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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

Food Poisoning in Jessup Maryland Prompts “Mini Disaster Alert” at Local Hospitals

Outbreaks & Recalls | November 1, 2024

What started out as a fun company function led to gastrointestinal disaster when food poisoning in Jessup Maryland prompted a “mini disaster alert” at local hospitals. At least forty-six patients were transported to the hospital with food poisoning symptoms. What… 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

Halloween Food Safety

Food Safety,Our Blog | October 24, 2024

Halloween– The most officially unofficial holiday ever. A day that we absolutely love to get dressed up, head out to parties and most importantly collect that parent tax on the mass amounts of candy that kids receive. Today we look… read more

How Statistics Track Foodborne Illnesses

Our Blog | October 23, 2024

Today we take a look at how statistics track foodborne illnesses and the role statistics play.  Why are statistics so important when it comes to foodborne illnesses? Statistics plays an essential role in public health, providing the methods needed to… read more