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Cargill to Expand Turkey-Tracing Program
Campylobacter,Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog,Salmonella | January 16, 2019
Cargill Meats is planning to expand the turkey-tracing program that they debuted last year. The initiative was piloted in Texas, where Thanksgiving celebrants could check out the provenance of their bird using the power of the blockchain, which was then… read more
I’ll Have the 10 Piece Bone-In Wings – Hold the Hepatitis A Please
Food Safety,Hep A,Our Blog | January 12, 2019
Sometimes your dish comes with ingredients not explicitly mentioned on the menu. Onions or mushrooms sometimes don’t always make the dish description. On some occasions you might end up with more than you bargained for. Oftentimes it is Salmonella, E…. read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | January 11, 2019
I know what you’re thinking: “No, my nonstick pans from Ikea are safe!” Well, I have some bad news for you, and you might not like it. The truth is, even though nonstick pans might be safer today then they… read more
Yuma Romaine Lettuce Outbreak – It’s the Water
E. coli,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 10, 2019
The water that’s irrigating our plants is making us sick. At least when it comes to the Yuma Romaine Lettuce outbreak. That’s the upshot of an excellent new investigation from Wired that looks into the spate of food poisoning that… read more
How the Government Shutdown Effects Food Safety
Food Safety,Our Blog | January 9, 2019
With the government shut down entering its 18th day, the third longest of twenty-one shutdowns on record, people are starting to wonder what that means for agencies like the FDA and USDA. There have been highly publicized effects of the… read more
Long Phung Pork Rolls Recall and Outbreak
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 8, 2019
The Food Safety Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture is recalling seven kinds of Vietnamese pork rolls distributed by Long Phung Foods of Houston, Texas over fears that they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was… read more
Beef Recall; It’s Not For Dinner (Again)
E. coli,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 8, 2019
JBS USA is the Nation’s largest beef processor and the recalls are flying out yet again. This time nearly 50 tons of ground beef have been pulled from shelves due to Ecoli. CBS News reported the following: Swift Beef Co…. read more
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 5, 2019
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. Putting recalled lots, UPC codes, and contact information for recalled products in one convenient place helps… read more
E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 5, 2019
A Santa Maria, California farm that has been linked to the romaine lettuce warning from the CDC on the eve of Thanksgiving has issued a voluntary recall for several other produce items. Red lettuce, green lettuce, and cauliflower items produced… read more
Possible Food Poisoning Outbreak at Barbarie’s Black Angus Grill in Danbury
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 5, 2019
When we go out to a restaurant, we normally do so with expectation that the food provided there will be tasty, enjoyable, and most importantly: not give us food poisoning. However, according to news reports, officials have been investigating a… read more