Unless you’re buying organic fruit, an apple a day may mean a serving of pesticides. Apples top the Environmental Working Group’s latest “Dirty Dozen” list of most-contaminated produce, replacing celery (now #3) as the worst offender and ahead of #2 strawberries. The EWG synthesized data collected by the USDA and FDA from 2000-2009; most samples [...]

Seeking to change the thinking of a whole generation raised on fears of trichinosis in undercooked pork, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) now says pork and all other whole cuts of red meat need only be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees. The previous recommendation of 160 degrees for pork “was probably [...]