Planning to enjoy a picnic, barbecue, or meal under the summer sun on this holiday weekend? In addition to food safety, remember to practice social distancing — stay 6 feet apart from others you don’t
Continue Reading Food safety goes hand-in-hand with COVID-19 safety this year
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 Nutrition Center (Voedingscentrum) looked at
Continue Reading Dutch report improved hygiene habits during coronavirus lockdown
Consumer practices for monitoring doneness of cooked chicken are not always safe, according to a recent study.
Researchers surveyed 3,969 households in France, Norway, Portugal, Romania, and the United Kingdom on their personal chicken cooking
Continue Reading Study finds chicken cooking advice ignored by vast majority of consumers
Almost half of people surveyed still wash their turkeys before cooking despite this practice being against food safety advice.
Based on research in Ireland commissioned by the safefood organization, 43 percent of people wash turkey
Continue Reading Survey finds 4 in 10 wash turkey before cooking despite danger
Guy Crosby, “The Cooking Science Guy” has some tips to keep you enjoying your Thanksgiving food beyond the holiday. Guy Crosby, an adjunct professor in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T H Chan School
Continue Reading Keep today’s Thanksgiving leftovers safe to eat tomorrow with these tips
Almost 50 people fell ill in two Salmonella outbreaks in Hong Kong in May and June.
The two food poisoning outbreaks involved seven and 40 victims, respectively, and were related to consumption of soft-scrambled eggs.
Continue Reading Storage and cooking temperature at fault for Salmonella outbreaks
Editor’s note: Children, pregnant women and older adults can develop serious and life-threatening illnesses from food poisoning. Holidays usually include these high-risk groups, making food safety even more important than usual.
The U.S. Department of
Memorial Day kicks off the official start of summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to remind you to prevent foodborne illness before you light up that grill and pack up the cooler. Hot and
Continue Reading Pack food safety in your picnic basket
Editor’s note: This consumer advice column, by FDA staff working with the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, was originally published on www.foodsafety.gov. Please remember, some premixed eggnog products sold in retailers’
Continue Reading Alcohol content doesn’t matter; raw eggs can spike your nog with Salmonella
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
Continue Reading Cannibal sandwiches, tiger meat, steak tartare too dangerous to risk
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
Continue Reading FSA and PHE issue advice to prevent foodborne illnesses during the holidays
