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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Food Policy,Food Safety | January 15, 2019
Everywhere you read, you can find myths on every subject available. While there are a few myths that turn out to be true, most are not. Taking the time to research them, most myths are found to have no proof… read more
I’ll Have the 10 Piece Bone-In Wings – Hold the Hepatitis A Please
Food Safety,Hep A,Our Blog | January 12, 2019
Sometimes your dish comes with ingredients not explicitly mentioned on the menu. Onions or mushrooms sometimes don’t always make the dish description. On some occasions you might end up with more than you bargained for. Oftentimes it is Salmonella, E…. read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | January 11, 2019
I know what you’re thinking: “No, my nonstick pans from Ikea are safe!” Well, I have some bad news for you, and you might not like it. The truth is, even though nonstick pans might be safer today then they… read more
Yuma Romaine Lettuce Outbreak – It’s the Water
E. coli,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 10, 2019
The water that’s irrigating our plants is making us sick. At least when it comes to the Yuma Romaine Lettuce outbreak. That’s the upshot of an excellent new investigation from Wired that looks into the spate of food poisoning that… read more
How the Government Shutdown Effects Food Safety
Food Safety,Our Blog | January 9, 2019
With the government shut down entering its 18th day, the third longest of twenty-one shutdowns on record, people are starting to wonder what that means for agencies like the FDA and USDA. There have been highly publicized effects of the… read more
Beef Recall; It’s Not For Dinner (Again)
E. coli,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 8, 2019
JBS USA is the Nation’s largest beef processor and the recalls are flying out yet again. This time nearly 50 tons of ground beef have been pulled from shelves due to Ecoli. CBS News reported the following: Swift Beef Co…. read more
Avoiding Salmonella with a Special Focus on Children and the Elderly
Food Safety,Salmonella | January 7, 2019
Salmonella seems to be the bacteria we can’t get away from. Just recently, ninety-two people across twenty-nine states have fallen ill with an infection due to an antibiotic resistant bacteria. What kind of bacteria is it? You guessed it! Salmonella…. read more
Automatic Kitchen Opens in Beijing
Food Policy,Food Safety | January 6, 2019
In late October of 2018, robots took over the cooking in Beijing making automatic kitchen become a reality. I know what you are thinking; more than likely the same thing as me– Cue The Jetsons theme song. But hear this… read more
Food Safety | January 3, 2019
We have all heard the old adage don’t eat the yellow snow… but what about the white kind? Growing up I heard all kinds of stories about people eating snow, making it into ice cream and doing all kinds of… read more
A Look Back at the Most Notable 2018 Food Poisoning Outbreaks
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 1, 2019
An outbreak is defined as an event in which “two or more people get the same illness from the same contaminated food or drink.” This year the United States has seen plenty with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention… read more