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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
4 Basic Food Safety Principles
August 29, 2019
We talk a lot about food safety principles. I see it linked a lot but how many of us actually go the extra step to read and consider these principles? I’m a firm believer if we all were to not… read more
July 21, 2019
Attendees at a charity barbecue this last Friday went home with more than just leftovers. Some went home with a nasty case of food poisoning. According to a county public health alert, attendees of the Masonic Snow Lodge fundraiser Barbecue… read more
Petting Zoo Ecoli Outbreak – The Danger No One Sees
July 8, 2019
Petting zoos have become a fun summer activity for kids and adults alike. It connects them with their rural roots and it’s hard to resist those furry and feathered farm animals. However, contact with animals has its own health risks…. read more
Could Cyclospora Make a Comeback This Summer?
July 7, 2019
When an outbreak happens, we have a set list of bacteria we consider and discuss quite often. Between Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, and other household names, one of the first parts of the equation is to figure out which bacteria… read more
Raw Milk Cheese Leads to Listeria – Recall Initiated
July 1, 2019
For cheese lovers, a cheese recall is a tragedy. One such dreadful raw milk cheese recall was announced in late June when a sample of cheese produced by Snow Farm Creamery tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. It was a routine… read more
What Do Climate Change, Fruit Flies and Food Poisoning Have Common?
May 31, 2019
“It’s a cool place, and they say it gets colder. You’re bundled up now wait ‘til you get older. But the meteor men beg to differ, judging by the hole in the satellite picture.” Perhaps Smash Mouth is on to… read more
What IS the “Dirtiest” Food We Eat?
May 27, 2019
Once upon a time, I was convinced that the dirtiest food on earth resided in my daughter’s room. But after becoming a contributing writer for Make Food Safe, I discovered there are far more nefarious and innumerable germs that could… read more
Death by Cookie? Hidden Risks of Raw Cookie Dough
May 26, 2019
Raw cookie dough. You either love it or you hate it. I happen to be smack firmly in the hate category. While I am certainly a germaphobe, that actually isn’t the reason why. I just really don’t like the flavor… read more
May 26, 2019
MakeFoodSafe.com and our amazing contributor Heather Van Tassell would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe and recalled foods. Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls. Putting recalled lots, UPC codes, and contact… read more
May 17, 2019
Here’s a scary situation: what happens if the government finds out that a particular food is contaminated or dangerous (like with Listeria), asks the company that made the food to recall it — and they don’t comply? What IS the… read more