Food Safety

April is National Grilled Cheese Month

Everyone (except my kids) loves a grilled cheese sandwich. My boys are apparently the odd ones in the crowd when…

6 years ago

Xibus and Janus Particles – A Food Safety Sensor

What are Janus particles? And how is Xibus, a startup out of MIT, hoping to use them to create handheld…

6 years ago

What’s Going on with El Pollo Loco in Modesto?

What to do when there seems to be a cluster of foodborne illnesses centered around a business, but you can’t…

6 years ago

A Scientist Explains How Does Bacteria Get in Melons

It’s that time of year again.  As the temperatures begin to defrost and food sharing holidays come into full swing,…

6 years ago

Passover Food Safety

Happy Spring everyone! For most of us, this past winter has been particularly brutal, with record-setting cold temperatures, snow, and…

6 years ago

Nursing Home Legionnaires

Presence of legionella bacteria in a nursing care facility is a topic of concern. The bacteria causes Legionnaires disease, a…

6 years ago

Caito Foods Precut Melon Recall & Outbreak

A pre-cut melon Salmonella outbreak has triggered an urgent recall of pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and fruit mixes. This…

6 years ago

IBM’s Blockchain Update

IBM’s Food Trust blockchain platform continues to expand. They’ve already announced a number of big-name players who will be adoption…

6 years ago

Outbreak! Caito Foods Fresh Cut Melon Has Salmonella (Again!)

It looks like last year’s Summer of Salmonella is returning with the Spring of Salmonella. This time precut fruit is…

6 years ago

This Year’s 10 Most Googled Foods

All hail the power of Google. It is hard to imagine our lives without Google in 2019. Readily available on…

6 years ago