Oh god, this food safety report
You know when people say, “Oh god, this smells awful, here, smell it,” just so that they don’t have to experience the…
Portland grocery stores run out of kale ahead of big snowstorm
The Pacific Northwest is powering through a series of no-joke snowstorms right now. These storms aren’t of the sort…
FDA slows safety inspections due to government shutdown
The partial government shutdown has disastrously affected not only the 800,000 workers who are about to miss their…
Australian woman arrested, accused of sticking needles into fruit [Updated]
Nov. 12 Update: Australian authorities have arrested a 50-year-old woman in connection with a string of incidents where…
We made baked potatoes 8 different ways to find the one perfect method
Here in the Midwest, there’s an appealing crispness in the air, and perfectly sane people who would commonly have no…
Woman issues dire warning about needle in McDonald's fries, is coincidentally missing a needle
The Australian produce crisis, which began with some sick bastard (or bastards) hiding needles in strawberries,…
Some sick bastard in Australia is hiding needles in strawberries
When we were kids, the threat of someone putting razor blades in apples turned out to be an urban legend. But this is…
If you like piña coladas, or getting caught with cocaine
Pineapples are having a big week. First, floating pineapples turned up on the shores of Shetland, Scotland, months…
Man arrested for stealing 800 pounds of lemons, motive unclear
Many times the crime beat on our timely food website here is a stumper. Like this story from the Associated Press today:…
Carrot reunites woman with long-lost ring
In 2006, Lin Keitch’s ring was lost. It was given to her for her 40th birthday by her husband, Dave, an amethyst in the…
Genius packaging finally solves scourge of overripe bananas
I make banana bread a lot. Not because I love it so much (although it does come in handy as an easy hybrid…
Last Call: The bizarre prehistoric history of bananas and other produce
I was unfamiliar with Sam O’Nella Academy’s series of humorous historical videos, but was intrigued by this trending…
Video of tomato-stealing mailman exonerates wrongly accused squirrel
George Orwell’s novel 1984 predicted that Big Brother would be watching. Now that the future is here, it turns out…
Giant “avozilla” is an avocado five times larger than regular size
The trend of mini-avocados was recently announced, but now it appears that avocado fans can go the opposite route. In…
Latest grocery store prank: carving creepy messages into “haunted” bananas
We’re usually too busy shopping at the grocery store to spend any time on pranks (we can barely squeeze in a free grape…
Black widow spider adopted after being found in broccoli
Another reminder to carefully rinse wash your produce: Ohio resident Jacob Vaughn found a surprising stowaway in his…
Magical edible coating may extend ripeness of avocados
I love avocados, but am frustrated by them just as much. It seems like no matter what I do to purchase them at the peak…
Good news, salad fans: Romaine is back
Over the past several weeks, the recent E. coli outbreak related to chopped, bagged romaine lettuce spread to 32…
Should you taste grapes at the grocery store before buying?
Like many people who work in an office, we here at Onion Inc. use Slack frequently, for everything from “where in the…