The debate over the legality of raw milk sales continues to stir discussions among legislators, public health officials, and consumers across the United States. Raw milk, which is milk that has not undergone pasteurization to
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Wild mushroom warning sounded in Australia
The Food Safety Information Council has warned people in Australia against picking and eating wild mushrooms.
The charity raised several issues around picking mushrooms for consumption after recent wet weather in the country.
Cathy Moir…
Continue Reading Wild mushroom warning sounded in AustraliaThe ‘Glove Guy’ calls upon his industry to ban the sale of vinyl gloves
Steve Ardagh is the founder and CEO of Eagle Protect, a leading glove company. He is known as “The Glove Guy” for his food safety leadership.
In the glove world, the toxic chemical of the…
Continue Reading The ‘Glove Guy’ calls upon his industry to ban the sale of vinyl glovesNew York State is latest to threaten removal of harmful food additives
The movement to ban certain additives in food or beverages that started last year in California and spread this year first to Illinois has now reached as far as the Empire State.
Two New York…
Continue Reading New York State is latest to threaten removal of harmful food additivesFood Safety and Inspection Service gives the bottom line on sausage safety
Summer sausage, kielbasa, bologna, bratwurst: The list goes on and on. There are so many varieties of sausage. How long can you store them — and where? Are they fully cooked or not? The following…
Continue Reading Food Safety and Inspection Service gives the bottom line on sausage safetyScientists assess the safety of plant-based meat products
Researchers in Germany have provided an initial evaluation into the microbial quality of plant-based “meat.”
The microbiological status of 10 raw plant-based ground meat products was assessed. Items produced by different companies made from soy…
Continue Reading Scientists assess the safety of plant-based meat productsConsumers oppose different food safety rules in UK nations
Outcomes from a workshop have shown that people don’t want diverging food safety standards between nations in the United Kingdom, according to research published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Reasons given for these views…
Continue Reading Consumers oppose different food safety rules in UK nationsNorovirus sweeps the country; CDC says Northeast particularly hard hit
Norovirus, the highly contagious illness that causes vomiting and diarrhea, has surged in the Northeast region of the United States in the past few weeks, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control…
Continue Reading Norovirus sweeps the country; CDC says Northeast particularly hard hitThe Litigated Dish: Incubation periods for foodborne infections
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I think I’ll talk about Salmonella in my next few posts. Wondering why? Well, I recently discovered that the search volume — or the number of monthly searches — for “Salmonella” is…
Continue Reading The Litigated Dish: Incubation periods for foodborne infectionsRaw poultry washing found to be common in Southeast Asia
The majority of people in Southeast Asian countries wash raw poultry meat at home before cooking, according to a study.
People are advised not to wash raw poultry before cooking because it increases the risk…
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