Latest Fact-Checks In Food Safety

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the FDA will now require sealed ice cream cartons in response to the Blue Bell ice cream licker, thus driving up the cost for consumers.
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 17, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Pepsi admitted an employee contaminated its products with AIDS.
Pants on Fire!
January 23, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 10, 2019 a meme
"Lettuce killed more Americans this year than undocumented immigrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 3, 2017 a web post
"Human meat found in McDonald’s meat factory"
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Tanaka • September 28, 2017
Dan Flynn
Dan Flynn
stated on September 13, 2016 a letter to state health officials
"Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 29, 2016
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on June 29, 2016 a podcast.
"A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar."
False
By Warren Fiske • August 2, 2016
Shawn O'Connor
Shawn O'Connor
stated on April 25, 2016 a press release
"A simple review of the Backroom’s health code records will reveal that the restaurant already has a long-standing problem with rodent infestations."
Pants on Fire!
By Allie Morris • April 27, 2016
Heather Moore
Heather Moore
stated on November 17, 2015 a Providence Journal commentary
"Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year."  
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • December 6, 2015
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 28, 2015 an episode of The Rush Limbaugh Show
Austin is "effectively" imposing "a ban on barbecue restaurants."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 4, 2015
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on July 16, 2015 radio interview
Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 4, 2015
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on July 19, 2015 a segment on "Last Week Tonight"
"With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."
True
By Will Cabaniss • July 27, 2015
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 21, 2015 posts on social media
Say Michelle Obama "mandates" weighing children in day care.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015
Allen West
Allen West
stated on March 19, 2015 a post on his website
"EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on February 12, 2015 an interview on MSNBC
"Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 17, 2015
Mother Jones
Mother Jones
stated on November 24, 2014 a Facebook post
"Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the ‘30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds."
True
November 25, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 posts on Facebook
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 27, 2014 a Facebook meme
"McDonald’s hamburgers are only 15 percent ‘real beef.’ The other 85 percent is meat filler cleansed with ammonia, which causes stomach and intestinal cancer."
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • September 3, 2014
Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter
stated on October 9, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 15, 2013
Jeff Wagner
Jeff Wagner
stated on May 8, 2013 a radio show
"The State of Wisconsin thinks you should have to" wash your hands "at least 28 times to make one peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich."
Half-True
May 16, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2013 a Facebook post
A new law "requires the USDA to approve the harvest and sale of crops from genetically modified seed even if a court has ruled against the crop as being dangerous to public safety or the environment."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • April 5, 2013
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