The Belgian food safety authority has had to step in less this summer at youth camps following outbreaks of food poisoning.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) intervened twice in youth camps following incidents related to food poisoning in 2020, which is four times less
Continue Reading Food poisoning drops significantly at youth camps in Belgium
The official beginning of summer is coming up, but the season is already here for many who are taking the opportunity to get outside and spend time in nature this Father’s Day weekend.
Warmer weather means many people will be packing up for camping trips. Camping is a great time
Continue Reading Don’t let campfire cuisine provide pathogens for dad’s day
Just as feathered birds head south for warmer weather, so, too, do human snowbirds, who pack up their RVs and travel trailers they call home once they get to their sunny destinations.
But food-safety gurus warn that there’s no vacation from food safety.
“I don’t subscribe to the ‘knock-on-wood’ approach
Continue Reading There’s snow place like home, unless you’re an RV snowbird
Fast action and some luck may have contained a rare outbreak of E. coli 026 to a handful of kitchen workers at Idaho’s Camp Lutherhaven on Lake Coeur d’ Alene.
Health officials suspect the infected were exposed to the O26 serotype of E. coli in their common living quarters, not
What says summer better than a cooler and a grill? Perhaps a fish or crab line off a boat or dock? Whatever your plans are for the summer, this article will provide some guidelines for food safety outside of the home kitchen.
Part I of this series deals with food
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Summer provides wonderful opportunities to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. Whether you’re heading out on a day hike or a multi-day backpack or kayak trip, proper planning and good trail practices will go a long way toward helping you stay healthy while you’re out there. This article deals
Continue Reading Recreational Food Safety: Hiking, Camping, Boating
