Bob and Maria, young newlyweds, were excited about preparing some food for a friend’s Labor Day weekend potluck.
Both considered themselves good cooks, but neither had actually prepared anything for a potluck on a hot
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Hepatitis E infections up; Irish warning cites pork as contributor
The Health Protection Surveillance Center in Ireland has issued a warning about hepatitis E and undercooked pork following an increase in the number of people infected during summer and autumn this past year.
The agency
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Paradise parasites — Challenges to controlling rat lungworm disease
Opinion
“Tropical parasites in our food? No way!” most Americans think.
It’s time to think again.
In May Hawaii’s Department of Health announced three more cases of rat lungworm in recent visitors. Already endemic in
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Consumers need wake-up call about potential dangers of flour
She’s in the kitchen happily making some chocolate chip cookies. Happy because her family loves them but also happy because she loves nibbling on some of the raw cookie dough. It’s something she’s done ever
Back-to-school food safety tips begin at the tips of your fingers
Summer is coming to an end and families across the country are trading in beach balls and roller blades for backpacks and notebooks. But back-to-school time is also followed by cold and flu season.
Having
Survey shows slight drop in consumers’ concerns about food safety in UK
Public concern about food safety in the United Kingdom has declined based on results of a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Results released from May this year show 41 percent of respondents were
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Winds subside as threat continues; hurricane flooding carries food safety bombs
Editor’s note: Barry made landfall late Saturday afternoon as a Category 1 Hurricane and started crawling inland at less than 10 miles per hour. The slow moving storm is expected to dump massive amounts of
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Timing, temperature and tragedy — avoid the third on July 4th with simple food safety practices
Editor’s note: Children, pregnant women and older adults can develop serious and life-threatening illnesses from food poisoning. Holidays usually include these high-risk groups, making food safety even more important than usual.
The U.S. Department of
Don’t skyrocket to the bathroom or hospital this Independence Day
Contributed
The Fourth of July is a popular holiday for entertaining. Whether you’re hosting a cookout, beach picnic, or poolside fiesta, follow proper food safety precautions to keep the foods – and your guests –
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Salmonella patient count skyrockets; CDC says backyard flocks dangerous
The number of people confirmed with Salmonella infections from backyard poultry flocks has increased more than 400 percent since May 10, with a third of the sick people younger than 5 years old.
In an
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Australian efforts cited as first World Food Safety Day dawns Down Under
The charitable group Food Safety Information Council has released a report card detailing Australia’s food safety record on the inauguration of World Food Safety Day.
On the June 7 milestone, the council reported there are
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