Protecting families from contaminated food and water
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
No Planes, Trains, or Automobiles. 8 Worst Food Poisoning Bacteria and How they Get Around
Campylobacter,E. coli,Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog | February 22, 2019
The 8 worst food poisoning bacteria. Smaller than the eye can see, those microscopic microbes move around and reproduce to numbers that can make us sick. Vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, or worse. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates around… read more
School Lunches and Food Safety
Food Policy,Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 10, 2019
Researchers at Kansas State University have been looking into the safety of something that all of us have done: brown bagging it. And no, we’re not talking about discreet ways to enjoy an adult beverage in public. Sara Gragg and… read more
Raw Diet Food Safety – How Safe Are You?
Food Safety | February 8, 2019
Raw food is looked upon some as something they don’t even want to touch while to others it is a new way of eating. Raw dieting has been in the news a lot recently and of course social media is… read more
What’s In Your Kitchen? Listeria Nut Butters
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 7, 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
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 28, 2019
Food recalls in the United States have slowed to a crawl as the federal government continues to grapple with the effects of the shutdown. In Canada, however, funding for food regulation has been flowing regularly, and food recalls have been… read more
Why is Everyone Freaking Out Over Washing Avocados?
Listeria,Our Blog,Salmonella | 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
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 5, 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
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Raw Milk | December 31, 2018
There has been a sharp increase in the number of Salmonella cases in San Diego county. Through mid-December, the county observed 730 verified Salmonella cases. Public Health officials are saying that cases related to this bacteria are at a 25-year… read more
Vietnamese Pork Rolls Listeria Recall
Listeria,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 23, 2018
The Food Safety Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture is recalling seven kinds of Vietnamese pork rolls distributed by Long Phung Foods of Houston, Texas over fears that they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was… read more