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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Food Safety | August 21, 2018
You may have heard by this point that insects are the food of the future. They are not so much a coming trend as they are a sort of inevitability. Mealworms, grasshoppers, and crickets eat next to nothing and pack… read more
Mouse Meat in Your Dog and Cats Food Coming to a Store Near You
Food Safety | August 20, 2018
When it comes to feeding our dogs, the options readily available are fairly endless. Your puppy might learn to have a preference, usually tending towards the wetter, tastier foods, but nevertheless, there is no apparent shortage to the list of… read more
Food Insecurity,Food Safety | August 18, 2018
One in five households with children in the United States faces food insecurity; that’s more than 17 million households. Programs like SNAP and EBT provide something of a safety net. But they do not cover all families, and not all… read more
The Dos and Don’ts of Royal Eating
Food Safety,Pathogens | August 17, 2018
As Americans, we are all pretty amazed by The Royal Family. Weddings, births of new royal babies, royal dogs, clothing and now even foods have become topics in our homes and in all sorts of media. Why are we royal… read more
A Logical Correlation. Restaurant Sick Leave Policy Minimizes Foodborne Illness
Outbreaks & Recalls | August 13, 2018
It seems simple. If a business offers paid sick leave, employees will use it if they need it. Sadly, most restaurants do not offer this benefit to their employees. When we dine out, we trust that those who are preparing… read more
Do Astronauts Get Food Poisoning?
Our Blog | August 8, 2018
As a child I was obsessed with outer space and astronauts. I remember a disc program (yes, I am THAT old) for our old IBM computer that literally held the secrets to everything astronaut and space related. I remember quoting… read more
How Your Co-Ed Can Protect Themselves from Foodborne Illness
Food Safety | August 3, 2018
For those of you sending away your son or daughter to the great beyond known as college, I can certainly empathize, especially if it’s your first time. I really didn’t give any thought to food safety for my collegiate daughters:… read more
Hurricane Havoc – Thinking About Food Safety After a Hurricane
Food Safety,Water | July 17, 2018
Hurricane season is upon us. Living on the East Coast, although not exactly in a coastal area, we are sometimes threatened by hurricane season. Often when storms come from the Gulf areas and towards The Carolinas we know that power… read more
What’s All the Buzz About Honey Bees? Is There a Solution Right in Our Own Backyards?
Food Safety | July 9, 2018
When we think of bees, many of us picture bumble bees or honey bees. Or maybe some of us conjure up yellow jackets, which are not really bees at all, but wasps. (Besides, no one likes yellow jackets or wasps…. read more
Food Policy,Food Safety | July 8, 2018
You can’t buy it at the supermarket. Not yet, anyway. But companies in the United States and abroad are growing meat from cell cultures in labs. And they’re hoping to eventually do to the deli what soymilk did to the… read more