Wary Consumers Push FDA to Revamp Food-Additive Rules
Amid growing public concern over the safety of additives in food and beverages the FDA is facing pressure to reexamine its rules -- and there are signs it may do so.
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What's With All the Hungry Thieves? Food Heists Become a Trend
There seems to be a growing trend in strange heists these days. From Nutella to cheese, why are thieves suddenly robbing us of our simple pleasures?
PepsiCo Introduces a Mountain Dew Breakfast Drink
If you don't like coffee or tea, PepsiCo has a new breakfast drink that might perk you up. Kickstart has Mountain Dew flavor but is made with 5 percent juice and Vitamins B and C, along with an extra jolt of caffeine.
Stocks to Watch Thursday: Monster Energy Scares Its Shareholders
The worst thing about energy drinks is the letdown crash after the kick fades away. Well, Monster Beverage investors know the feeling. Shares of the energy drink company crashed after it posted disappointing quarterly results on Wednesday night.
Skiing Champ Lindsey Vonn Owed IRS $1.7 Million in Back Taxes
Lindsey Vonn has put together an amazing string of victories on the slopes, but leaving her finances in the hands of her now-estranged husband sent her down another slippery slope -- toward an unpaid tax bill of Olympian proportions.
Of Four Loko and Student Loans: An Accountability Crisis
Under the threat of an FDA ban, the makers of alcoholic energy drink Four Loko are changing its recipe to remove caffeine, guarana and taurine. But the only problem a ban of Four Loko would solve is to save young people from thinking they have personal responsibility for their choices -- again.
