Newsletter Editor and Social Media Coordinator at Food Safety News. Based in Huntington, West Virginia, Jonan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Houghton College and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Seattle Pacific University.
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used an internet panel survey and found that more than one-half of respondents reported using an appliance other than
David Lohr was sentenced in Arizona on Oct. 27 to 10 years probation. The sentence is in addition to a federal prison sentence in 2021. Lohr was charged with tampering
It’s prime mushroom hunting time in much of the United States, but foragers need to have a keen eye or an expert opinion to avoid serious consequences.
A recent
An outbreak of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) O157:H7 linked to a petting zoo in Rutherford County, TN, has resulted in the death of a 2-year-old, according to a
Yesterday and today in Washington, D.C., the Reagan-Udall Foundation is facilitating a public meeting of its Independent Expert Panel on food.
The independent expert panel has been charged with
Hurricane Ian has made landfall and those in its path brace for the potential damage it may cause. With so many safety concerns, it can be easy to overlook food
Researchers at Iowa State University are attempting to increase hens’ welfare and health through virtual reality (VR).
In recent years, VR technology has found its way into every part of
PITTSBURGH, PA — Last night, the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) announced its award winners at its annual meeting’s Awards Banquet.
IAFP presented awards recognizing excellence in food safety
PITTSBURGH, PA — In an IAFP 2022 session on Aug. 2, Dr. Ewen Todd, Ewen Todd Consulting, LLC, provided an overview of several international outbreaks.
Todd started with a chocolate outbreak
PITTSBURGH, PA — In an IAFP 2022 session on Aug. 1 titled “Salmonella in Poultry: Issues and Solutions” speakers talked about how the contamination of poultry with Salmonella continues to be
A decade of inspections at J.M. Smucker Company’s production facility in Lexington, KY, leaves questions about how Salmonella found its way into products and spread to consumers.
This
Multiple recalls, Campylobacter and Listeria outbreaks, and a death from listeriosis all in the past two years, have earned Swan Bros. Dairy the attention of the U.S. Food and
