Food Contamination Archives

Do These 8 Teas Contain “Illegal Amounts of Deadly Pesticides”?

Claims of dangerous pesticides “above the legal limit” in tea products rely on incorrect or...

Was a Tapeworm Found in Welch’s Fruit Snacks?

A viral Facebook claim about the supposed discovery of a parasite in a piece of...

Are Dragon Soop Beverages Contaminated with HIV?

A variant of a years-old rumor about a worker adding HIV-infected blood to foods or...

Scare Over Needles in Strawberries Spreads Across Australia

No injuries have been reported, but the country's government has launched an investigation after the...

Are Cadbury Products Contaminated with HIV?

Rumors that a worker at Cadbury plant was arrested for contaminating the company's products with...

Cancer-Causing Children’s Snacks Made from Petroleum-Based Products

A viral post suggests that your kid’s snacks are laced with cancer-causing petroleum products, but...

Maggots Found in Similac Formula Powder?

Similac is investigating a Facebook user's claim she found live maggots in her infant's formula.

Customer Reports Finding Rat Head in Popeyes Chicken

A viral image purportedly depicts a deep-fried rat head served to a customer at a...

FBI Warning to ‘All Americans’ About Poisoned Produce

An online article misleadingly suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had warned Americans to...

Did Burger King Admit Their Burgers Contain Horsemeat?

A disreputable web site distorted a years-old story and falsely asserted that the Burger King...

Worms Supposedly Found in Little Debbie Oatmeal Pies

A man claimed to have found a pantry moth in his Little Debbie snack cakes,...

Will Mountain Dew Dissolve a Mouse?

A veterinary pathologist testified that being immersed in a can of Mountain Dew could dissolve...