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Halloween Candy Shelf Life and Storage Tips. Keep Your Goodies Fresh This Spooky Season!
Our Blog | October 31, 2024
Halloween candy shelf life and storage tips to keep your goodies fresh! We live in a very commercialized world. For better or worse. Summer seems to be the time when stores begin to transition to the end of year holidays…. read more
TikTok Food Poisoning at ByteDance HQ Didn’t Exactly Go Viral
Our Blog | October 30, 2024
News of TikTok food poisoning at ByteDance HQ didn’t exactly go viral. At least not in the sense of new followers, likes, and heart emoji’s. No. Instead, 169 people from the office reported symptoms of gastroenteritis. Of those, there are… read more
Halloween Safety Tips to Have More Treats Than Tricks This Halloween!
Our Blog | October 29, 2024
It’s finally October! For some parts of the country, this means cooler weather and a changing of the leaves. For the south, we usually get a few tricks before our treat. For many, young and old alike, the end of… read more
Bad Bacteria Use Cheat Code with Electrical Signals to Invade the Gut
Our Blog | October 5, 2024
Scientists discover how bad bacteria use electrical signals to invade the gut in new study from UC Davis Health. Researchers wanted to know how bad bacteria like Salmonella invade the gut. How do they know where to go and how… read more
Food Poisoning at Blue Star Café & Pub Linked to Fried Sliced Potatoes
Outbreaks & Recalls | October 3, 2024
TKing County Public Health recently investigated a food poisoning at Blue Star Café & Pub outbreak. Two people became sick after eating at the restaurant. Fried sliced potatoes are the likely source. However, once the outbreak prompted an investigation, several… read more
5 Sick with Food Poisoning at Fuji Sushi in Seattle So Far
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | October 3, 2024
King County Public Health is investigating a food poisoning at Fuji Sushi outbreak. A kitchen inspection revealed violations to public health so significant that they were ordered to close until issues were resolved and a reinspection was performed. This is… read more
New Study Finds Washing Produce May Not Be Enough to Remove Pesticide Residue
Our Blog | October 3, 2024
Washing produce may not be enough to remove pesticide residue. A new study out of China’s Anhui Agricultural, Wuyi, and Wuhan Universities published in Nano Letters finds pesticide residue moves beyond the surface of fruits and vegetables. Making even the… read more
What’s Making Us Sick? Most Common Foods Prone to Contamination Uncovered!
Our Blog | October 2, 2024
What’s making us sick? Most common foods prone to contamination uncovered! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 48 million people become sick with a foodborne illness each year. That is one in six of us! This… read more
Houston’s Turkey Leg Hut Ordered to Close Following Failed Health Inspection
Our Blog | September 26, 2024
The famous (or rather infamous) Turkey Leg Hut was ordered to close last week following a failed health inspection. Numerous violations “including conditions that pose an imminent threat to public health” were cited. Famous for their stuffed turkey legs, legal… read more
Food Poisoning Outbreak at Madre Oaxacan Restaurant & Mezcaleria Sickens at Least 4, Likely More!
Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | September 23, 2024
A food poisoning outbreak at Madre Oaxacan Restaurant & Mezcaleria has sickened at least four people in Santa Clarita, with many others reporting symptoms. L.A. County Department of Public Health ordered the restaurant to close temporarily. With so many people… read more