Outbreaks & Recalls

A Handwashing Expose

Not many people know this, but Monday, October 15, 2018, is Global Handwashing Day.  It is an awareness event which…

7 years ago

What’s in Your Kitchen? A Week in Recalls: Lily Bulbs, Beef and Pork Products, and Dried/Smoked Catfish

MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods.  Each week we bring together a list…

7 years ago

This Time, French Fries are Better for You Than a Salad

The illustrious, gleaming golden arches of McDonald’s are under attack. As we have all been basking in the sun and…

7 years ago

Salmonella In Cereal? How?

Salmonella in Cereal? It seems that no food is immune to foodborne illness.  Including the unsuspecting breakfast cereal.  This has…

7 years ago

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Empire Kosher Chicken. Potential Source Revealed, Investigation Continues.

New information emerges as a Salmonella outbreak linked to kosher chicken has been announced.  At this time 17 people have…

7 years ago

Important Recall: Publix Super Market and E. coli

On Thursday, the Florida Supermarket chain Publix Super Market, Inc., sent out a voluntary recall notice. Publix Super Markets, working…

7 years ago

12 Ill & 1 Dead with Legionnaires’ in Hampton, NH

New Hampshire health officials have officially identified a dozen individuals who have been positively diagnosed to have Legionnaires’ disease. Hampton,…

7 years ago

Publix’s E. coli Uh-Oh, O26 That Is…

Ground beef sold at Publix this summer may have infected 18 people with E. coli O26.  The E. coli-contaminated beef…

7 years ago

Hampton, NH Legionnaire’s Outbreak Becomes Deadly

State health officials confirmed that as of today, there have been a total of 12 confirmed cases of Legionnaire’s disease…

7 years ago

We Have a Super BIG Problem with Superbugs in Our Food

Scientists are sounding the alarm on growing resistance to antibiotics in bacteria. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already kill tens of thousands each…

7 years ago