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Labeling GMOs

Food Policy,Food Safety | August 2, 2018

After months of public input and deliberation, the USDA has released their proposal for labels on genetically modified foods. The proposed guidelines are open for public comment until July 3rd, and would go into effect in 2020. What is on… read more

Cyclosporiasis Outbreak in Tulsa County Oklahoma – What You Need To Know

Cyclospora,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 1, 2018

The Tulsa Health Department along with the Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Acute Disease Service are all three investigating a recent outbreak of cyclosporiasis. Residents of Tulsa as well as many of the surrounding counties have been influenced… read more

School Lunch – The Right Way to Pack It

Food Safety | August 1, 2018

School is upon us again, and with that exciting news comes a whole lot of packed lunches which can become more of a hassle then many parents are prepared for. While packing a lunch for your child’s day is in… read more

Do Antibiotics in Meat Pose Risk to Our Guts?

Food Safety,Science | July 31, 2018

An op-ed in the New York Times over Labor Day weekend this year raised important questions: do antibiotics in meat pose a risk to our guts? And are we doing enough to curb their overuse? Are Antibiotics in Meat a concern?… read more

Grilling Safely

Our Blog | July 31, 2018

It’s summer. The northern hemisphere is tilting towards the sun, the days are long, and everyone’s getting ready to barbecue. That’s great! As August’s heat and Labor Day nears, we remember the true reason we really love the summer. We… read more

Cyclospora at the 19th Hole

Cyclospora,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 31, 2018

Understandably and respectably, the Evanston Golf Club in Skokie, Illinois, hosted an Independence Day celebration on July 3rd of this year. Over 900 people attended the celebration, but according to health officials, over 100 of those attendees later fell ill… read more

Legionnaires’ Disease Hits Illinois

Legionnaire's disease,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 31, 2018

Between June 7th and July 1 of this year several cases of Legionnaires’ disease were discovered in Illinois. McHenry County was the center of the illness and 9 people became ill in various locations of the county. With previous outbreaks… read more

A Loss of Life and Limb

Vibrio | July 30, 2018

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vibriosis causes an estimated 100 deaths and 80,000 illnesses every year in the United States of America. In just this week alone, we have seen two hazardous cases that have utterly… read more

The History of Legionnaires’ Disease

Legionella,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 30, 2018

Summer has arrived, and so has Legionnaires’ disease already this year with several outbreaks in the media, including one in Hawaii. Legionnaires’ disease is among those diseases that are only recently discovered and are growing rapidly in numbers. Since 2000,… read more

It’s Shark Week!

Food Safety | July 29, 2018

As we near the end of Shark Week, we at MakeFoodSafe took a moment to think about food and sharks. Shark is a food that many people around the world eat, but there is a delicacy that will make even… read more