If you've got a dodgy tummy, diarrhea and have been vomiting, it's easy to blame a "tummy bug" or "off food." But which is it? Gastro or food poisoning? What's the difference anyway? Gastroenteritis, ...

Foodborne illness typically traces back to contaminated meat or greens, but intentional contamination has a grim legacy that stretches across human history — from ancient poisonings to modern malice.

Cheese is known for its mold spores, but when the food is pulled for contamination, it is usually something far more serious. Here are several cheeses that were pulled for toxic contamination.

A microbiologist explains why Christmas food is riskier than we realise, and how to keep your holiday both joyful and safe.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University scientists report that multigenerational exposure to microplastic-contaminated prey reverses natural food preferences in nematodes, revealing a learned attraction to ...