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Supermercado Rivera Carnitas causa brote de intoxicación alimentaria por salmonela
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | March 7, 2019
Seis personas que comieron carnitas del supermercado Supermercado Rivera el mes pasado se intoxicaron con Salmonella. Supermercado Rivera se encuentra en 4334 W. 51st St. en el vecindario Archer Heights de Chicago. Las seis personas comieron comida del mostrador de… read more
Supermercado Rivera Carnitas Cause Salmonella Food Poisoning Outbreak
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | March 7, 2019
Six people who ate carnitas from Supermercado Rivera last month have gotten Salmonella food poisoning. Supermercado Rivera is located at 4334 W. 51st St. in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood. All six people ate food from Supermercado Rivera’s kitchen counter on… read more
Food Safety Tips While Traveling
Food Safety,Our Blog | March 6, 2019
It’s March right now. We’ve just survived out of a polar vortex that brought brutal sub-zero temperatures to much of the east coast and midwest. Although temperatures have risen somewhat, many of us are still stuck inside, staring out of… read more
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | March 5, 2019
Another day, another good bit of writing from Deborah Blum, dedicated chronicler of preservatives and poisons. We’ve written about the author of The Poison Squad here at Make Food Safe before, an excellent recent book by Blum that covers the… read more
What is the Deal with Pink Slime?
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | March 5, 2019
Do you remember pink slime? The United States Department of Agriculture remembers. They’ve been pouring over literature on the stuff for six months in 2018. There were consumer reviews, panels of experts, and tours of the plant where the product… read more
Should You Go Nuts? Absolutely! Nuts are Good For You
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog,Science | March 4, 2019
As I sit here at my desk awaiting what is sure to be a plethora of parents for parent teacher conferences, I munch on my favorite nuts: pistachios. Being a type 2 diabetic, I’m vigilant about what I eat. (Did… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | March 4, 2019
Laisser les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll! March 5th is quickly approaching, and we know that means: Mardi Gras 2019! And us at MakeFoodSafe are thinking about the food. The glorious Mardi Gras food. So, in typical MakeFoodSafe fashion,… read more
A Peanut Allergy Cure on the Horizon?
Food Allergens,Food Safety,Our Blog | March 3, 2019
Long have medical professionals sought to desensitize the allergic to their allergens through low levels of exposure – think an allergy vaccine. And according to a report from the Washington Post, a company called Aimmune is seeking to curb peanut… read more
Agricultural Practices Defend Against Ecoli with 8 Simple Principles
E. coli,Food Policy,Food Safety | March 2, 2019
There have been plenty of examples of mass produce recalls in the past few years. There have been some historic record-breaking outbreaks and trends. Eggs, beef, romaine, romaine, romaine… You get the jist of it. But how do we prevent… read more
Could the Keto Diet Up Your Food Poisoning Risk?
Our Blog | March 2, 2019
Could your fad diet make you more susceptible to foodborne infection? Research studies say yes. A University College Cork study in Ireland took a look at high fat diets and susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infection. Could there be a Keto… read more