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Real Microscope Video of Bugs on Oreo Cookie?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
June 22, 2024 The video showed weevils struggling to emerge from the Oreo’s frosting center.
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Real Video of Tiny Bugs Crawling on Instant Ramen?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 27, 2024 Users debated mightily whether the microscopic bugs were real and if the video was faked.
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Ground Crickets Commonly Added to Foods Under the Name 'Acheta Powder'?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 3, 2024 According to some social media posts, it's in various chips, protein bars and bread, among others.
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Microplastics from Cutting Boards Have Been Found in Food?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
March 31, 2024 When food is minced, chopped or sliced with knives while on cutting boards, small pieces of mate ...
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Plastic Cutting Boards Shown To Shed Microplastics in Food?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
March 27, 2024 Ingested through foods and liquids, microplastics are "ubiquitous" in modern environments, accor ...
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Real Video of Microscopic Bugs on Dried, Instant Ramen?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
March 18, 2024 A little extra protein, perhaps?
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A package states that it contains Trader Joe's Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings Filled with a Rich and Savory Broth. Several balls of dough containing meat and other fillings are shown.

RECALL: Trader Joe's Chicken Soup Dumplings Pulled for Containing Hard Plastic

Written by:
Jack Izzo
March 4, 2024 Packs with the best-by date of 03.07.25 and lot codes C1-1 or C1-2 can be turned in to Trader Jo ...
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Is Commercial Chocolate Milk Made from Expired Milk?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 6, 2024 Some online posts allege “second-rate milk” may also be used to disguise “off” colors.
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hot dog under a microscope

A Hot Dog Under a Microscope?

Written by:
Dan Evon
April 21, 2022 "The World Through the Eyes of a Microscope" project aims to give viewers a glimpse of the world ...
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Do These 8 Teas Contain “Illegal Amounts of Deadly Pesticides”?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec. 3, 2018 Claims of dangerous pesticides “above the legal limit” in tea products rely on incorrect or misl ...
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Was a Tapeworm Found in Welch's Fruit Snacks?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 9, 2018 A viral Facebook claim about the supposed discovery of a parasite in a piece of Welch's Fruit Sn ...
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Are Dragon Soop Beverages Contaminated with HIV?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 1, 2018 A variant of a years-old rumor about a worker adding HIV-infected blood to foods or beverages ta ...
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Are Cadbury Products Contaminated with HIV?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 25, 2018 Rumors that a worker at Cadbury plant was arrested for contaminating the company's products with ...
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Cancer-Causing Children's Snacks Made from Petroleum-Based Products

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct. 1, 2016 A viral post suggests that your kid’s snacks are laced with cancer-causing petroleum products, b ...
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Maggots Found in Similac Formula Powder?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sept. 22, 2016 Similac is investigating a Facebook user's claim she found live maggots in her infant's formula.
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Customer Reports Finding Rat Head in Popeyes Chicken

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sept. 20, 2016 A viral image purportedly depicts a deep-fried rat head served to a customer at a Harlem-area Po ...
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FBI Warning to 'All Americans' About Poisoned Produce

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
July 18, 2016 An online article misleadingly suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had warned Ame ...
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Did Burger King Admit Their Burgers Contain Horsemeat?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 11, 2016 A disreputable web site distorted a years-old story and falsely asserted that the Burger King fa ...
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Worms Supposedly Found in Little Debbie Oatmeal Pies

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 21, 2016 A man claimed to have found a pantry moth in his Little Debbie snack cakes, but he has so far re ...
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Will Mountain Dew Dissolve a Mouse?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 4, 2012 A veterinary pathologist testified that being immersed in a can of Mountain Dew could dissolve a ...
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