food safety

Two years after Fukushima disaster, doubts of food safety linger in Japan

Mar 11, 2013

Japanese officials say food produced in the region around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is safe. But if you want your rice tested in front of you -- there's a service for that.

Posted In: Japan, nuclear, food safety, Fukushima

China to get its own FDA

Rob Schmitz

Mar 5, 2013

Public anger over unsafe food and drugs is widespread in China. The country's new leader, Xi Jinping, is setting up an agency equivalent to America's Food and Drug Administration to tackle the problem.

Posted In: China, FDA, food and drink, food safety

Look past the headlines: Horse meat is cheaper, healthier

Stephen Beard

Feb 15, 2013

A major scandal in Europe over horsemeat is having an unexpected consequence in Britain: A surge in sales of horseburgers.

Posted In: horse, Food, food safety, england

British food safety regulators ask: Where's the beef?

Stephen Beard

Feb 8, 2013

The British government has ordered the country’s food industry to test all processed beef products after some of the country's biggest food manufacturers have been finding horsemeat in their products.

Posted In: england, Food, food safety, meat

Yelp partners with city health departments; New real estate technologies

David Brancaccio

Jan 18, 2013

Letter grades from the health department found in the windows of restaurants in cities like San Francisco and New York will begin appearing in Yelp reviews. And, the National Association of Realtors gets in the tech startup game.

Posted In: Yelp, food safety, restaurants, real estate, start-ups