Warning: cash register receipts are toxic, according to one team of researchers. The 2014 study published in the journal, PLOS ONE, confirmed that cash register receipts contained high levels of bisphenol A. This synthetic toxic chemical has become known as a carcinogen and endocrine disruptor with a wide range of adverse health effects, including male […]

Artificial intelligence has arrived at one Beijing fast-food restaurant… but its not without some rather nefarious side effects. A KFC outlet in the city’s financial district now uses facial recognition software to predict what a customer might order. Partnering with KFC, tech firm Baidu, often described as the Google equivalent in China, developed the software […]

A newly-opened eatery in Manhattan incorporates a futuristic take on a not-so-new concept in providing fresh, healthy and relatively inexpensive vegetarian meals to the public. Eatsa is a modern, high-tech version of the automated lunch counter – an innovation first introduced to New Yorkers over a century ago. The restaurant employs no waiters or cashiers; […]

Is McDonald’s at the end of its reign as the fast food overlord? Studies have shown that less than 1 in 5 millennials have tried the iconic Big Mac from the double arches, opting instead for the healthier options of other, not-so-fast-food, chains. As more restaurants such as Shake Shack and SmashBurger become available, with […]

It has been a very busy year for the Department of Health in Philadelphia. Surprise inspections in just the beginning of October alone have managed to shut down two major fast food franchises due to insect infestations while others were closed due to mice and other infractions. Checkers, a major fast food chain known for […]

A group of public interest organizations has recently released its second annual  report – a report that exposes many fast food industry giants for the frauds that they are. Joined by their environmental, consumer and health concerns, the groups banded together to grade the 25 largest fast food and restaurant chains in the United States. What they […]

Due to mounting pressure from informed and (understandably) outraged consumers, retail giant Costco decided to phase out selling chickens that have been treated with shared-use antibiotics. This move comes on the heels of a similar announcement from McDonald’s, which resolved to stop purchasing chickens raised with shared-use antibiotics within two years. Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs Antibiotics, initially, […]

Many people are aware of how bad fast food is for them – or at least, they kind of are. But the faults in fast food do not lie solely in the exorbitant calories, excess fat and copious use of salt and sugar. In fact, it turns out that these aspects may indeed be the […]

Modern man is nowhere near as robust as his predecessors were. It is true that with the advancements of modern medicine many of us are living long past the expiration dates of our ancestors, but are we truly healthier? Many of our afflictions are more modern ailments. On the surface, it may appear that it […]

In an effort to boost profits, there is a nugget of gold lurking among McDonald’s chicken nuggets in Japan. In April, the fast food chain unleashed a big mac loaded with three times the amount of meat. Currently, the industry has organized a Willy Wonka themed competition in Japan, offering customers the chance to win […]

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser is the Bible of the new food movement. Released in 2001, the book documents the rise of the fast food industry, the evils of factory farming and what can be done to stop it. The book was later adapted into a 2006 […]

Americans love hamburgers. Although these sandwiches aren’t exactly prized for being healthy, a recent study unearthed ingredients lurking inside our patties that are as foreign to hamburgers as actual ham. The report comes from the California-based food analytics company Clear Labs, which sampled 258 hamburger products including ground beef, frozen patties, fast food and veggie […]

A Chicago woman suing Starbucks for $5 million claims the company short-changes customers by filling chilled beverages with too much ice. Stacy Pincus filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago last week, alleging that by using large amounts of ice, Starbucks does not provide customers with the amount of tea or coffee that the company advertises, […]

An angry mother has accused McDonald’s for ‘fat shaming’ her teenage daughter, saying the staff mocked and laughed at the girl after she ordered six cheeseburgers. Sixteen year old Corrina was sent to the nearest McDonald’s by her mother to purchase six cheeseburgers and four portions of fries for her and her siblings, Ashley-Jade, fourteen, […]

It amazingly difficult to get trustworthy information in a world that is geared towards you buying whatever the biggest seller is offering. The ability to pull oneself out of that (even to have the desire and wherewithal to want to do that) is a truly admirable feat. Eating is as vital to our survival as […]