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Wet Markets Offer Fresh Access to Seafood, But Are They Safer?

June 10, 2025

Wet markets are hugely popular in places around the world. When it comes to seafood, its popularity is even growing in the U.S. Keeping your seafood alive until you are ready for it implies that in addition to it being… read more

Common Foods That Trigger Guillain-Barré Syndrome and How to Avoid This Dangerous Complication

June 8, 2025

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is the little-known complication of foodborne illness. What is scarier than food poisoning? Food poisoning that causes paralysis! And I don’t mean botulism. But yes. That is equally as scary. But today we are talking about Guillain-Barré Syndrome… read more

What To Do When Severe Food Poisoning Strikes

June 7, 2025

Severe food poisoning goes beyond the mild inconvenience of minor food poisoning. For many with healthy immune systems and mild or moderate infections, food poisoning may not be serious. Treat the symptoms. Eat bland foods. Stay close to the bathroom…. read more

Could AI Help Detect Foodborne Illness Outbreaks?

June 1, 2025

UK health agencies may have a new way to detect foodborne illness outbreaks. Artificial intelligence. That’s right. AI. A novel use for a complex technology. New Surveillance Technology Will Help Detect Foodborne Illness Most cases of foodborne illness go unreported…. read more

Changes to GRAS May Remove Self-Affirmation Option for Food Manufacturers

May 30, 2025

Under the Make America Healthy Again movement, we have seen changes to many aspects of our food supply. While some of this happens behind the scenes, others have been made quite publicly. Changes to GRAS (or Generally Recognized as Safe)… read more

How Many of These Risky Food Behaviors Are You Guilty Of?

May 29, 2025

Risky food behaviors can lead to foodborne illness. Small choices can have a big impact on food safety. How many are you guilty of? Risky Food Behaviors at the Grocery Store Food safety starts at the beginning. With ingredients. Avoid… read more

The Biggest Raw Milk Recalls in History

May 27, 2025

Raw milk has been a controversial topic especially lately when it seems that every time, we turn around there is a post on social media offering a herd share of raw milk often designed to be deceptive to avoid being… read more

CDC Releases Updated Foodborne Illness Statistics Report. Why Does Historical Data Matter?

May 27, 2025

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued their updated foodborne illness statistics report. This report updates historical trends of foodborne illness germs and is based on data up to 2019. What germs were found most often? Which ones… read more

Make Food Colorful Again! FDA Announces Approved Food Colors to Replaced Banned Synthetic Dyes

May 27, 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that they have given the green light for three approved food colors to replace banned synthetic petroleum-based dyes. This a few weeks after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)… read more

UK Scientists Improve AI to Detect Foodborne Illness Using Restaurant Reviews

May 23, 2025

Last year, Make Food Safe considered the possibility of using AI to detect foodborne illness using restaurant reviews. But new technological discoveries often age like milk. In just a year, so much has changed. A new study from the UK… read more