Food Safety

Scrape Off the Mold or Toss the Jar?

Theresa May is fully jam-packed right now, with some consequential decisions in line covering Brexit and all that, but when…

6 years ago

Are We About to See Cyclospora Spring Again?

In 2018, Cyclospora became the reason behind one of the largest outbreaks in US history. It caused a total of…

6 years ago

The Real Happy Meal: Your Brain on Fatty Acids

Ignore the golden arches and value menus and focus closer to home. Take yourself through your front door, up the…

6 years ago

Preventing Foreign Material Contamination. What Works. What Doesn’t.

Foreign material contamination occurs when something not intended to be included or consumed ends up in the food.  This is…

6 years ago

The FDA Food Supplement Overhaul

For years, the FDA has had a somewhat laissez-faire attitude towards dietary supplements. Now, for the first time in more…

6 years ago

USDA and FDA Most Wanted List! Top Food Offenders for Foreign Material Contamination

It seems like every time you turn around there is another recall.  Lately more and more “foreign material” or “foreign…

6 years ago

CDC Ends its Investigation into Salmonella Chicken Outbreak

CDC has ended its investigation on an ongoing Salmonella chicken outbreak that has affected 32 states and caused 129 illnesses.…

6 years ago

Global Warming Can Cause Food Poisoning

Global warming is not a myth, but rather a harsh reality. It's repercussions on mankind are obvious and one of…

6 years ago

Wild Game Feast Food Poisoning in Iowa

Last weekend, several people in the town of Swisher, Iowa became sickened after eating wild game at the Swisher Men’s…

6 years ago

Food Poisoning is NOT Romantic on Valentine’s Day

Love was in the air here at our house on Valentine’s Day, and we had celebrated literally all day. I…

6 years ago