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Frankenfish? Yup! And It's Not OK

Genetically modified Salmon? No thanks, we didn't ask for it and we don't want it.

Fructose Isn't Fine

Fructose, as in high fructose corn syrup, is linked to pancreatic cancer, but does anyone care?

Egg Layers Get to Stretch Out!

It wasn't true before, but now, "all shell (whole) eggs sold in California must come from hens who were able to stand up, lie down, turn around, and fully extend their limbs without touching one another or the sides of an enclosure."

The Trouble with Bacon and Your Heart

Processed foods like hot dogs aren't very good for you. Did we know that?

Dickhead Democrat Not Worth His Salt

Imagine if salt was a forbidden substance in high end restaurants. You'd need to eat junk foods because that's where the essential nutrient salt is found in great amounts.

American Food Safety: Fatty Beef Trimmings Doused in Ammonia

Noxious chemical makes bad meat good enough for consumers. Yum!

Ellie Krieger Stoops Real Low for the Food Network

Can you make an industrial crap burger into health food by cooking it in olive oil? Ellie Krieger thinks this kind of guilding the sick patty is healthy. But we're not buying it, are we?

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