Advantage Health Matters Inc. is recalling Organic Traditions brand dried bitter apricot kernels from retailers nationwide in Canada because of excessive levels of a natural toxin that can cause ...

Sareks brand Bitter Apricot Kernels is being recalled from the marketplace because of a natural toxin, amygdalin. The recalled product as it contains excessive amygdalin which may cause acute cyanide ...

Currently, there is no evidence to support that eating apricot seeds, or kernels, can help treat cancer. Apricot kernels may also contain chemicals that have the potential to be harmful to the body.

Some cell studies suggest apricot seed properties may have anticancer effects. However, apricot seed products may have high levels of amygdalin, a toxic compound that can cause symptoms of cyanide ...

On Monday, the BMJ published an odd case report: doctors diagnosed a man with cyanide poisoning, which he got from apricot kernel extract. The diagnosis comes on the heels of another case of cyanide ...

We planted a Blenheim apricot tree when we moved to our home in Los Angeles. Ten years later it stands 14 feet tall and provides hang-upside-down branches for the kids, an abundant food source for the ...