A bizarre trend has emerged on TikTok, where users are consuming biodegradable packing peanuts under the assumption that they are edible, much to the concern of health experts. Online shoppers have ...

I recently received a package with white peanuts that dissolve in water. I assume they are made of starch, or at least I’ve heard of that. Can I compost them? Excellent question, Diane. The first time ...

"As silly stunts for social media go, this might not be quite as dangerous as eating Tide Pods, but it is still extremely unsafe." Close-up of packing peanuts. In the latest TikTok culinary craze, ...

LENOIR -- A growing demand for environmentally sound products is good news for a Lenoir maker of biodegradable packaging peanuts. "Our timing is right on target," said Frank Garriga, the president of ...