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Risk factors, safety precautions for carry out foods during pandemic

By Benjamin Chapman on March 27, 2020
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Editor’s note: Ben Chapman, associate professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University, has posted this tip sheet for dining outside the home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We thank…
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Vomit machine reaffirms need for deep clean after noro ‘event’

By Kelsey M. Mackin on November 25, 2017

The change of seasons can bring a chance of snow for some and a chance of viruses for even more. Sharing time, meals and close spaces from Thanksgiving weekend through New Year’s Day all too…
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Researchers need retail help with cantaloupe safety project

By News Desk on January 26, 2017

Growers are enthusiastically helping a team of scientists researching how cantaloupes pick up and pass on pathogens in a first-of-its-kind project, but retailers have not stepped up.

Laura Strawn, right, is leading the research team that includes Ben Chapman, left, and Michelle Danyluk, center. Laura Strawn, right, is…
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Get stuffed — just use a thermometer before you unstuff

By Benjamin Chapman on November 23, 2016

Editor’s note: Ben Chapman, a food safety researcher and holiday meal enthusiast, originally published this column in the North Carolina State University News. 

To view the full Thanksgiving food safety video, click on the image. To view the full Thanksgiving food safety…
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Study: Food Pantries Have ‘Room for Improvement’ in Food Safety

By Lydia Zuraw on November 3, 2015

Food-donations_406x250The food safety of food pantries is a fairly new arena for researchers, but with 14 percent of American households insecure about food at some point during 2014, it’s drawing more attention. The latest bit…
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How to Choose and Use a Food Thermometer

By Lydia Zuraw on February 24, 2015

Our recent article about why thermometers are important for food safety may have gotten you thinking about getting one or using the one you have more often. If so, here’s some advice on how to…
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2014 E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Rare and Medium-Rare Restaurant Burgers

By James Andrews on January 14, 2015

An outbreak of E. coli this past spring that sickened at least 12 people — and hospitalized seven of them — was caused by ground beef burgers cooked rare and medium-rare at restaurants, according to…
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Social Media Project Aims to Expand Food-Safety Dialogue

By Lydia Zuraw on October 8, 2013

While taking an Instagram picture of that salad you’re about to eat, consider snapping one of the safety information on the menu or the waiter picking his nose, too. Or maybe photograph proper glove and…
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Dishwasher Cooking Trend Raises Eyebrows Among Food-Safety Experts

By Ben Miller on September 17, 2013

Food Network Host Bob Blumer, author Lisa Casali and National Public Radio all recommend cooking food in the dishwasher. General Electric and Whirlpool don’t. The phenomenon of dishwasher cooking, recently explored in an article by …
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Reusable Bags Redux: Dirty Bags Kill

By Benjamin Chapman on February 13, 2013

This was originally published on barfblog.

“The Internet is there to provide data for what you already believe.” That’s what Doug emailed me in a conversation we were having about the endless coverage…
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