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Rediviva Campylobacter Food Poisoning Outbreak?
Campylobacter,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 2, 2020
Grays Harbor County Environmental Health Division is investigating the Rediviva Campylobacter food poisoning outbreak. Rediviva has closed during the investigation. Environmental Health learned that at least 19 people got sick after eating at Rediviva on Valentine’s Day. At least one… read more
Wild Ginger Campylobacter Outbreak
Campylobacter,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 7, 2019
The Cortland County Health Department took to Facebook and issued a health alert that there is a Wild Ginger Campylobacter Outbreak linked to a local asian fusion restaurant. Since the announcement, the restaurant has closed pending investigation. Here’s what we… read more
Raw Milk is Bad from BAD Farms
Campylobacter,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Raw Milk | August 30, 2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is advising consumers that raw whole milk purchased from BAD Farms in Kempton may be contaminated with campylobacter bacteria and should be discarded immediately. Here’s what we know about the Campylobacter scare from Bad Farms… read more
No Planes, Trains, or Automobiles. 8 Worst Food Poisoning Bacteria and How they Get Around
Campylobacter,E. coli,Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog | February 22, 2019
The 8 worst food poisoning bacteria. Smaller than the eye can see, those microscopic microbes move around and reproduce to numbers that can make us sick. Vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, or worse. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates around… read more
Rugby Dad Paralyzed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Food Poisoning
Campylobacter,Food Safety,Guillain-Barre Syndrome | February 9, 2019
Food poisoning: a dreaded topic because we know it means not feeling the best in the world and often having to cancel plans. It can mean a trip to the emergency room, family physician, urgent care or even being hospitalized…. read more
Cargill to Expand Turkey-Tracing Program
Campylobacter,Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog,Salmonella | January 16, 2019
Cargill Meats is planning to expand the turkey-tracing program that they debuted last year. The initiative was piloted in Texas, where Thanksgiving celebrants could check out the provenance of their bird using the power of the blockchain, which was then… read more
Campylobacter,Salmonella | October 24, 2018
Let’s talk turkey, er… chicken here. Most of us have been taught by our parents that raw chicken can be an illness waiting to happen. If you grew up in my home, your mother would have told you that raw… read more
Pasteurize Your Milk, Please! Drug-Resistant Campylobacter On The Rise
Campylobacter | October 6, 2018
Organic milk or regular? Raw milk or pasteurized? There are several ways to get your milk these days, and without the proper education on the differences and health benefits (or threats) of each, it’s nearly impossible to know which to… read more
Could Campylobacter Lead to “Fur-ternity Leave”?
Campylobacter,Outbreaks & Recalls | September 30, 2018
Puppies… they are adorable. Who doesn’t love them? I know that we are super attached to our dogs, and when they were puppies, we spent so much time with them that I almost hated leaving them. Our pets were here… read more
Your Chicken Is Trying to Kill You! Know Where Germs Are Coming From.
Campylobacter,Salmonella | September 8, 2018
Is your chicken trying to kill you? I don’t mean the feathered, live variety. That is a real problem as well, though solvable by a pot of boiling water or roasting pan. I mean the chicken on your plate adjacent… read more