The Food and Drug Administration has discovered a second metal contaminant—chromium—in the recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches found to contain cinnamon contaminated with extremely high levels of ...

This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. Before the heat of the day set in, dozens of people were already gathered under a large banyan tree at the twice-weekly ...

Jenna Forsyth is a research scientist at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. She tells Times Evoke about her discovery of lead added to turmeric, its effects — and how this hazardous practice ...

Turmeric is one of the most commonly used spices in Indian kitchens. Known for its bright yellow colour, strong flavour, and health benefits, turmeric plays an important role in everyday cooking.

BASF plans to stop producing lead chromate pigments by the end of 2014. The firm says its lead chromate plant in Besigheim, Germany, will become a hub for replacements that offer the same yellow and ...

PALO ALTO, California (WPVI) -- Turmeric has been billed as a health booster and healing agent. However, Stanford University researchers have found a very unhealthy element in some of it: lead. They ...