Food safety experts recommend washing all produce with water, regardless if it comes from a grocery store or a backyard garden. Oliver Helbig/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oliver Helbig/Getty Images Many consumers responded to this summer’s record foodborne illness numbers by buying more produce from farmers markets or growing their own at home. A
There have been recent incidents of privacy breaches that have caught national attention. Last week, a police officer in Kentucky was charged after using the Flock system to track his ex-girlfriend – who filed a protection order – over 2,000 times. He was caught using Flock’s newly mandatory, AI-powered audit tool that flags suspicious use.
It may finally be safe to eat lettuce again after June’s horrifying—and bagged-salad-trust-destroying—cyclospora outbreak. But the summer of ’26’s foodborne illness train rolls on with a new rash of recalls: for salmonella. The FDA has reported multi-state salmonella bacteria outbreaks tied to jalapeños, granola, dog food, alfalfa sprouts (also featuring E. coli), and something most
As parents become increasingly concerned about the potential dangers of unrestricted access to smartphones for children, a growing number of companies are developing devices designed specifically for children. Today’s kid-friendly phones typically feature touch screens, cameras, and communication capabilities similar to those of regular smartphones. However, the software on these devices is largely modified to
On June 30, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products to carry a specific “modified risk” statement. This means that in the US, ZYN can now claim that “using ZYN instead of cigarettes reduces the risk of oral cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.” The decision
