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Gardening & Food Safety

With the current regulations set forward by many states during the COVID-19 pandemic many people are starting gardens at home…

5 years ago

Meal Kit Food Safety

With many states having stay at home orders enacted finding alternative sources for food can be quite tricky. We have…

5 years ago

Bagged Salads Cyclospora Outbreak – Aldi, Hy-Vee, and Jewel-Osco Implicated

The CDC and FDA announced their investigations into a Cyclospora outbreak linked to bagged salads containing carrots, red cabbage, and…

5 years ago

The Future of Buffets is Grim

There has been a battle raging in my house ever since my wife and I decided to eat out for…

5 years ago

Yes, Vegetarians Can Get Food Poisoning, Too

There has been a trend in the way certain people think, and I think it is time to set the…

5 years ago

Legionnaires’ Disease and COVID-19

Schools, gyms, and businesses have sat mostly empty for the past two months. They’ve been mostly quiet while everyone was…

5 years ago

Food Poisoning and Foodborne Outbreaks are Still Here (We Just Don’t Hear About Them)

COVID-19 has impacted so many aspects of our lives.  Most notably, how we eat and even the safety of the…

5 years ago

Ground Beef Ecoli Recall – This Time 40,000 Pounds Worth

Guess what? There is yet another Ground Beef Ecoli Recall in the news today. This time, Lakeside Refrigerated Services is…

5 years ago

Raw Macadamia Nuts Salmonella Recall

ON June 12, 2020, the FDA and NOW Health Group, Inc. announced a Raw Macadamia Nuts Salmonella Recall on the company's…

5 years ago

David B’s Custom Meats Ground Beef Linked to Non-O157 Ecoli Outbreak?

The Illinois Department of Agriculture issued a public health alert this week citing ground beef from a Macoupin County, Illinois…

5 years ago