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How Does Salmonella Beef Contamination Happen?
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | November 29, 2018
Month have passed since since the initial reports on Cargill Meat resulted in a recall of 132,000 pounds of deadly ground beef thoroughly contaminated with E. coli bacteria, but while we might have hoped to be safe from similar food… read more
Wild Game Food Safety from a Wild Game Home Chef
Food Safety,Our Blog | November 26, 2018
Hunting season is upon us here in Virginia and with that comes the fact that there will be animals brought here to our home that have been harvested so that family and friends can process and start the preservation process… read more
Capri Sun Mold Went Viral Again
Food Safety,Our Blog | November 20, 2018
A father in Tennessee stirred up a fuss on Facebook in September with a post about his child’s Capri Sun containing mold that went viral. This is not the first time this post has made its rounds on social media…. read more
Fisherman Offers Advice on Avoiding Vibrio
Food Safety,Our Blog,Vibrio | November 19, 2018
What jobs would you associate with the phrase “flesh eating bacteria?”Mad scientist, maybe? Something in the medical field? Perhaps a manufacturer of prosthetics? How about a fisherman? Would you trust a fisherman’s advice on avoiding vibrio? A Wise Fisherman Once Told… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | November 18, 2018
Preparing a thanksgiving meal is a huge task. It requires planning, skill, practice and most importantly, keeping in mind food safety. Every year we hear about people getting sick with food poisoning (outbreak or otherwise) after eating a Thanksgiving meal…. read more
California Home Chefs Can Now Sell Their Food Legally
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | November 16, 2018
People who bake as a hobby in California can soon start to sell their homemade goods legally. This is a huge deal for people like myself who enjoy baking so much but often find muffins and other baked goods coming… read more
10 Thanksgiving Food Mistakes Everyone Makes
Food Safety,Our Blog | November 14, 2018
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and while we’d like for that to mean delicious food, a cozy evening, and pleasant time spent with family, the truth of the matter is that often this day doesn’t go by without some… read more
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 12, 2018
Legionnaires ’ disease has once again raised its slippery head, and once again, in the Bronx borough of New York City. In a low-income apartment complex in the Bronx, New York Department of Health officials say that two tenants at… read more
Stella Maris Legionnaires Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 12, 2018
Two residents at Stella Maris campus have fallen sick by contracting Legionnaires disease. The residents were living in an independent-living apartment complex located in suburban Baltimore county. The diseases were reported by the officials working with the Baltimore County Department… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog,Salmonella | November 11, 2018
I have a confession to make. Once a year, I turn into this primal beast, eat as much as possible, take a nap, then do it all over again until the sun goes down. There is no room for the… read more