Horse Meat in a Sauce: An American Perspective
The French can . . . put a liquid overcoat, and non-pronounceable name, on a slice of horse meat and have an American wondering if it’s breast of veal or…
Read moreBee Wilson on milk and food safety
Bee Wilson brings a historian’s eye to the problem of the adulteration of milk in China in an op-ed in the New York Times. It’s based on research she did…
Read moreIrradiating Spinach and Lettuce
So at long last the Food and Drug Administration in the United States is going to allow the irradiation of spinach and lettuce. I’m better late than never commenting on…
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