Several months before this date 30 years ago, a Black Swan event occurred in Japan.
The 67-year-old president of the United States, George H.W. Bush while at a state dinner in his honor hosted by
Continue Reading Was there a ‘Black Swan’ event ahead of the Jack-in-the-Box outbreak 30 years ago?
Public health officials in New Zealand are reminding people to thoroughly cook collected shellfish to avoid Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection.
New Zealand is in the warmer summer months of the Southern Hemisphere now and in previous such seasons
Continue Reading Focus on shellfish and chicken for summer in New Zealand
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 an oven to cook frozen
Continue Reading CDC finds that many consumers fail to cook raw frozen stuffed chicken products properly
Australian food safety week is highlighting raw and risky food with a call to buy and use a meat thermometer.
The focus from Nov. 12 to 19 is on the risk of food poisoning from
Continue Reading Australia focuses on raw and risky food for food safety week; meat front and center
More than half of Northern Ireland’s home cooks are putting friends and family at risk of food poisoning because they don’t know how to barbecue meat to the correct temperature, according to a survey.
Research
Continue Reading Safefood offers tips to avoid barbecue food safety risks
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County is investigating a death related to a Vibrio vulnificus infection.
Public health officials did not release any other information about the death. They did not say where the patient
Continue Reading Florida officials report death of vibrio patient
More than 40 percent of restaurants in Hong Kong serve undercooked burgers if asked, according to a survey.
The Center for Food Safety in Hong Kong (CFS) interviewed more than 1,000 restaurants that sold burgers
Continue Reading Survey reveals undercooked burgers often sold in Hong Kong
Are you hosting a Memorial Day picnic or get-together? You’re probably going to have a lot of leftovers, but if you don’t store your food properly, it could lead to spoilage or food poisoning.
To
Continue Reading Leftover safety for after Memorial Day celebrations
Memorial Day marks the first outdoor celebration in summer for much of the U.S. and that means this is the first time many of us will be at the grill again in quite some
Continue Reading Getting back to the grill: Food Safety tips for this Memorial Day
Public health officials in Washington state are urging people to practice safe procedures for home canning after a man died during the weekend.
The man, from Grays Harbor County, was between 55 and 65 years
Continue Reading Suspected botulism death prompts warning about home-canned food
