Buffets. The word alone causes a smile to appear on my face. I can still recall with vivid clarity the new buffet restaurant that opened in my hometown when I was a young boy, and the bizarre obsession to experience it that overtook me and my friends. I pled with
Living with ESRD
What It Is Like To Live With End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)?
In honor of March’s official designation as National Kidney Month, fellow Food Safety News contributing writer Dave Babcock recently published an article, National Kidney Month Kicks Off. In his article, Babcock discusses the connection between long-term kidney
Raw Milk at Retail: A Glass of Confusion?
I grew up in a household where raw fruits and vegetables were forced upon me starting shortly after I was transitioned from baby formula to solid foods. Along the way, I was informally schooled on the added nutrition that accompanies the consumption of fruits and vegetables in their raw state.
The “Kill Step” Consumer
Dear Consumer,
I have taken it upon myself to write to you personally with the intent of informing you of a most important fact. This is a fact about which you may not be fully (or at all) aware, and the potential consequences regarding this fact are great, even deadly.
Why Does CDC Implore Testing for E. coli O111?
Let me start with a story–a true one. In August, 2008, a large number of people in Mayes County, Oklahoma, began flooding hospitals and physician offices complaining of profuse, bloody diarrhea accompanied by intense, stabbing abdominal pains. Many of these individuals submitted stool samples that were sent to a lab
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School Food Safety System Needs Improvement
Our nation’s school children returned to classrooms in droves last month. Many underprivileged kids began looking forward to their first day back at school just as last year’s school session was letting out for summer break. They knew that along with summer vacation came the harsh reality that breakfast and
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