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Raw Macadamia Nuts Salmonella Recall
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | June 14, 2020
ON June 12, 2020, the FDA and NOW Health Group, Inc. announced a Raw Macadamia Nuts Salmonella Recall on the company’s NOW Real Food® Raw Macadamia Nuts – Product Code 7119, Lot#3141055 – because this lot has the potential to be… read more
David B’s Custom Meats Ground Beef Linked to Non-O157 Ecoli Outbreak?
E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 14, 2020
The Illinois Department of Agriculture issued a public health alert this week citing ground beef from a Macoupin County, Illinois establishment – David B’s Custom Meats of Carlinville IL – is potentially linked to a Non-O157 STEC Ecoli illness. It… read more
The DOJ Wraps Up Cases Against Blue Bell
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 14, 2020
The Department of Justice has announced that they’re wrapping up two important food safety related cases. They’ve reached resolutions with Blue Bell Creameries, a company that was implicated in a serious and deadly outbreak of listeriosis in 2015. Here’s the… read more
Safe Sourdough Bread-making at Home
Food Safety,Our Blog | June 13, 2020
Grocery store shortages of yeast, bread flour, and other baking supplies was a clear sign that the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a baking revival. Social media feeds were full of homemade breads. Focaccia and sourdough everywhere! Lockdown presented an opportunity… read more
A New Dawn is Coming – Dawn Powerwash Dish Spray
Our Blog | May 29, 2020
You’re washing your dishes wrong. This startling revelation comes from a name we have trusted for decades. According to Procter & Gamble, the makers of Dawn dish soap, todays dishes need something stronger for the way we wash dishes. They… read more
Coronavirus Grocery Shopping Safely
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 28, 2020
Now, that we are all well into the COVID-19 quarantine, there are a few topics that we need to be reminded of. First of all, I hope that everyone is doing well. Staying safe is all of our number one… read more
Dramatic Increase in Sushi Parasites over 40 Year Span
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 27, 2020
I was never a huge fan of sushi until my adult years when I found a few rolls and pieces that I did really love. I am always quite careful in where we dine when it comes to sushi, and… read more
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 17, 2020
Do you need to disinfect your groceries to protect yourself from the coronavirus? Can the virus be found on the surface of an inanimate object (also called fomites, from the Latin word for tinder) like the packaging of food at… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | April 8, 2020
Unless you have been avoiding the news or living under a rock (I guess you wouldn’t have to social distance then), you have heard about the Coronavirus or COVID-19. Nothing is quite as scary as hearing about a virus that… read more
Korean Enoki Mushrooms Cause Listeria Outbreak – Sun Hong Foods Recalls Enoki Mushrooms
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 10, 2020
Korean enoki mushrooms have caused a listeria outbreak, killing 4 people and hospitalizing 30 people. Here’s what we know about this Korean enoki mushrooms listeria outbreak. Outbreak Stats Enoki mushrooms have sickened people with Listeria in Arizona (2 people), California… read more