In a video posted by TikTok user Grace (@gracattackk), which has since been deleted, the TikToker claimed her clear complexion could have stemmed from her eating at least five apricot kernels a day ...

“A lot of people say that they’re poisonous,” Sandra Holl says of apricot kernels. “They are, I guess, in large amounts.” Apricot kernels—the seeds inside of apricot pits—contain the compound ...

08:00, Tue, Sep 12, 2017 Updated: 08:13, Tue, Sep 12, 2017 A 67-year-old man whose identity has not been revealed, was taking nearly 17.32 milligrams of cyanide every day. This is enough to raise ...

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 ...

A man in Australia gave himself cyanide poisoning while consuming apricot kernels meant to prevent his prostate cancer from returning. The 67-year-old apricot kernel extract every day for five years, ...

A naturally-occurring compound called amygdalin is present in apricot kernels and converts to cyanide after eating. Cyanide poisoning can cause nausea, fever, headaches, insomnia, thirst, lethargy, ...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) added additional items to its list of apricot-kernel products that are being recalled. Like the previously listed items, these products, which were sold ...

TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — An expanding recall on apricot kernels is renewing focus on how the seeds can cause acute cyanide poisoning. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled 10 ...

Raw apricot kernels are being recalled in New Zealand after three people needed hospital treatment. They were sold by Christchurch business Ethnic Market in Linwood. Sale of raw apricot kernels is ...

The apricot kernel (Prunus armeniaca) is the soft part inside the seed of the apricot. It is said to be a good source of iron, potassium and phosphorus, and one of the best sources of vitamin B17 ...

The government agency will call for submissions on the topic from scientists in early 2014 after revised guidelines on claims the kernels are poisonous. In a statement on the FSANZ website it said ...