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There Was a Salmonella El Pollo Loco Outbreak?
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 15, 2019
Some buzz is circulating in the media that there was a Salmonella El Pollo Outbreak in 2018 that no one ever knew about. Could there have been one? Here’s what little we know about this potential 2018 Salmonella El Pollo… read more
Food Safety,Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 15, 2019
Presence of legionella bacteria in a nursing care facility is a topic of concern. The bacteria causes Legionnaires disease, a severe form of pneumonia that causes lung inflammation. The fatality rate is high and stands at 10%. The disease is… read more
Caito Foods Precut Melon Recall & Outbreak
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 14, 2019
A pre-cut melon Salmonella outbreak has triggered an urgent recall of pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and fruit mixes. This time, the CDC and FDA are already involved in the investigation, along with local health authorities, to get the word… read more
Our Blog,Salmonella | April 14, 2019
Antibiotic resistance is a devilish thing. The root of the problem is that we just don’t have that many different kinds of antibiotics on hand. If you come across a pathogen that’s resistant to one kind, you can turn to… read more
Another Melon Salmonella Lawsuit Coming?
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 13, 2019
What year is it? Over here at Make Food Safe we’re feeling a bit of deja vu. That’s because the FDA has announced that Caito Foods LLC is recalling pre-cut melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, and mixed fruits over fears of… read more
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | April 13, 2019
IBM’s Food Trust blockchain platform continues to expand. They’ve already announced a number of big-name players who will be adoption their technology to bring traceability to food: Dole, Golden State Foods, Kroger, McCormick and Company, Nestlé, Tyson Foods, Unilever, and… read more
Outbreak! Caito Foods Fresh Cut Melon Has Salmonella (Again!)
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 12, 2019
It looks like last year’s Summer of Salmonella is returning with the Spring of Salmonella. This time precut fruit is again on the chopping block (no pun intended). Sound familiar? Probably because it is. Remember last years’ precut melon salmonella… read more
SOURCE FOUND! Ecoli O103 Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef
E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 12, 2019
As the nation waited on the edge of its seat in the latest Ecoli outbreak, we have been holding our breath and crossing our fingers that a source would be found. Day by day, we have watched the numbers grow… read more
This Year’s 10 Most Googled Foods
Food Policy,Food Safety | April 12, 2019
All hail the power of Google. It is hard to imagine our lives without Google in 2019. Readily available on our eager fingertips, the services on offer by the tech giant are extremely useful. Google provides data in an instant… read more
Mystery Canadian Salmonella Outbreak
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 9, 2019
A recent salmonella outbreak has infected six Canadian provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. While the source of the outbreak is yet to be determined and the investigation is ongoing, the Public Health Agency of Canada… read more