The refrigerator is the heart of a modern kitchen. It’s where we store many different foods in order to maintain their quality and freshness, prolong their shelf…
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Safety
A Reminder on Food Recalls and Food Safety
We expect food to be safe when making purchases at grocery stores and dining in restaurants. In fact, the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’s 2019 Food…
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Food Color Facts
Download the Food Colors Fact Sheet here Safety Food color additives are safe. They have been evaluated for safety by several regulatory authorities across the globe, including…
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What is Food Combining?
While most Americans eat meals with a mix of healthful nutrients, a small set of eaters are going in the opposite direction: completely separating out their food…
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Six Tips To Make Your Holiday Meal Planning Easy
A few years ago, I hosted my first Thanksgiving dinner, which turned into a wild scramble in my tiny apartment kitchen while I cooked a meal for…
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Understanding Date Labels on Packaged Foods
Our 2019 Consumer Behaviors & Perceptions of Food Waste research found that a top reason consumers throw away food is because it’s become spoiled or stale. This…
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IFIC Foundation Creates One Health Day Awareness
One Health Day is an international initiative which started in 2016 and is celebrated worldwide on November 3. Co-coordinated by the One Health Commission, the One Health…
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Top Five Foods To Avoid for Food Safety
While we often recommend our safe food-handling practices like using clean utensils and storing foods properly to help reduce the risk of foodborne illness, we thought for this year’s…
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Sesame: The Next Major Food Allergen?
Ahh, sesame. We all know those pale, tiny seeds that sit on top of hamburger buns, speckling them with bursts of flavor and texture. But sesame is…
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