fungus

Consumers who enjoy the taste of fresh basil in their cooking might find it more challenging to buy -- particularly if they prefer the organic variety. Some basil growers around the country say a fungus is damaging their crops and making it impossible to sell. Known as basil downy mildew, the...

Quorn, a popular meat alternative sold at grocery stores nationwide, can cause allergic reactions that make people violently ill and should carry a warning on its label, according to a lawsuit filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. CSPI says reactions range from vomiting and...

In the summer of 2009, a combination of organic growing and home gardens have, ironically, inspired what is beginning to look like a big environmental mess. As people have become enamored of fresh-off-the-vine tomatoes, millions of us are obsessing about the tomato and potato blight that's struck...