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Zego Making Food Safer for Those with Food Allergies
Food Allergens,Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | December 2, 2018
It looks like the future is finally here. You’ve been reading about QR codes, advanced new testing methods, and the blockchain; ever wonder when you’re actually going to see these technologies deployed to make the food that you eat safer… read more
Holiday Party Food Safety: Share Food, Not Food Poisoning This Holiday Season
Food Safety | December 1, 2018
It is that time of year again. Holiday potluck season! Whether sharable dishes or catered feasts, you are bound to be invited to some kind of soiree where food is involved – if not front and center. From the first… read more
How Does Salmonella Beef Contamination Happen?
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | November 29, 2018
Month have passed since since the initial reports on Cargill Meat resulted in a recall of 132,000 pounds of deadly ground beef thoroughly contaminated with E. coli bacteria, but while we might have hoped to be safe from similar food… read more
Wild Game Food Safety from a Wild Game Home Chef
Food Safety,Our Blog | November 26, 2018
Hunting season is upon us here in Virginia and with that comes the fact that there will be animals brought here to our home that have been harvested so that family and friends can process and start the preservation process… read more
Food Safety | November 22, 2018
Every time another food recall hits the news, it’s hard not to get frightened. Even if you never buy that brand, it’s a reminder of how easy it is for the food supply to be contaminated. We all have vague… read more
Food Safety | November 20, 2018
Food replenishes the body. It is how we live. We also eat for pleasure, so it is often how we thrive as well. As we approach this holiday season, indulgence is a vice we all struggle with. It is the… read more
Capri Sun Mold Went Viral Again
Food Safety,Our Blog | November 20, 2018
A father in Tennessee stirred up a fuss on Facebook in September with a post about his child’s Capri Sun containing mold that went viral. This is not the first time this post has made its rounds on social media…. read more
Fisherman Offers Advice on Avoiding Vibrio
Food Safety,Our Blog,Vibrio | November 19, 2018
What jobs would you associate with the phrase “flesh eating bacteria?”Mad scientist, maybe? Something in the medical field? Perhaps a manufacturer of prosthetics? How about a fisherman? Would you trust a fisherman’s advice on avoiding vibrio? A Wise Fisherman Once Told… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | November 18, 2018
Preparing a thanksgiving meal is a huge task. It requires planning, skill, practice and most importantly, keeping in mind food safety. Every year we hear about people getting sick with food poisoning (outbreak or otherwise) after eating a Thanksgiving meal…. read more
Food Safety | November 18, 2018
Did you volunteer or were you voluntold that this is the year YOU are responsible for the Thanksgiving turkey? Yes you! You might be a pro or possibly shaking in your fuzzy house slippers at the thought of being responsible… read more