During this Food Allergy Awareness Week, May 10-16,2020, the buzz among many of the 32 million Americans who suffer from food allergies is a new app.
It’s the
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reminding mushroom hunters that their wild-foraged treasures intended for sale must be inspected by a certified mushroom expert to help control
Dutch people are paying more attention to hygiene in the kitchen, according to a survey measuring attitudes and habits during the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns.
Research by the Netherlands
Moms often are in charge of food safety in the home. Make sure to thank them this year by practicing good food safety for them. This is even more important
After reviewing details of brucellosis illnesses from recent years, including a 19-state outbreak, researchers are saying their findings show a link between raw milk and such infections.
Although the researchers
A man is in a critical condition in a hospital in Hong Kong after consuming puffer fish and suffering suspected tetrodotoxin poisoning.
The 65-year-old man developed facial numbness, general weakness
The World Health Organization (WHO) and European Commission have published separate guidance about coronavirus and food safety.
The WHO interim guidance for food businesses said it was “highly unlikely” that
Opinion
Even though we are living in uncertain times with uncertain futures, one thing that will hopefully endure the coronavirus pandemic is the new normal for washing hands.
My doctors
The probability of coronavirus being transmitted via food is perceived by the public as being low, according to a survey in Germany.
Two thirds said the probability of being infected
Contributed 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 him for his diligence and service.
Consumer knowledge in Germany of Toxoplasma was better than that of Campylobacter, according to a recent report on a study.
Researchers surveyed 1,008 consumers in August 2017 in Germany
The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, you should consider doing a quick check for worms, according to a team of researchers.
A new
