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What’s In Your Kitchen – This Week in Food Recalls
February 1, 2019
The government is open again. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t any food recalls in 2019! Here is the lowdown of the 2019 food recalls. MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods. Each week… read more
January 25, 2019
A few topics get a lot of coverage here at MakeFoodSafe. Salmonella outbreaks of various kinds. Ecoli outbreaks as well. Food safety tips for the upcoming holiday or for a specific event. Coverage of new advances in food safety technology… read more
Why is Everyone Freaking Out Over Washing Avocados?
January 22, 2019
The FDA issued a report earlier this month warning consumers to wash the avocado properly before eating it after they found Listeria and Salmonella on the samples of avocado taken between 2014 – 2016. If you cut the avocado before… read more
The Egg that Beat Kylie Jenner
January 20, 2019
“A box without hinges, key or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.” Bilbo Baggins presented this riddle to Gollum in The Hobbit, and Gollum easily guessed the correct answer. Yup, eggs. Boil them. Fry them. Scramble them. Poach them…. read more
Cargill to Expand Turkey-Tracing Program
January 16, 2019
Cargill Meats is planning to expand the turkey-tracing program that they debuted last year. The initiative was piloted in Texas, where Thanksgiving celebrants could check out the provenance of their bird using the power of the blockchain, which was then… read more
I’ll Have the 10 Piece Bone-In Wings – Hold the Hepatitis A Please
January 12, 2019
Sometimes your dish comes with ingredients not explicitly mentioned on the menu. Onions or mushrooms sometimes don’t always make the dish description. On some occasions you might end up with more than you bargained for. Oftentimes it is Salmonella, E…. read more
How the Government Shutdown Effects Food Safety
January 9, 2019
With the government shut down entering its 18th day, the third longest of twenty-one shutdowns on record, people are starting to wonder what that means for agencies like the FDA and USDA. There have been highly publicized effects of the… read more
Beef Recall; It’s Not For Dinner (Again)
January 8, 2019
JBS USA is the Nation’s largest beef processor and the recalls are flying out yet again. This time nearly 50 tons of ground beef have been pulled from shelves due to Ecoli. CBS News reported the following: Swift Beef Co…. read more
Possible Food Poisoning Outbreak at Barbarie’s Black Angus Grill in Danbury
January 5, 2019
When we go out to a restaurant, we normally do so with expectation that the food provided there will be tasty, enjoyable, and most importantly: not give us food poisoning. However, according to news reports, officials have been investigating a… read more
Did You Know September was a Busy Month for FDA?
January 2, 2019
The FDA was pretty busy during the month of September, issuing 7 Warning Letters. What is the FDA you might ask? The acronym FDA stands for United States Food and Drug Administration. As the name suggests, they regulate Foods and… read more