Samantha Bonar

BP isn't the only disreputable oil company in the United States. Apparently there are no rules regulating olive oil here. Which means that purveyors can sell consumers any kind of adulterated garbage and call it "extra virgin"--and they do. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is finally stepping in with new......

In the Hawaiian mind, it's difficult to improve upon that classic of fine dining: Spam. Sure, you could add some gravy, a couple eggs, a mystery meat patty and a dollop of macaroni salad. But Vartan Shahnazarian, manager of the L&L Hawaiian Barbecue franchise in Eagle Rock, has come up......

While airlines debate whether or not to serve peanuts to potentially allergic passengers, they apparently haven't been paying attention to what's being served up from their caterers. USA Today reports that many meals served by major airlines (including Delta, American, United, US Airways and Continental) "are prepared in unsanitary and......

South Gate Meat Co. in South Gate, California, is recalling 35,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced yesterday. The agency is classifying it as a Class I recall, which represents a "high......

The Subway sandwich chain has apologized for a Salmonella outbreak in central Illinois that has sickened nearly 100 people ages 2 to 79, Reuters reports. The company said it is working with public health officials to pinpoint the source of the contamination. The Illinois Department of Health has confirmed 97......

If you crave Planter's peanuts, hanker for bacon and relish potato chips, you may be a "supertaster." A Penn State study published in the journal Physiology & Behavior on June 16 found that some people experience the taste of salt more intensely than others. These so-called supertasters also detect bitterness......

Next month, some of L.A.'s finest gourmet food trucks will offer their mobile meals at a venue normally associated with the Dodger Dog. The L.A. Flea Market, celebrating its grand opening at Dodger Stadium on July 18, will feature India Jones, Dosa, Slice Truck, Mandoline Grill, Canter's Deli, Border Grill,......

With recent food-borne illness outbreaks linked to alfalfa sprouts and romaine lettuce, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has re-released its list of what the group calls the top 10 riskiest foods regulated by the FDA, based on cases of illness reported to the Centers for Disease Control......