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Listeria Lurking in Cold Cut Meats
April 18, 2019
Cold cuts: that’s what I call deli meats. I’m not sure how many sections of the country use this term, but in New York, if you’re in a grocery store and ask where the deli meats are, you are sure… read more
Ecoli O103 Outbreak in Kentucky Kids Linked to Fast Food
March 28, 2019
Today, the Mercer County Health Department announced that there is an Ecoli O103 outbreak linked to “extensive fast food exposure.” At this time, the health agency has not yet announced what fast food restaurants those who were ill ate at…. read more
Do You Have Brucella? Pennsylvania Miller’s Biodiversity Farm Linked to Brucella in 19 States
February 13, 2019
The investigation to help treat all of those who were exposed to the resistant strain of Brucella in infected raw (unpasteurized) milk from Miller’s Biodiversity Farm located in Quarryville, Pennsylvania continues. This investigation was initiated after a RB51 case –… read more
January 28, 2019
Food recalls in the United States have slowed to a crawl as the federal government continues to grapple with the effects of the shutdown. In Canada, however, funding for food regulation has been flowing regularly, and food recalls have been… read more
It’s Everywhere!! A Spotlight on the 2018 Salmonella Outbreaks
December 15, 2018
What Salmonellosis? That is a funny sounding word to describe a pretty nasty illness caused by a really bad germ. Whether obvious or not, you have certainly come in contact with that big bad germ at some point. Salmonella is in… read more
Goat Meat – The Most Popular Protein in the World?
December 7, 2018
What’s the most popular animal worldwide for eating? It isn’t the cows, whose flatulent methane output makes them the second major greenhouse-gas producing species in the world after humans. It isn’t pigs, who are smarter than you think and have… read more
October 15, 2018
Millions of people fall ill by consuming food contaminated by Campylobacter each year in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate 1.3 million illnesses are being caused by this bacteria annually. If you are diagnosed… read more
Numbers Rising in Salmonella Outbreak at La Luz Mexican
August 29, 2018
Last week, another Salmonella outbreak made the news. You might not have heard about it since it only affected a handful of people in a Colorado town, but now that handful has grown large enough to gain national attention. And… read more
August 15, 2018
Farmers’ market is a great way to buy fresh, local foods while supporting local farmers and artisans. They are growing in popularity these days. They provide a great way to ensure that the sales directly go back to the farm…. read more
E. coli Outbreak Zips Through the Smokey Mountains
July 12, 2018
There has been another major E. coli outbreak in the United States. But oddly, not related to food. This time, ground zero revolves around an outdoor adventure company located in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. The water used along the… read more