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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Getting the A+: Restaurant Inspections and Food Safety
Food Policy,Food Safety | July 27, 2018
Most of us really enjoy dining at restaurants. I know I do. But how can we be sure that the food we consume is safe to eat? With all the recent recalls involving everything from lettuce, meat, melons and even… read more
Cockroaches – The New Super Food?
Food Policy,Food Safety | July 26, 2018
Cockroaches are well-known to be absolutely disgusting. You see them in only the nastiest of places like dumpsters and porta-johns, but scientists are currently attempting to change our perception of these widely disliked insects. Would you ever think of eating… read more
MILK – Pasteurized Organic vs. Regular
Food Safety,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 25, 2018
These days, most of us have been taught to understand that organic products are always better for you than the regular stuff. Allegedly, organic produce is cleaner and not coated in pesticides, organic chips are healthier than nonorganic chips, organic… read more
Drink This Virus Cocktail & Call Me in the Morning
Norovirus | July 24, 2018
What would you think if your doctor told you to drink a virus in order to kill a virus? Would you do it, or would you call him crazy? In today’s day and age, it seems that science is always… read more
Protecting Your Children From Foodborne Illness
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella,Vibrio | July 23, 2018
It can be an absolute nightmare and heartbreak when one or more of your children gets sick. It’s particularly scary when the sickness is a result of the consumption of contaminated food. Parental guilt can strike, and that’s something most… read more
Food Safety | July 22, 2018
Are you kombucha curious? What is it anyway? Kombucha is essentially a fermented tea made by adding a culture to a sweetened tea mixture. The culture of beneficial bacteria and yeast consume the sweetened tea and transform it into a… read more
GMO Rice May Be A Solution to World Hunger
Food Insecurity | July 21, 2018
Wondering of there are perks to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? You would be surprised to learn that some researchers are using them to try to find a solution to world hunger and food insecurity – using a multi-continental, cross-cultural food… read more
Fool Me Once, But Don’t Fool Me Twice: What’s Going Into Our Food?
Food Policy | July 21, 2018
Take a stroll and then a gander down your local grocery store aisle, the majority of which contain processed foods on the shelves. Grab a box. Grab a can. Read the ingredient list. Try to pronounce some of those multi-syllabic… read more
Some States Have Higher Disease Rates – Because of Unvaccinated Kids?
Food Policy,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 20, 2018
States with high rates of non-medical exemptions from vaccines also have high rates of disease outbreak risk, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine. Could Unvaccinated Kids be the problem? There are 18 different states in the… read more
What’s in Your Kitchen? 7/16 Week in Recalls
Food Safety,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 17, 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