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Don’t Listen to Pete Hegseth About Handwashing
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | February 20, 2019
We’ve seen all kinds of crazy over here at Make Food Safe, but this one is new: Pete Hegseth, a regular contributor to Fox News and op-ed writer for various conservative publications, hasn’t washed his hands in a decade. To… read more
Zombie Deer Disease? Is it Real? Is it Contagious to Humans?
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 20, 2019
Zombie deer? Zombie Deer Disease? Is that really a thing? Sounds like something from the latest M. Night Shyamalan movie. Sadly, no. This is real problem for wild life. And it isn’t just limited to deer. Moose and elk can… read more
First Lawsuit Filed in Washington Heights Legionnaires’ Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 19, 2019
Last Summer may be full of fun memories, vacations, and time spent with family for many people. But not everyone. For those who suffered from Legionnaires’ disease as a result of infection related to the Washington Heights Legionnaires’ outbreak, memories… read more
Georgia College Shuts Down Dining Facilities Following Reported Illnesses
Food Safety,Norovirus,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 18, 2019
Food poisoning isn’t exactly the kind of thing the average college student has time to worry about. In the midst of flu season, tests, papers, and projects, Middle Georgia health officials issued an investigation after several students at Georgia College… read more
FDA Announces Tougher Regs on Dietary Supplements
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | February 16, 2019
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it will begin procedures to enforce tougher regs on dietary supplements. The FDA does not regulate such supplements in the same manner that it does for medications. The FDA… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog,Science | February 15, 2019
Can you trust that your sushi is what it says it is? There’s quite a bit of fish out there posed as something else. A new article from a team of scientists at UCLA published on their seafood study in the… read more
An Unfortunate Day at the Spa: Crookston Legionnaires Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 15, 2019
A disease is the last thing anyone wants to get at the spa. That may be what some unfortunate souls got during the recent Crookston Legionnaires Outbreak. This past January, that’s exactly what happened to four people who visited Crookston Inn… read more
Aiken Brewing Company Hep A Scare
Hep A,Our Blog | February 14, 2019
Microbreweries are springing up all over the country and sampling craft beer is becoming another common hip weekend activity for adults of all ages. According to the Brewer’s Association, 2017 saw nearly 1,000 breweries open around the country, and there… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 14, 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
Water Virus Used to Find Ecoli
E. coli,Our Blog,Water | February 14, 2019
We’re all very familiar with water filters. Practically everyone has one built into their water system, refrigerator, or water dispenser, since keeping our drinking water clean is such a high priority. Many different kinds of dangerous and illness-causing bacteria are… read more