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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Mushrooms Read to Death at Michelin Star Restaurant
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 30, 2019
An outbreak sourced from serving poisonous mushrooms at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Valencia has caused 29 illnesses and left one 46 year-old-woman dead. Here’s what you need to know in this death by mushrooms outbreak: Food poisoning has left RiFF,… read more
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | March 27, 2019
There are two distinct days on the calendar devoted to the celebration of whiskey. One is March 27th, aka International Whiskey Day, and the other is May 17th. Not being a liquor connoisseur, I was curious as to the difference…. read more
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 24, 2019
MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods. Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls. Putting recalled lots, UPC codes, and contact information for recalled products in one convenient place helps… read more
Caring for Someone with Food Poisoning
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 19, 2019
It is the worst feeling in the world to see your loved one hurt or sick and not know how to help them or feel powerless to make them feel better. Sometimes there is something that you can do. Ice… read more
Could the Keto Diet Up Your Food Poisoning Risk?
Our Blog | March 2, 2019
Could your fad diet make you more susceptible to foodborne infection? Research studies say yes. A University College Cork study in Ireland took a look at high fat diets and susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infection. Could there be a Keto… read more
Scrape Off the Mold or Toss the Jar?
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | March 1, 2019
Theresa May is fully jam-packed right now, with some consequential decisions in line covering Brexit and all that, but when it comes to the actual jam – the kind that is made from fruits – she knows exactly what to… read more
Global Warming Can Cause Food Poisoning
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | February 25, 2019
Global warming is not a myth, but rather a harsh reality. It’s repercussions on mankind are obvious and one of them is an increase in the number of food poisoning cases. Global warming causing food poisoning? You would be surprised. A… read more
Wild Game Feast Food Poisoning in Iowa
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 25, 2019
Last weekend, several people in the town of Swisher, Iowa became sickened after eating wild game at the Swisher Men’s Club annual event. The type of meats consumed included deer, turkey nuts, hog nuts, elk meatloaf, rabbit, raccoon, pheasant, turtle,… read more
Georgia College Shuts Down Dining Facilities Following Reported Illnesses
Food Safety,Norovirus,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 18, 2019
Food poisoning isn’t exactly the kind of thing the average college student has time to worry about. In the midst of flu season, tests, papers, and projects, Middle Georgia health officials issued an investigation after several students at Georgia College… read more
Bruce Who? Raw Milk From Pennsylvania Linked to Brucella Infection
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Raw Milk | February 12, 2019
Raw milk is in the news again, with an outbreak no less. Is it Listeria? E. coli? Salmonella? Nope. This time for an illness known as Brucella. And not just any Brucella, but one that is resistant to first-line drugs… read more