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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Food Safety | July 22, 2018
Are you kombucha curious? What is it anyway? Kombucha is essentially a fermented tea made by adding a culture to a sweetened tea mixture. The culture of beneficial bacteria and yeast consume the sweetened tea and transform it into a… read more
Foodborne Illness Thwarted by Sex Appeal?
Food Safety | July 19, 2018
Not only does sex sell, but it’s also attempting to make foods safe. Well, not directly, but for one product sex appeal is the means to a solution. How is one company capitalizing on sex appeal to thwart food safety… read more
What’s in Your Kitchen? 7/16 Week in Recalls
Food Safety,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 17, 2018
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. Some recalls are issued due to undeclared allergens, which could cause serious or life-threatening allergic reaction… read more
Hurricane Havoc – Thinking About Food Safety After a Hurricane
Food Safety,Water | July 17, 2018
Hurricane season is upon us. Living on the East Coast, although not exactly in a coastal area, we are sometimes threatened by hurricane season. Often when storms come from the Gulf areas and towards The Carolinas we know that power… read more
Amazon’s Solution to Food Deserts
Food Insecurity,Food Policy,Food Safety | July 16, 2018
Don’t be fooled: it’s not food desserts; the following is information on food deserts. (I know…I myself would have enjoyed reading about all things gooey and absolutely delicious). But this whole topic deserves attention, and underscores the food insecurity problem… read more
Microwaving Meltdown? Is it Safe to Microwave Plastics?
Food Safety | July 16, 2018
In this fast-paced world, we are always looking for things to make our lives easier. But at what cost. Take the simple task of re-heating food. While some people may have the time to prepare and cook a full meal… read more
Food Safety | July 15, 2018
Just when the FDA found rodents in egg facilities, now candy has fallen victim. This year, the New England Confectionery Co., the home of Necco Wafers and Sweethearts, received a warning letter from the FDA about the insanitary conditions in… read more
Fair Food – Keeping the Fun in Funnel Cake
Food Safety | July 14, 2018
The dog days of summer are still upon us, and all across the country, Americans are making the most of long days and warm nights by paying a visit to their state or county fair. Fairs are a quintessential summer… read more
The Right Way to Wash Your Produce: A Fruit and Vegetable Shower Guide
Food Safety | July 10, 2018
Scrub-a-dub-dub, there’s pathogens in your grub… and this is why washing your fruits and vegetables is more than a suggestion. It is a downright necessity. That juicy peach ripe for the picking is also host to harmful bacteria. That’s because… read more
What’s All the Buzz About Honey Bees? Is There a Solution Right in Our Own Backyards?
Food Safety | July 9, 2018
When we think of bees, many of us picture bumble bees or honey bees. Or maybe some of us conjure up yellow jackets, which are not really bees at all, but wasps. (Besides, no one likes yellow jackets or wasps…. read more