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The E. coli Woes: Yet Another Bout with Romaine Lettuce
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 19, 2018
The bacterium E. coli has surely been making its rounds in some of our favorite restaurants: Chiptole, McDonalds, KFC, Wendy’s, Sizzler Restaurants, as well as others. This recent outbreak has involved Panera, where many of us purchase sandwiches and salads. The… read more
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 19, 2018
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Nearly 200 Million Eggs Recalled Due To Salmonella Fears
Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 18, 2018
FDA is currently investigating a Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs being produced at Rose Acre Farms’ Hyde County Farm. The authorities have advised the consumers to not eat eggs produced at these farms because, as of 13th April 2018, these eggs… read more
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 18, 2018
It feels like déjà vu. Romaine lettuce and E. coli are threatening our lives again, one salad at a time. This E. coli outbreak affecting romaine lettuce DOES NOT appear to be linked to the previous outbreak experienced across two countries (United States and… read more
Don’t Just Sit There! Get Rid of Those Eggs!
Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 16, 2018
As I found myself making my children a breakfast of fried eggs yesterday, I happened upon the Food and Drug Administration’s recall notices. Yes, as a food safety addict, I find myself reading the recall news in the most interesting… read more
Could Something Ominous Be Lurking in Your Lettuce? E. coli Strikes Again!
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 15, 2018
What’s scarier than a monster that attacks anything that makes a sound? While thankfully we aren’t forced to live in “A Quiet Place,”we yet again living in a world where your salad may try to kill you. What could an… read more
E. coli in Romaine – Not Worth the Gamble Right Now
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 15, 2018
Your salad is dangerous again. Well, if it contains romaine it is. As if one outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in lettuce was not enough for 2018, just this week the CDC has linked a new E. coli outbreak to chopped romaine lettuce. But… read more
What’s Being Done to Combat Food Waste: Two Tales
Food Insecurity | April 12, 2018
Food waste is a travesty in the industrialized world. Approximately a third of the food produced for human consumption in the world each and every year gets wasted. This amounts to about 1.3 billion tons of wasted food. This translates… read more
These 7 Foods are Most Likely to Give You Food Poisoning
Food Safety | April 9, 2018
Food poisoning has become quite common in the United States with 1 in 6 people getting affected by these illnesses in some form each year. While some cases of food poisoning may only involve minor stomach gurgles, others can cause… read more
Raw Milk Linked to Drug Resistant Campylobacter Infections
Campylobacter,Food Safety | April 8, 2018
Recently, the CDC reported a troubling outbreak linked to raw milk and Campylobacter infections. With the rise in raw milk sales, the CDC is calling for more governmental intervention in states where raw milk sales are not regulated. Despite the… read more