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Check Your Hurricane Food Stash! How Long Do Non-Perishable Foods Really Last?

Our Blog | July 2, 2024

With more and more tropical activity developing and hurricane season in full swing, you may be thinking about your hurricane food stash. How long do these non-perishable foods really last? Here’s your cue to inventory your hurricane food items and… read more

FDA and CDC Warn Against Microdosing Mushrooms as a Current Outbreak Sickens 12 So Far!

Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 1, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and America’s Poison Centers warn against microdosing mushrooms as a current outbreak has spanned eight U.S. states. The Diamond Shruumz-brand microdosing mushrooms products are at… read more

Seafood Norovirus Outbreak in California

Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 1, 2024

This year has been a bad year for shellfish. It seems like every time you click a homepage, there is another seafood norovirus outbreak in California linked to oysters. Seafood Norovirus Outbreak in California Linked to Oysters from Mexico In… read more

FDA Warns Dollar Tree After Company Did Not Remove Product That Sickened Children

Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 1, 2024

FDA warns Dollar Tree with an official “Warning Letter” for failing to remove lead-tainted product from store shelves despite several statements that they were doing so. Failure to cooperate with a recall notice is a serious offense. When it is… read more

Beat the Heat with a Slow Cooker This Summer!

Our Blog | July 1, 2024

As the pages of calendar turn and the days heat up, you may be thinking of ways to cool down meal prep in the kitchen. Alternative cooking methods are great ways to do so. Especially, ones that don’t add extra… read more

Huge Canned Coffee Recall Stirs Up Concern for Botulism

Botulism,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 30, 2024

Snapchill LLC of Green Bay, Wisconsin just initiated a huge canned coffee recall for all canned coffee products manufactured by the company. Why? Because “their current process could lead to growth and production of the deadly toxin, botulinum toxin, in… read more

There May Be Lead in Cassava-Based Puffs Says Consumer Reports

Food Safety,Our Blog | June 30, 2024

There may be lead in cassava-based puffs snacks, says Consumer Reports, a consumer advocacy group. A recent Consumer Reports study analyzed heavy metal content in popular kids’ cassava-based puffs and snack products. The results were significant! Cassava-Based Snacks Help Parents… read more

Olympic Swimmers Fears Over Water Safety

E. coli,Our Blog | June 28, 2024

There’s Ecoli in that water! An open water swimmer has said she hopes Olympics organizers have “a Plan B” after concerns were raised over the water quality in Paris. Somerset athlete Leah Crisp, 22, said swimmers are concerned about the… read more

Shiga Producing Toxin in Lake Anna Virginia

E. coli,Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome,Our Blog | June 25, 2024

Memorial Day weekend is a time when many families in the Lake Anna area of Virginia hit the water. It is usually such a busy time and the waters are packed with people, boats, jet skis and people having the… read more

Food Firms Warned About Import Violations

Food Safety,Our Blog | June 24, 2024

An import company in California is on notice from the FDA for not having FSVPs for a number of imported food products. In a May 1 warning letter, the FDA described a June 8 to 28, 2023 Foreign Supplier Verification… read more