Salmonella

How to Safely Clean a Sponge

It is so easy to get wrapped up in household chores and just toss a used sponge into the bottom…

1 year ago

Your Baby Chickens Are Nearly Ready to Lay Their First Egg! Resist the Urge to Kiss Them for It!

If you got baby chickens this Easter or caved during the feed store “chick days,” your backyard flock is probably…

1 year ago

FDA Releases Summary Report of Cyclospora in Fresh Herbs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published their findings on a sampling project for foodborne pathogens in fresh…

1 year ago

Don’t Let Sneaky Salmonella Bacteria Catch You by Surprise! 5 Tips to Help Prevent Salmonella Infection at Home!

Salmonella bacteria can be sneaky! Don’t let it catch you by surprise. These 5 simple tips can be the difference…

1 year ago

Oregon Newborn Indirectly Sickened with Salmonella from Backyard Chickens

Oregon newborn indirectly sickened with Salmonella from backyard chickens suggests that infection can occur, even without direct contact with infected…

1 year ago

FDA Initiates Salmonella Outbreak Investigation for Potential Foodborne Source

When two or more people become sick with the same strain of a commonly associated foodborne pathogen, it usually prompts…

1 year ago

Trader Joe’s Basil Salmonella Outbreak

Just yesterday, the CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

1 year ago

Another Trader Joe’s Recall Announcement. Trader Joe’s Recalls Low Sodium Cashews.

Another Trader Joe’s recall is announced. This time for Low Sodium Cashews that may contain the harmful bacterial pathogen, Salmonella.…

1 year ago

Florida Man Documents His Raw Chicken Experiment on Instagram. Do NOT Try This At Home!

On his Instagram page @rawchickenexperiment, a Florida man documents eating raw chicken for 41 days so far (as of February…

1 year ago

USDA Develops New Egg Pasteurization Technology that Kills 99.999% of Salmonella Bacteria

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service have developed a new egg pasteurization technology that can…

1 year ago