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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Possible Food Poisoning Outbreak at Barbarie’s Black Angus Grill in Danbury
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 5, 2019
When we go out to a restaurant, we normally do so with expectation that the food provided there will be tasty, enjoyable, and most importantly: not give us food poisoning. However, according to news reports, officials have been investigating a… read more
Food Safety | January 3, 2019
We have all heard the old adage don’t eat the yellow snow… but what about the white kind? Growing up I heard all kinds of stories about people eating snow, making it into ice cream and doing all kinds of… read more
Did You Know September was a Busy Month for FDA?
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 2, 2019
The FDA was pretty busy during the month of September, issuing 7 Warning Letters. What is the FDA you might ask? The acronym FDA stands for United States Food and Drug Administration. As the name suggests, they regulate Foods and… read more
A Look Back at the Most Notable 2018 Food Poisoning Outbreaks
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 1, 2019
An outbreak is defined as an event in which “two or more people get the same illness from the same contaminated food or drink.” This year the United States has seen plenty with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention… read more
2018 Food Recalls: Records We Didn’t Want to Break
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | December 23, 2018
The year 2018 has been a larger than usual year for recalled food products. In fact, as of December, over 650 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls have been reported. Let that number sink… read more
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | December 21, 2018
MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods. Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls. Some recalls are issued due to undeclared allergens, which could cause serious or life-threatening allergic reaction… read more
Mutagenesis is a GMO (Says European Court)
Food Policy,Food Safety | December 21, 2018
A decision from the European Court of Justice has decided that genetically distinct plants achieved through new plant breeding techniques like mutagensis qualify as genetically modified organisms. What is the idea behind Mutagenesis? The Court’s Decision The decision has implications… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | December 18, 2018
As the holiday season gets in full swing and people are already patiently waiting for Santa to appear, there is a real buzz swirling around at the moment. It is hard to not be caught up as this is the… read more
What’s in Your Kitchen? A Week in Recalls: Another Ground Beef Recall
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | December 16, 2018
MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods. Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls. Some recalls are issued due to undeclared allergens, which could cause serious or life-threatening allergic reaction… read more
It’s Everywhere!! A Spotlight on the 2018 Salmonella Outbreaks
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | 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