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2019 Backyard Poultry Salmonella Outbreak
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | May 16, 2019
The concept of a backyard flock, or raising chickens on your own property for eggs or meat, is increasing in popularity. Who doesn’t like fresh eggs? What better way to know where your food comes from than to raise it… read more
Harvesting Food After Hurricane
Our Blog | May 16, 2019
Feeling like there was a hurricane or tropical storm every time we turned around over much of the summer and into the fall was a scary time for so many people. It felt like literally we would get over the… read more
Salmonella Tahini Outbreak – Texas Cases Reported
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | May 16, 2019
Hummus and baba ganoush lovers take caution today. There is a Salmonella Tahini Outbreak linked to Karawan or El-Karawan labeled tahini. This is especially concerning news for people like me who love Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes. There is a… read more
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 15, 2019
Legionnaire’s, the disease that famously attacks not just individuals or groups but entire apartment buildings and their cooling towers, has struck once again in the United States. This time, it’s a complex of senior citizen apartments in Newark, New Jersey… read more
Legionnaires’ Disease in Flint
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 14, 2019
Flint, Michigan. Once known famously as the home to General Motors largest automotive plant, later infamously for their contaminated water crisis is in the news yet again. You can continue to put this one in the infamous column with adding… read more
Case Count Grows in Ground Beef Ecoli O103 Outbreak
E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 13, 2019
Investigators and consumers grow increasingly more concerned as the case and state count continues to rise in the recent E. coli O103 outbreak linked to ground beef products. This is devastating news as we approach backyard barbecue and hamburger season… read more
California Fired and the Woe of Avocados
Food Policy,Food Safety | May 12, 2019
Delicious, green, creamy goodness. The omni-useful, omni-versatile, omni-famous – Avocado. I know I just made up a few words just then, but how else would you describe it? But I have some bad news, California Fires and Avocados don’t mix…. read more
California Vibrio Raw Oysters Outbreak
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Vibrio | May 7, 2019
On May 3, 2019, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommended that consumers avoid eating raw oysters harvested from Estero El Cardon in Baja California Sur, Mexico. We just found out why. It’s because they are linked to an… read more
Tyson Recalls Nearly 12 Million Pounds of Chicken – 3 Injured from Ingesting Metal
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 5, 2019
There’s a Tyson Chicken Recall. If you haven’t done so already, now is a good time to check your freezer for recalled product. And I mean RIGHT now. Tyson Foods, Inc recalled a whopping 12 million pounds of their frozen,… read more
Not Just Salmonella Melon: Caito’s Bad Year
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | May 1, 2019
Caito Foods LLC has had a rough year. They have had to issue no fewer than four food safety recalls since June of 2018. The contaminants are straight off the FDA’s Most Wanted Criminals, Salmonella, Listeria, and Cyclospora all made… read more