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World Hepatitis Day 2024

Hep A,Hepatitis A,Our Blog | July 27, 2024

This years theme for World Hepatitis Day 2024 is: It’s time for action. How can you do that? A lot of this day is about raising awareness. Did you know every 30 seconds a person dies from a hepatitis related… read more

Food Poisoning at Breakfast Buffets

Our Blog | July 26, 2024

Who doesn’t love a free breakfast when they are on vacation? I know that is one reason why we pick some of the places that we go. Food poisoning & breakfast buffets are a combination that no one wants though…. read more

Oysters Campylobacter Outbreak

Campylobacter,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 26, 2024

The Interstate Shellfish Sanitization Conference announced an Oysters Campylobacter Outbreak. Here is everything we know: Oysters Campylobacter Outbreak An outbreak of Campylobacter infections has spurred the Food and Drug Administration to issue a public warning. The warning is for recalled… read more

Two Deaths and a Dozen Illnesses Linked to Plant-Based Milk Outbreak in Canada

Listeria,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 26, 2024

Health Canada announced a plant-based milk outbreak on July 17, 2024. So far, a cluster of a dozen Listeria illnesses and two deaths have been reported. Here’s what we know. Plant-Based Milk Outbreak A cluster of twelve related Listeria illnesses… read more

Montana Ground Beef Ecoli Outbreak

E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 24, 2024

On July 24, 2024, the Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD), the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), and other local health departments, announced that they are working together to investigate an E.coli O157:H7 outbreak originating in Flathead… read more

Safely Foraging for Mushrooms

Our Blog | July 23, 2024

Are your afraid that you don’t know how to begin safely foraging for mushrooms? I have always been fearful of this wilderness adventure because I was never sure what was safe to eat and what wasn’t. We always just bought… read more

A History of Listeria in Deli Meat

Listeria,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 22, 2024

A new outbreak of Listeria in deli meat prompts a national public health investigation. Public health agencies are scrambling to identify the source. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates around 1,600 people in the United States each… read more

Is Raw Pet Food Risky? The Potential Impact on Humans and Animals.

Food Safety,Our Blog | July 21, 2024

A recent study conducted by the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) evaluated the risks associated with raw pet food to humans and their companion animals. Contrary to popular belief, domesticated animals’ systems may not be as adequate to consume… read more

Fighting Shigella with AI and Microscopes

Our Blog | July 21, 2024

Researchers are using AI-powered microscopy to study the bacterium Shigella, offering fresh hope in the battle against antimicrobial resistance. Serge Mostowy and Ana López Jiménez discuss using AI-powered microscopy to study Shigella, a bacterium estimated to have killed 148,000 people in 2019,… read more

Safe to Eat Cookie Dough

Food Safety,Our Blog | July 20, 2024

We all love the taste and the texture of cookie dough, but most know it isn’t safe to eat cookie dough. The raw ingredients such as egg and flour make it a risky treat that isn’t worth the chance of… read more