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Kitchen Safety Tips to Give You a Green Light in the Kitchen!

Much of cooking is common sense. The oven is hot. Ice is cold. You can get sick from eating raw…

1 year ago

New Food Safety Modernization Act Update Will Increase Traceability During an Outbreak

One of the toughest aspects of an investigator’s job during a foodborne outbreak is determining the source. An update to…

1 year ago

Foodborne Illness Affects 1 in 6 Americans Each Year! Here’s What You Need to Know.

While the food supply in the United States is one of the “safest in the word,” foodborne illness is still…

1 year ago

Hepatitis A Exposure at Cracker Barrel Prompts Erie County Department of Health Alert

According to a media release from Erie County Administration, the Erie County Department of Health has identified a hepatitis A…

1 year ago

More recalls linked to the Rizo Lopez Dairy Outbreak, 26 Illnesses and 2 Deaths So Far

The source of a decades long Listeria monocytogenes outbreak was finally identified. However, that recall has expanded to include more…

1 year ago

Carnegie Mellon University Outbreak? On-Campus Eatery Had Multiple Violations

When inspectors were investigating possible foodborne illnesses at Carnegie Mellon University, several violations were discovered at the campus eatery, Stack’d…

1 year ago

FDA Warns Iowa Egg Company, A Houston-Based Firm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Iowa Egg Company. The letter was addressed to…

1 year ago

Käserei Gloggnitz CEO Faces Criminal Charges for Listeria Outbreak, Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison

The CEO of Käserei Gloggnitz recently faced criminal charges for a Listeria outbreak linked to the firm’s dairy products and…

1 year ago

Popular Cereal Brands Contain Chlormequat, A Pesticide Linked to Infertility

A new study published by the Environmental Working Group in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology reveals that…

1 year ago

Raw Farm E. coli Outbreak Sickens 10

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an Escherichia coli (E. coli) outbreak that has been linked…

1 year ago