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NJ Creamery Concocts Pork Roll-Flavored Ice Cream for Summer

The specialty dessert mixes in French toast with actual pieces of pork roll.

Is ‘Paint Thinner’ Trisodium Phosphate Found in Cereals?

Trisodium phosphate is a common and safe additive used in small amounts in various foods, not a form of "paint thinner".

Fowl Play

Long-standing "unwinnable bet" legend holds that it's impossible to eat a quail a day for 30 days.

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 scientific evidence to support these claims is lacking.

Are Gummi Bears Made with Car Wax?

Carnauba wax is used to add an attractive sheen to everything from cars to candy -- including fruit-flavored snacks such as Gummi Bears.

Are Green Potatoes Poisonous?

Green potatoes do contain a form of toxin, but you are unlikely to ingest enough of it to do you any harm.

Do Energy Drinks Contain Bull Semen?

Red Bull and other brands of energy drinks employ various stimulating ingredients, but none of them is bull semen.

WalMart Ice Cream Sandwiches Don't Melt?

Rumor: Great Value brand ice cream sandwiches sold by WalMart don't melt.

Did the FDA Admit That 70% of U.S. Chickens Contain Arsenic?

The Food and Drug Administration actually said some chicken meat may contain small amounts of arsenic.

Kraft Cheese Won’t Melt?

Rumor: Kraft cheese won't ever melt, even at high temperatures.

Obama Enacting Donut Sprinkles Ban?

Rumor: The Obama administration is moving to ban donut sprinkles.

Does Your Food Contain Beaver Secretions?

Alarmist warnings about beaver-derived castoreum are overblown: its use is now exceedingly rare, and the typical consumer is unlikely to ever encounter castoreum in food.