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Legionnaires Disease in Brooke County, West Virginia
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 9, 2019
West Virginia is hit again with reports of legionnaires’ disease. At this time there have been five cases reported in Brooke County, WV, but they have yet to locate a common source or location tying them together. Here’s what you… read more
How Safe is Our Food? A New Study Answers
Food Policy,Food Safety | February 8, 2019
How safe is our food? According to an new investigation by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, not as safe as it could be. The News on the Study The report highlights a number of ways that our food safety… read more
Raw Diet Food Safety – How Safe Are You?
Food Safety | February 8, 2019
Raw food is looked upon some as something they don’t even want to touch while to others it is a new way of eating. Raw dieting has been in the news a lot recently and of course social media is… read more
What’s In Your Kitchen? Listeria Nut Butters
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 7, 2019
MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods. Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls. Putting recalled lots, UPC codes, and contact information for recalled products in one convenient place helps… read more
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | February 7, 2019
Remember that scene from the classic slapstick film The Naked Gun where an attendee at a baseball game between the California Angels and Seattle Mariners finds a finger in their hot dog? It might be closer to real life than… read more
No Kisses for Hedgehogs – Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Hedgehogs
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | February 6, 2019
In the midst of a government shutdown, the CDC was still conducing investigations to determine the sources of outbreaks. And for this multi-state outbreak of salmonella poisoning, the leading suspect is downright adorable. Who would accuse an adorable little hedgehog,… read more
Food Safety | February 6, 2019
Baking bread is a pure joy. Like so many things you can do in your kitchen, it’s basically chemistry, but it feels like alchemy. Add a bit of yeast in warm water to salt and flour, and poof: not only… read more
Food Safety,Yersinia | February 5, 2019
Yersinia. It is a very pretty name for a person, but describes a pretty terrible bacterium. The most commonly known species of Yersenia is Yersinia pestis. Better known as plague or black death. That species is generally transmitted via animals. … read more
Why Cannibalism is Bad for You
Food Policy | February 4, 2019
Honestly, I have never looked at a family member or friend and thought “wow you look tasty” and the topic of cannibalism is definitely a taboo in our society (no shocker), but did you know that it used to actually… read more
Food Safety | February 2, 2019
The BIG Game is upon us folks. Even if you don’t follow football, there is electricity in the air this time of year. Fans from across the globe gather in front of their televisions, local pubs, or in the stadium… read more