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Baby Food Sold at Target Recalled Due to High Levels of Lead
As a naturally occurring element, lead is present throughout our food supply from both natural and human-made sources. Recently, there’s been increased focus on identifying and removing it from baby food and infant formula. CR’s recent examination of contaminants in infant formula found lead in many—but crucially, not all—of the 41 infant formulas tested. Lead in baby food and formula…
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Food giant WK Kellogg discloses data breach linked to Clop ransomware
US food giant WK Kellogg Co is warning employees and vendors that company data was stolen during the 2024 Cleo data theft attacks. Cleo software is a managed file transfer utility that was targeted by the Clop ransomware gang en masse at the end of last year. This attack leveraged two zero-day flaws tracked as CVE-2024-50623 and CVE-2024-55956, allowing the threat actors…
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Best Food Dehydrators From Our Tests
A dedicated dehydrator can take that ripe fruit on the counter to make fruit leather that lasts up to one month at room temperature or up to a year frozen. It can churn out a wide variety of spices (ground spices can stay flavorful for one to three years and whole spices can last three to four years), beef or…
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Safety of Food Supply Threatened by FDA Spending Freeze
Food safety experts in and outside the agency agree that the food program’s budget was already inadequate to carry out the amount of oversight required even before the new administration took over this year. Indeed, some of the budget cuts to outbreak rapid response teams now going into effect were first proposed under the previous administration’s FDA, says Steven Mandernach,…
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Wild Coast Raw Cat Food Recalled for Bird Flu
This expanded recall involves other lot codes of the same product that were produced around the same time. No illnesses in people have been linked to this recall, the company said in a statement. The lot codes are 22639, 22641, 22653, 22660, 22664, and 22672. They’re located on a sticker on the lid of the product. All have a best-by…
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Reduce the Amount of Microplastics in Your Food
You won’t be able to eliminate every microplastic from your food and kitchen. To maintain your sanity, keep a few things in mind. It’s best to focus on microplastic sources that aren’t essential and are easier to remove. And you don’t have to change everything at once—take your time. Avoiding plastic at the grocery store is an easy place to…
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What’s Really in Your Dog’s Food?
Standard recommendations don’t match the nutritional needs of every dog, which is why consulting your veterinarian is so important. For example, some very active adult dogs might thrive on higher fat levels, while dogs with certain health conditions might benefit from levels even lower than the recommended minimum amount, says Faeh, of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Still, experts we…
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Nix the Pesticides in Your Food
Be choosy. The best way to avoid pesticides is to buy organic food, or food you know has been produced or processed without them. If that’s not fully in the budget then check out CR’s easy-to-use findings on which fruits and vegetables present the most risk and strategically spend on organic versions of these. Among high-risk conventional produce on CR’s…
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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Food
Food safety experts have expressed concern that so many of the products containing the dye are marketed to children, who are especially vulnerable to developmental harm. The FDA estimates that children ages 2 to 5 in the U.S. consume twice as much Red Dye No. 3 as the rest of the American public, by body weight. In 2022, Consumer Reports…
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Best Blender and Food Processor Combos of 2025
“There’s a trend in small appliances where people prefer a multipurpose machine that can do it all,” says Stacy Canova-Turner, a CR market analyst who covers small kitchen appliances. “It’s true for blenders, food processors, toaster ovens, and air fryers. For instance, with the right combination blender and food processor, you can make your favorite strawberry daiquiri, salsa salad, or…
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