The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is advising consumers not to eat Fresh Express Sweet Hearts Romaine Lettuce Sweet Butter Lettuce due to food safety concerns.
A sample of product collected as
Continue Reading Routine testing by MDARD is positive for Listeria monocytogenes in Romaine
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for approximately 51 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) Hawaiian-style summer sausage products due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with extraneous
Continue Reading USDA public health alert for Hawaiian-style summer sausage with metal pieces
Most businesses correctly cool down hot food but some violations were found during inspections in Denmark.
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) investigated whether shops, restaurants and caterers were in control of the refrigeration
Continue Reading Danish campaign targets knowledge about cooling of hot food
Whether you missed it or don’t much care about raising chickens, the current issue of Consumer Reports has a warning about those “super-tasty, super-popular and super-cheap” Costco rotisserie chickens.
In a word, CR’s warning is
Continue Reading CR’s main worry about Costco’s rotisserie chicken is the load of sodium
Baking cookies is a great family activity for all ages during the holidays. However, this also means that the people most susceptible to food poisoning can come in direct contact with harmful bacteria.
Most only
Continue Reading Don’t let cookie fun turn into a recipe for food poisoning
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded the Alabama Cooperative Extension System with a $300,000 food safety grant.
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is the primary outreach and engagement organization for
Continue Reading Alabama Extension System receives food safety outreach grant of $300,000
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) late Saturday told consumers not to eat the following brand of fresh enoki mushrooms after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The food safety
Continue Reading Enoki mushrooms test positive for Listeria monocytogenes in Michigan
The consumer protection group As You Sow claims it has new testing data showing cadmium, a non-essential heavy metal, in a range of spinach products.
Results from the extensive testing, prompted As You Sow
Continue Reading Testing points to cadmium as a problem for spinach
Recalls happen in the U.S. almost daily. Most consumers know not to eat or drink the recalled products and to throw them out, but one thing that’s easy to forget about is cross-contamination.
Products that
Continue Reading Cleaning your refrigerator after a food recall
This article originally appeared in the Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, a monthly publication of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Find more expert guidance on healthy cooking, eating, and living here.
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