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Olympic Swimmers Fears Over Water Safety

E. coli,Our Blog | June 28, 2024

There’s Ecoli in that water! An open water swimmer has said she hopes Olympics organizers have “a Plan B” after concerns were raised over the water quality in Paris. Somerset athlete Leah Crisp, 22, said swimmers are concerned about the… read more

Shiga Producing Toxin in Lake Anna Virginia

E. coli,Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome,Our Blog | June 25, 2024

Memorial Day weekend is a time when many families in the Lake Anna area of Virginia hit the water. It is usually such a busy time and the waters are packed with people, boats, jet skis and people having the… read more

Food Firms Warned About Import Violations

Food Safety,Our Blog | June 24, 2024

An import company in California is on notice from the FDA for not having FSVPs for a number of imported food products. In a May 1 warning letter, the FDA described a June 8 to 28, 2023 Foreign Supplier Verification… read more

Sourdough Starter: How to Safely at Home

Our Blog | May 29, 2024

Sourdough– It’s literally everywhere. TikTok, Facebook, Farmer’s Markets. I am shocked I don’t dream about it some days as much of it as I see in a days’ time. The big question is can we have sourdough starter safely in… read more

Safely Owning Chickens

Our Blog | May 28, 2024

 We have all been there. Heading into the local feed store for something minimal, and we hear the peeping the chirping of the baby chicks. It gets me almost every single time. I find myself looking up the different breeds… read more

Safely Canning Food at Home

Our Blog | May 3, 2024

As I sit today and listen to the sound of jars sealing and the heavenly *pop* that signifies the official sealing I am led to believe that people are heading towards canning more foods at home and that leads me… read more