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FDA’s New Human Foods Program Went into Effect October 1st
November 2, 2024
The much anticipated unified Human Foods Program went into effect on October 1, 2024. With it comes big changes. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reorganization that has been three years in the making. While information about the proposed… read more
TikTok Food Poisoning at ByteDance HQ Didn’t Exactly Go Viral
October 30, 2024
News of TikTok food poisoning at ByteDance HQ didn’t exactly go viral. At least not in the sense of new followers, likes, and heart emoji’s. No. Instead, 169 people from the office reported symptoms of gastroenteritis. Of those, there are… read more
How Statistics Track Foodborne Illnesses
October 23, 2024
Today we take a look at how statistics track foodborne illnesses and the role statistics play. Why are statistics so important when it comes to foodborne illnesses? Statistics plays an essential role in public health, providing the methods needed to… read more
What’s Making Us Sick? Most Common Foods Prone to Contamination Uncovered!
October 2, 2024
What’s making us sick? Most common foods prone to contamination uncovered! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 48 million people become sick with a foodborne illness each year. That is one in six of us! This… read more
FDA Reorganizes Departments and Roles as New Unified Human Foods Program Roles Out This Fall
September 19, 2024
A new Unified Human Foods Program created within the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a pointed organization aimed to clean up the failures seen within the agency over the past few years. This move comes after an… read more
September 19, 2024
Often we hear about recalls involving human foods but did you know there are pet food recalls as well? Today we look at safely handling pet food and how proper practices can keep both our pets and ourselves safe from… read more
September 13, 2024
We are about the enter the favorite time of year for so many people. I am personally here for every bit of fall after it seems that summer was miserably hot this year. Summer 2024 just seemed to fly by… read more
Washington Residents Now Have a New Way to Report Food Poisoning
September 1, 2024
Most people do not report food poisoning when they become sick. As a result, only those sick enough to require medical intervention prompt a foodborne illness investigation. This makes it more difficult to track down the source of the illness,… read more
August 28, 2024
As kids get into the routine of going back to school its highly important to take a look at some back to school food safety tips as we can all become quite disconnected over summer break. While it is amazing… read more
Best Amusement Park and Beach Picnic Foods
August 26, 2024
Summer plans don’t have to be spoiled with a foodborne illness when you know how to pack a picnic properly. The best amusement park and beach picnic foods can be hard to decide on especially when you have picky children… read more