut bacteria linked to weight, blood sugar, and overall health.

Gut bacteria rapidly adapt to processed food additives, revealing how modern diets can reshape microbial evolution worldwide.

During the holidays, the changes in your meal habits, new dishes possibly being prepared , unexpected time schedules and ...

Every year, around 600 million people are struck down by foodborne illnesses. The culprits are often common yet dangerous bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, that thrive in undercooked or ...

We all want to give our families healthy foods, but some of our everyday favorites might be hiding bacteria that could make us sick. The CDC says tens of millions of Americans get sick from ...

An international team of researchers has identified specific bacteria in the gut that are associated with both mice and humans developing an addiction to food that can lead to obesity. They have also ...

Gut bacteria evolve rapidly in response to different diets, UCLA evolutionary biologists report in a new study. The ...

A bacteria more common in hospitals that can cause antibiotics resistance has been found in the food chain for the first time. Carbapenemase-producing (CPE) bacteria have been detected in food animals ...

If it seems like every time you check the news there’s yet another recall or alert about large numbers of people getting sick from eating a particular food, you’re not imagining things. There was a 41 ...

While some old-school cooking techniques are best left in the past, it's always fun to realize that humans still rely on the same food techniques we've used since the beginnings of settled and ...