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Could Menus Have a New Look in 2024? FDA is Updating Guidance on Menu Labeling
Our Blog | February 10, 2024
You may have noticed changes to menus in recent years. Depending on your state, menus may have significantly more information on them. Nutritional information, specifically those that pertain to calories or sugar, can often be seen alongside the ingredients. This… read more
2022 Napa Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 10, 2024
In a December publication of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a recap and wrap-up of the 2022 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Napa was published. Unsurprisingly, data points to a cooling tower as… read more
Norovirus Cases on the Rise; Hand Sanitizers Not Effective.
Norovirus,Our Blog | February 10, 2024
The Salt Lake County Health Department published a warning that norovirus infections are on the rise in the area, issuing a reminder to citizens that hand sanitizer are not effective at preventing the spread of the virus or protection for… read more
Bacteria Form Gangs to Evade Sanitizers
Our Blog | February 8, 2024
They say there is strength in numbers. As it turns out, this also applies to bacteria as well. A recent Penn State study published in the journal, Biofilm, demonstrated that common sanitizers often used in foods are far less effective… read more
Rizo Lopez Foods Source of Long Listeria Outbreak
Our Blog | February 2, 2024
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collaborating with state and local partners to investigate illnesses linked to a multi-ear, multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes. With cases dating back to 2014,… read more
Busseto Charcuterie Salmonella Outbreak
Our Blog,Salmonella | January 3, 2024
Put down that charcuterie, it may have Salmonella. There’s a Busseto Charcuterie Salmonella Outbreak: The MN DOH on this Busseto Charcuterie Salmonella Outbreak Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) officials are warning Minnesota consumers not… read more
1 Death in the Mountain View Grand Resort Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 2, 2024
The New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services is currently investigating a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to Mountain View Grand Resort, located in Whitefield, New Hampshire. Two out-of-state residents were recently diagnosed with the Legionnaires’ disease, both stayed at the… read more
Listeria Outbreak Linked to Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 20, 2023
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have launched an investigation into a multistate outbreak Listeria outbreak linked to Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums. Epidemiologic and laboratory data show that HMC… read more