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Data Suggests Chagas Disease Cases Are on the Rise. Researchers Call for Inclusion in 2025 Global Burden of Foodborne Illness WHO Report.

Are Chagas disease cases on the rise? Researchers seem to think so. So much, in fact, that they are urging…

8 months ago

Common Grocery Shopping Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Are you making these common grocery shopping mistakes? Grocery shopping is one of those mundane tasks we don’t give much…

8 months ago

FAKE NEWS: Clarkston Quality Inn Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 25 People (Like 20 Years Ago)

A writer going by the name of Heather Frye at the Lewiston Tribune wrote an article that posted just yesterday…

8 months ago

Florida Man Documents His Raw Chicken Experiment on Instagram. Do NOT Try This At Home!

On his Instagram page @rawchickenexperiment, a Florida man documents eating raw chicken for 41 days so far (as of February…

8 months ago

USDA Develops New Egg Pasteurization Technology that Kills 99.999% of Salmonella Bacteria

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service have developed a new egg pasteurization technology that can…

8 months ago

Do Outbreaks Affect Stock Prices of Publicly Traded Companies? New Study Examines This Phenomenon with Chipotle as Example.

Do Foodborne outbreaks affect stock prices for publicly traded companies? A recent study published by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores…

8 months ago

Is Soy Sauce a Super Food? Functional Effects Say Yes!

Could soy sauce be the next super food? A review of several studies published in Science Direct discusses the health…

8 months ago

FDA Approves New Food Allergy Drug, Xolair

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new food allergy drug meant to provide a prophylactic…

8 months ago

Another HelloFresh Outbreak

HelloFresh is linked to yet another outbreak.  This one has been linked to at least 7 illnesses, six of which…

9 months ago

Want Your Cinnamon Unleaded? Avoid These Brands! FDA Issues Alert on Lead in Cinnamon Following Investigation.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert for certain brands, as they contain unsafe levels of…

9 months ago