Is Anchor Butter Contaminated with HIV?
1 March 2018 - A new variant of a years-old rumor about a worker adding HIV-infected blood to foods or beverages takes aim at a popular brand of butter.
Food Archive
Are Cadbury Products Contaminated with HIV?
25 February 2018 - Rumors that a worker at Cadbury plant was arrested for contaminating the company's products with HIV-infected blood are a variant of an old and false rumor.
Are Some Instant Pot Cookers Having Meltdowns?
5 March 2018 - Days after a customer's account spread on social media, the company warned about a product defect affecting specific models.
Did a Candy Company Put Out an Edible Pod After the ‘Tide Pod Challenge’ Controversy?
14 February 2018 - Mars, Incorporated makes a "Pods" product, but these candies were first manufactured more than a decade before the "Tide Pod Challenge" went viral in 2018.
Are Farmers Injecting Fruits and Vegetables with Oxytocin?
29 January 2018 - Reports imply Indian farmers are using oxytocin to boost the size of their fruits or vegetables , but it is unclear how widespread the practice may be.
Did Jamie Oliver Prove McDonald’s Burgers Are Unfit for Human Consumption?
22 January 2018 - An outdated controversy about McDonald's use of beef treated with ammonium hydroxide resurfaced on social media in 2018.
Were Cruise Ship Passengers Warned Not to Have Sex with Pizza?
16 January 2018 - A crude letter warning passengers on a cruise ship not to "engage in sexual acts" with pizzas was posted as a prank and not as an official message from the cruise line.
Will Eating Too Many Bananas Kill You?
13 November 2017 - Eating six or seven bananas at once will not expose you to death from a lethal potassium overdose.
Energy Drink Results in Hole in Expectant Father’s Skull?
13 October 2017 - A deleted Facebook post alleged that a man's energy drink consumption caused a brain hemorrhage requiring the surgical removal of part of his skull.
Is Pepsi Contaminated with HIV?
19 September 2017 - Rumors that a worker at a Pepsi or Frooti plant contaminated those beverage products by injecting HIV-infected blood into them are old and false.
Can Drinking Cocktails From a Copper Mug Cause Poisoning?
10 August 2017 - News articles exaggerate the health risks associated with normal consumption of cocktails such as the popular Moscow mule.
FBI Warning to ‘All Americans’ About Poisoned Produce
17 May 2017 - An online article misleadingly suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had warned Americans to be alert of grocery store produce possibly sprayed with poison.
