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This Time, French Fries are Better for You Than a Salad
Cyclospora,Outbreaks & Recalls | September 2, 2018
The illustrious, gleaming golden arches of McDonald’s are under attack. As we have all been basking in the sun and enjoying our favorite guilty pleasures, a viscous outbreak of cyclospora has been raging across the Midwest United States. The home… read more
I’d Like My Milk Lectin Free, Please
Our Blog | September 2, 2018
Lectins. Are they good? Are they bad? Is this the new “gluten-free” fad? Will you see packages that never contained lectins now proudly announce “lectin-free” in brightly colored, bold font? Well, they are good and bad, and most likely yes… read more
Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | September 2, 2018
Salmonella in Cereal? It seems that no food is immune to foodborne illness. Including the unsuspecting breakfast cereal. This has been the hard reality for those involved in the current Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal implicated Salmonella outbreak. The Outbreak So… read more
Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | September 1, 2018
New information emerges as a Salmonella outbreak linked to kosher chicken has been announced. At this time 17 people have been infected with the same strain of Salmonella across 4 states (1 case in Maryland, 1 case in Virginia, 4… read more
Robot Servers – Gimmick or Good Idea?
Food Safety | September 1, 2018
Every once in a while a restaurant will pop up promising something new. It might be a new dish, a different style, a theme not yet seen, or something fresh in the menu. In the case of Spyce, from Boston,… read more
Important Recall: Publix Super Market and E. coli
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 31, 2018
On Thursday, the Florida Supermarket chain Publix Super Market, Inc., sent out a voluntary recall notice. Publix Super Markets, working alongside local health departments and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are letting consumers know of a possible E…. read more
12 Ill & 1 Dead with Legionnaires’ in Hampton, NH
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 31, 2018
New Hampshire health officials have officially identified a dozen individuals who have been positively diagnosed to have Legionnaires’ disease. Hampton, New Hampshire, has already witnessed one death to this disease, an elderly gentleman who, according to officials, died due to… read more
Publix’s E. coli Uh-Oh, O26 That Is…
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 31, 2018
Ground beef sold at Publix this summer may have infected 18 people with E. coli O26. The E. coli-contaminated beef was sold at Publix stores in these Florida counties: Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River,… read more
Hampton, NH Legionnaire’s Outbreak Becomes Deadly
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 31, 2018
State health officials confirmed that as of today, there have been a total of 12 confirmed cases of Legionnaire’s disease linked to Hampton, NH hotels. One person has died. New Hampshire health officials have reported that they only expect the… read more
We Have a Super BIG Problem with Superbugs in Our Food
Food Safety,Outbreaks & Recalls,Pathogens | August 30, 2018
Scientists are sounding the alarm on growing resistance to antibiotics in bacteria. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already kill tens of thousands each year. Some worry that they will be responsible for our next global epidemic. And there’s a significant chance that that… read more