At the State Fair, there was a booth about home canning. One sign said that we should add lemon juice when we can tomatoes at home. I've never done that! What's the reason for it? ...more

February 22, 2009

Next time you have a case of diarrhea that lasts a day or more, chances are better than 1 in 3 that it was food poisoning. As many as a quarter of Americans suffer a foodborne illness each year - though only a fraction of those cases get linked to high-profile outbreaks like the recent salmonella-peanut scare, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...more

February 20, 2009

A nutritionist answers readers' question about kitchen- and health-related issues. ...more

February 16, 2009

The arrival of the fall and winter holiday season can bring lots of fun, food and feasting, according to FloridaAgriculture.com. ...more

November 24, 2008

State agriculture inspectors will check an Orlando dairy this week that was the source of milk that left blackish stains inside containers. ...more

October 8, 2008

Government inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: A single Mexico-grown jalapeno pepper handled by a small Texas produce shipper. ...more

July 21, 2008

I have a recipe for a refrigerator jam using liquid pectin and strawberries. Can I use blueberries instead? ...more

June 25, 2008

The United States soccer team ended a two-game European trip with its second straight loss, giving up a late goal to Xavi Hernandez in a 1-0 defeat against Spain on Wednesday night. ...more

June 5, 2008

I have a pan for making baked doughnuts. Can I use regular cake mix instead of doughnut mix? ...more

June 4, 2008

Canadian authorities quarantined a train in northern Ontario on Friday after a woman died and several other people came down with an undetermined illness. ...more

May 10, 2008