Should brine-injected meat be labeled?
If you buy brine-injected meat, you could be paying for a product that is composed 40 percent salt water. The U.S. Department of Agriculture thinks you should probably know this...
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Is your cheeseburger making the earth cry?
As we gear up for weekend barbecues, the Environmental Working Group offers some food for thought in its "Meat Eater's Guide" released Wednesday. The consumer group, best known for its...
Fast-food playlands under scrutiny
On a humid Monday morning, Erin Carr-Jordan was crawling through the tubey slides of a McDonald's PlayPlace on the West Side. When she got to the top of the colorful...
Fast-food playlands under scrutiny
On a humid Monday morning, Erin Carr-Jordan was crawling through the tubey slides of a McDonald's PlayPlace on the West Side. When she got to the top of the colorful...
Fast-food playlands under scrutiny
On a humid Monday morning, Erin Carr-Jordan was crawling through the tubey slides of a McDonald's PlayPlace on the West Side. When she got to the top of the colorful...
Pinkberry opens. Is it worth the wait?
Pinkberry strides into Chicago Friday morning, opening a frozen yogurt outpost a few years after their rumored arrival here. CEO Ron Graves shook hands and worked an hour-plus long line...
Hens may get some stretching room under new proposed animal welfare legislation
Most American egg laying hens live in cages with floors the size of notebook paper. But they may soon be offered larger cages and even areas that allow natural behaviors...
Illinois adults getting fatter each year
Illinois' adults have grown more obese than ever, according to the latest "F as in Fat" report released today by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Woods Johnson...
Pinkberry opens. Is it worth the wait?
Pinkberry strides into Chicago Friday morning, opening a frozen yogurt outpost a few years after their rumored arrival here. CEO Ron Graves shook hands and worked an hour-plus long line...
U.S. could drop screening for deadly strain of E. coli
At a time of rising concern over pathogens in produce, Congress is moving to eliminate the only national program that regularly screens U.S. fruits and vegetables for the type of...