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Supermercado Rivera Carnitas Cause Salmonella Food Poisoning Outbreak

Six people who ate carnitas from Supermercado Rivera last month have gotten Salmonella food poisoning.  Supermercado Rivera is located at…

7 years ago

Food Safety Tips While Traveling

It’s March right now. We’ve just survived out of a polar vortex that brought brutal sub-zero temperatures to much of…

7 years ago

Let’s Catch Up on Ketchup

Another day, another good bit of writing from Deborah Blum, dedicated chronicler of preservatives and poisons. We’ve written about the…

7 years ago

What is the Deal with Pink Slime?

Do you remember pink slime? The United States Department of Agriculture remembers. They’ve been pouring over literature on the stuff…

7 years ago

Should You Go Nuts? Absolutely! Nuts are Good For You

As I sit here at my desk awaiting what is sure to be a plethora of parents for parent teacher…

7 years ago

Mardi Gras Food Safety

Laisser les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll! March 5th is quickly approaching, and we know that means: Mardi Gras…

7 years ago

A Peanut Allergy Cure on the Horizon?

Long have medical professionals sought to desensitize the allergic to their allergens through low levels of exposure - think an…

7 years ago

Could the Keto Diet Up Your Food Poisoning Risk?

Could your fad diet make you more susceptible to foodborne infection?  Research studies say yes.  A University College Cork study…

7 years ago

Scrape Off the Mold or Toss the Jar?

Theresa May is fully jam-packed right now, with some consequential decisions in line covering Brexit and all that, but when…

7 years ago

Are We About to See Cyclospora Spring Again?

In 2018, Cyclospora became the reason behind one of the largest outbreaks in US history. It caused a total of…

7 years ago