A color enhanced transmission electron micrograph shows a listeria bacterium in tissue. This pathogen is the third-leading cause of death from foodborne illness in the United States. Infections are ...

Tomatoes have been implicated in this outbreak, but many other foods, such as raw meat and poultry, can spread salmonella and other kinds of bacteria. Food borne illnesses result in more than 300,000 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. A shocking 600 million people globally fall ill from contaminated food every year. Foodborne illnesses ...

Experts have sounded the alarm over a surge in the number of people falling ill after eating unwashed salad that's contaminated with deadly bacteria. An alarming 17 per cent of people in the UK have ...

In backyards around the country, grill masters are dusting off their aprons and firing up their barbecues. But as the summer cookout season kicks off, it’s important to remember the science behind a ...

RICE is such a mainstay of the Malaysian table, from nasi lemak to nasi goreng, that it is hard to imagine a meal without it.

Doctors warn that improperly stored cooked rice can cause food poisoning due to the bacteria Bacillus cereus. If rice is left ...