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Food Poisoning is NOT Romantic on Valentine’s Day
Food Safety,Our Blog | February 24, 2019
Love was in the air here at our house on Valentine’s Day, and we had celebrated literally all day. I felt like such a Pinterest Mom. You know the ones that cut the sandwiches into shapes, make homemade cake, arts… read more
All About Air Fryers & Food Safety
Food Safety,Our Blog | February 23, 2019
Air fryers are one of the hottest cooking trends currently. People are using them in the hopes that they are eating in a more healthy manner but a lot of people are making critical mistakes when using their air fryers… read more
No Planes, Trains, or Automobiles. 8 Worst Food Poisoning Bacteria and How they Get Around
Campylobacter,E. coli,Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog | February 22, 2019
The 8 worst food poisoning bacteria. Smaller than the eye can see, those microscopic microbes move around and reproduce to numbers that can make us sick. Vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, or worse. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates around… read more
Food Allergens,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 21, 2019
MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods. Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls. Putting recalled lots, UPC codes, and contact information for recalled products in one convenient place helps… read more
When Good Cultures Go Bad. Is Yogurt Safe When Left Out?
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 21, 2019
Yogurt. Mmmm… That tangy, sour, versatile treat. Have it as a snack paired with fruit, jelly, nuts, honey, candy, or anything your heart desires. I fall somewhere between healthy honey drizzled Greek yogurt and what we fondly call “dirt pudding”… read more
Wormwood Tea the Cure for Parasites?
Food Safety,Our Blog,Pathogens,Science | February 20, 2019
Snail fever. Bilharzia. Schistosomiasis. In 2016, some 200 million people were afflicted; of those, less than half received treatment. Swollen, distended bellies are the telltale sign; the disease, which is caused by parasitic flatworms, still ravages children in the global… read more
Don’t Listen to Pete Hegseth About Handwashing
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | February 20, 2019
We’ve seen all kinds of crazy over here at Make Food Safe, but this one is new: Pete Hegseth, a regular contributor to Fox News and op-ed writer for various conservative publications, hasn’t washed his hands in a decade. To… read more
Zombie Deer Disease? Is it Real? Is it Contagious to Humans?
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 20, 2019
Zombie deer? Zombie Deer Disease? Is that really a thing? Sounds like something from the latest M. Night Shyamalan movie. Sadly, no. This is real problem for wild life. And it isn’t just limited to deer. Moose and elk can… read more
Georgia College Shuts Down Dining Facilities Following Reported Illnesses
Food Safety,Norovirus,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 18, 2019
Food poisoning isn’t exactly the kind of thing the average college student has time to worry about. In the midst of flu season, tests, papers, and projects, Middle Georgia health officials issued an investigation after several students at Georgia College… read more
FDA Announces Tougher Regs on Dietary Supplements
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | February 16, 2019
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it will begin procedures to enforce tougher regs on dietary supplements. The FDA does not regulate such supplements in the same manner that it does for medications. The FDA… read more