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Trends and advertising claims don’t mean countertop cookers are safe

By Coral Beach on May 20, 2019

If you’re considering picking up some of those electric pressure cookers at early summer garage sales thinking they’d be a handy, easy way to put up small batches of fresh produce for use next winter,…
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Sweden to review burger cooking recommendations after control

By Joe Whitworth on March 26, 2019

More than half of 145 restaurants lacked routines to ensure the microbiological quality of not thoroughly cooked burgers, according to Swedish authorities.

The purpose of a survey last year by municipalities and Livsmedelsverket (National Food…
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Cannibal sandwiches, tiger meat, steak tartare too dangerous to risk

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on December 30, 2018
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Editor’s note: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also urge the public to avoid eating raw meat dishes. The agency has documented numerous outbreaks in relation to the seasonal consumption of these types …
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FSA and PHE issue advice to prevent foodborne illnesses during the holidays

By News Desk on December 17, 2018

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued advice to prevent food poisoning over the holidays while Public Health England (PHE) has warned about norovirus.

There are an estimated 1 million food poisoning cases a year…
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The big thaw: Your turkey needs 24 hours for every 5 pounds to thaw safely

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on November 19, 2018
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Editor’s note: An ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Reading traced to raw turkey has sickened at least 164 people across 35 states, hospitalizing dozens and killing one person. The outbreak patients report links to raw

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Church BBQ outbreak serves as food safety reminder for charitable events

By Coral Beach on November 19, 2018

Laboratory test results show what local public health officials have suspected for a couple of weeks. Food served by church members to “thousands” of people was contaminated with bacteria that thrives when food is not…
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Consumer fault is a red herring; Salmonella should be an adulterant in poultry

By Carl Custer on November 12, 2018
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Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part opinion piece.


In recent days the CDC and FSIS updated information on a continuing salmonellosis outbreak connected to raw and live turkeys. Since July 19…
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Broad beans (Vicia faba or fava bean)

One ill in Sweden due to mislabeled beans; favism suspected

By Joe Whitworth on October 19, 2018

One person in Sweden has fallen ill after incorrectly preparing chickpeas and beans that were not labelled correctly.

Sweden issued a Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notification after a report from the…
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Lawmaker says new outbreak shows USDA, poultry industry need to act

By Coral Beach on October 18, 2018

Five years after U.S. representatives wrote to the USDA about the agency’s “unacceptable” response to Salmonella outbreaks traced to chicken, one of the lawmakers says déjà vu is not acceptable as a food safety policy.…
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Canada warns public about danger of Salmonella in raw breaded chicken

By News Desk on September 18, 2018

Canada’s Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health is warning the public about the risk of Salmonella illnesses from frozen raw breaded chicken products.

“Canadians need to be aware that even though these products may…
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