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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Food Safety,Our Blog | August 28, 2024
As kids get into the routine of going back to school its highly important to take a look at some back to school food safety tips as we can all become quite disconnected over summer break. While it is amazing… read more
Best Amusement Park and Beach Picnic Foods
Food Safety,Our Blog | August 26, 2024
Summer plans don’t have to be spoiled with a foodborne illness when you know how to pack a picnic properly. The best amusement park and beach picnic foods can be hard to decide on especially when you have picky children… read more
Water Bath Vs Pressure Canning
Food Safety,Our Blog | August 26, 2024
The age-old debate seems to come up every year as backyard gardens produce more and more food, and people concentrate on being more sustainable. Today we look at water bath vs pressure canning and find out what should and shouldn’t… read more
Avoid Food Poisoning While Flying
Food Safety,Our Blog | August 25, 2024
We all love the excitement of knowing we have a big trip planned and boarding the airplane ready to take flight. Today, we are going to talk about how to avoid food poisoning while flying because no one wants a… read more
Don’t Make the Viral Sink Drink
E. coli,Food Safety,Our Blog | August 24, 2024
Some trends just leave me shaking my head and wondering where we are headed as a nation with the world at our fingertips. There is apparently a trend where people are making a viral “sink drink” which led me to… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | August 22, 2024
When heading out to a nice dinner, regardless who accompanies you when ordering seafood, you want to make sure you are getting what you have paid for. Today, we look at the difference in imitation versus real crab meat, especially… read more
California Lawmakers Target Harmful Food Dyes Coloring Public School Foods
Food Policy,Our Blog | August 19, 2024
In a bipartisan bill, California lawmakers are attempting to ban six harmful food dyes from being used in foods provided to public school students during regular school hours. These dyes, which have not been officially evaluated by the U.S. Food… read more
Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests Have Impacted Foodborne Disease Surveillance Data
Food Policy,Our Blog | August 9, 2024
Culture-independent diagnostic tests have greatly impacted the way historical trends in foodborne disease surveillance data can be interpreted. While there are obvious benefits to these new diagnostic techniques; like most things, it comes with its own set of complications. A… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | July 20, 2024
We all love the taste and the texture of cookie dough, but most know it isn’t safe to eat cookie dough. The raw ingredients such as egg and flour make it a risky treat that isn’t worth the chance of… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | July 18, 2024
The dangers of raw flour have become more known over the years. What was once considered common practice of licking the beaters or the mixing bowl is now frowned upon, but for very serious reasons. Flour is a staple ingredient… read more