Welcome back to my series on food safety and litigation. Earlier this year, I addressed some of the most frequently asked food safety questions online, covering topics like incubation periods for foodborne infections and the most alarming recent foodborne illness outbreaks. This time, I’m shifting gears to focus on
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Canadian health officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak associated with geckos.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has identified 25 patients. One person has died. Three people have required hospitalization.
The health agency reports that patients have ranged in age from 1 to 103. The most recent patient became
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Widespread flooding from Hurricane Helene has created numerous food safety problems. To ensure your family’s safety, use the following tips from the Food and Drug Administration.
With Hurricane Helene now having made landfall, it is important to practice good food safety. For a chart about how to prepare and respond, see Food Safety Before And After An Emergency on the USDA website.
Knowing how to keep your food and water safe will minimize danger from spoiled
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The documentary “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food” has won an Emmy in the Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary category. This recognition highlights the impact of the film, which made its debut on Netflix on Aug. 2, 2023, and sheds light on critical issues surrounding food safety in the United
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Clark County (WA) Public Health is urging community members to only purchase food from permitted food carts, event vendors and restaurants. Permitted food establishments undergo routine inspections to ensure safe food handling, storage and preparation practices are followed, which reduce the risk of foodborne illness.
The health department is concerned
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The producer of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products has refused to recall certain raw cat and dog foods despite the fact that the FDA has found contamination with Salmonella and Listeria.
Because Arrow Reliance Inc. has not recalled the implicated pet foods, the Food and Drug Administration has issued a public
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Two recent surveys of consumers show record lows in confidence of the safety of the U.S. food supply.
In a Gallup poll, 28 percent of survey respondents do not have much confidence, and 14 percent have “none at all.”
In a survey by the International Food Information Council (IFIC), survey
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There comes a moment in every child’s life when they begin to discover that, although their parents may seem to have all the answers, adults in general do not really have everything figured out. Some kids learn that lesson much sooner than others.
For 11-year old Jax Bari, that moment
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Pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables are the top food safety fear among consumers in five countries.
Scientists from the not-for-profit group CABI used survey data from 8,644 people in Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Pakistan, and Uganda. They assessed concerns about food safety risks, attitudes toward pesticide use in fruit and
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