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How Common Are E. coli Outbreaks Caused By Sick Food Workers in the United States?
E. coli,Our Blog | November 3, 2024
How common are E. coli outbreaks caused by sick food workers in the United States? When sick food workers report to work, the risk of spreading foodborne illness increases. As more and more reports of food poisoning associated with restaurant… read more
FDA’s New Human Foods Program Went into Effect October 1st
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | November 2, 2024
The much anticipated unified Human Foods Program went into effect on October 1, 2024. With it comes big changes. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reorganization that has been three years in the making. While information about the proposed… read more
Our Blog | November 2, 2024
Two foodborne cruise outbreaks recently hit the news this year. One on Royal Caribbean’s International ship Radiance of the Seas and another on P&O Cruise’s ship Arcadia. Foodborne illness can rapidly spread on cruise ships. Between confined quarters, concentrations of… read more
13 Condiments You Should Never Eat After Expiration
Food Safety,Our Blog | November 1, 2024
We are all guilty (or at least I hope we are so I don’t feel so bad) of having condiments in the back of the fridge and then just buying new not realizing we already have a half or more… read more
Halloween Candy Shelf Life and Storage Tips. Keep Your Goodies Fresh This Spooky Season!
Our Blog | October 31, 2024
Halloween candy shelf life and storage tips to keep your goodies fresh! We live in a very commercialized world. For better or worse. Summer seems to be the time when stores begin to transition to the end of year holidays…. read more
TikTok Food Poisoning at ByteDance HQ Didn’t Exactly Go Viral
Our Blog | October 30, 2024
News of TikTok food poisoning at ByteDance HQ didn’t exactly go viral. At least not in the sense of new followers, likes, and heart emoji’s. No. Instead, 169 people from the office reported symptoms of gastroenteritis. Of those, there are… read more
Halloween Safety Tips to Have More Treats Than Tricks This Halloween!
Our Blog | October 29, 2024
It’s finally October! For some parts of the country, this means cooler weather and a changing of the leaves. For the south, we usually get a few tricks before our treat. For many, young and old alike, the end of… read more
Raw Milk Sales Rise – What to Know and How to Be Safe
Campylobacter,cryptosporidium,E. coli,Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Salmonella | October 28, 2024
Raw milk sales rise especially in rural areas around the country but what do you need to know about this? The backyard farmer will of course tout the greatness of this milk and while I don’t find myself in heated… read more
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Beef Not Linked to E. coli Outbreak
E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | October 28, 2024
After a major scare with the infamous McDonald’s Quarter Pounder and a recent outbreak of E. coli it has been confirmed that it was indeed not the beef that caused the outbreak, but instead the slivered onions. In a recently… read more
Cooking Competition Food Safety
Food Safety,Our Blog | October 27, 2024
The time of year has come where about every weekend we have a cooking competition of some type in our area. These range from Brunswick stew to chili and everything in between. Cooking competition food safety is so very important… read more