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Safely Cooking a Turkey

We have arrived at the day where 46 million turkeys are cooked and eaten for Thanksgiving. 46 million. That's a…

8 hours ago

Lead Exposure From Backyard Chicken Eggs

Did you know there is a risk of lead exposure from backyard chicken eggs? This is especially true with children.…

8 hours ago

Safely Frying a Turkey

Statistics say that fires are very common on Thanksgiving and a lot of them come from frying a turkey. There…

1 day ago

Recent Infant Formula Shortages Spotlight Market Monopolies

It wasn’t that long ago that infant formula shortages left caregivers panicking about what to feed the most vulnerable of…

1 day ago

Thanksgiving Food Safety

With Thanksgiving upon us it is important to remember while having family and friends visiting or cooking to take food…

2 days ago

Scientists Discover Bird Flu in Humans is Contagious and Fatal in Animals

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Japan discover bird flu in humans is contagious and is fatal…

2 days ago

Elementary School Students Sickened in Great Falls Salmonella Outbreak

No source has been identified in the Great Falls Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least six elementary school students.…

4 days ago

The FDA Has Not Been Able to Definitively Link Taylor Farms Onions to the Recent E. coli Outbreak Associated with McDonald’s. What Does That Mean?

Various food safety related websites and news articles have indicated that the FDA has not been able to definitively link…

5 days ago

How Common Are Listeria Outbreaks Caused by Sick Food Workers and What Can Be Done About It?

How common are Listeria outbreaks caused by sick food workers and what can be done about it? It seems like…

1 week ago

Rockwood Summit Ecoli Outbreak

The St. Louis Department of Health have announced an outbreak of Ecoli illnesses linked to not one but two catered…

1 week ago