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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Hep A,Hepatitis A,Our Blog | July 27, 2024
This years theme for World Hepatitis Day 2024 is: It’s time for action. How can you do that? A lot of this day is about raising awareness. Did you know every 30 seconds a person dies from a hepatitis related… read more
Food Poisoning at Breakfast Buffets
Our Blog | July 26, 2024
Who doesn’t love a free breakfast when they are on vacation? I know that is one reason why we pick some of the places that we go. Food poisoning & breakfast buffets are a combination that no one wants though…. read more
Fighting Shigella with AI and Microscopes
Our Blog | July 21, 2024
Researchers are using AI-powered microscopy to study the bacterium Shigella, offering fresh hope in the battle against antimicrobial resistance. Serge Mostowy and Ana López Jiménez discuss using AI-powered microscopy to study Shigella, a bacterium estimated to have killed 148,000 people in 2019,… 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
E. coli Illness Linked to Cake Batter
E. coli,Our Blog | July 17, 2024
Imagine being an 11 year old just baking a cake and taking a taste of the batter. Unexplained symptoms develop and then being told that there is an E. coli infection that has been linked to the cake batter and… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | July 17, 2024
The dangers have been known for years yet sometimes in the heat of the moment we all forget some basic rules when it comes to handling certain types of food or even when taking a test taste. We are learning… read more
Why You Shouldn’t Eat Cake Batter
E. coli,Our Blog | July 16, 2024
Growing up I loved baking with my Mom and my Grandmas. It was just something that brought happiness to our family. I continue that with my kids now but as we know more food safety rules than we did in… read more
Food Safety in Extreme Temperatures
Food Safety,Our Blog | July 15, 2024
Temperatures are soaring across the United States with many places breaking records almost daily. It has been some of the hottest days I can remember with little breaks in the temperatures including even at night when often we get some… read more