Helping everyday consumers make informed choices.
Edible water pods seem like an idea straight out of a science fiction novel. Shocker alert: this food innovation has been around since 2014. Imagine yourself gulping down packaged water on a summer afternoon, and being able to eat the bottle too. The described product is not something bizarre, as a commercial variant featured prominently…
If you are sold on vegetable-dense diets, there was probably that one time you wondered if washing pre-packaged salads is right. Prepackaged salad is usually fresh, offers convenience and is ready to eat on short notice. Many people second-guess the safety of the salad bagging process, and occasionally consider giving it a light rinse before…
Without expiry dates, there are people who don’t know how to tell if food is bad or safe. Of course, experts would advise you to err rather than jeopardize your safety. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “confusion over the multitude of different date labeling terms on food products accounts for about…
This is an effort to get food labels explained. Greg was on a shopping trip to the local grocery store when he found a food pack with a conspicuous print that reads ‘natural.’ Spontaneously, he bought this special food pack that costs a few dollars more than the regular variants of the same item. It…
“It’s cleaner if I rinse it first, right?” Claire asked. It was then that Meredith realized that her daughter needed an explainer on the potential hazards of washing chicken before cooking. Like Claire, many people ask this question innocently. Some people don’t even bother asking and spontaneously align with the longstanding chicken-washing myth. However, there…
