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Study finds spice containers pose contamination risk during food preparation

By News Desk on January 6, 2023

A new study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has shown that consumers may need to rethink how they handle their spice containers.

The study found that spice…

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Survey reveals good Salmonella knowledge in Ireland

By News Desk on December 15, 2022

Irish people generally have good knowledge of the main aspects to prevent Salmonella infection, according to recently published study results.

Researchers evaluated consumers’ food safety knowledge by looking at their practices and attitudes regarding raw…

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Kraft Heinz recalls Oscar Mayer ham and cheese loaf over cross-contamination concerns

By News Desk on December 6, 2022

Kraft Heinz Foods Company, of Kirksville, Mo., is recalling approximately 2,400 pounds of ready-to-eat ham and cheese loaf products because of possible cross-contamination with under-processed products, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety…

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Thanksgiving 2021 — Preparing your turkey under stress

By News Desk on November 23, 2021

Many Americans are once again planning for holidays that look more like they did before the pandemic, but the continuing COVID-19 pandemic coupled with rising costs can make for a stressful holiday season. Don’t let …
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WHO EU touches on food safety at event on out-of-home sector

By News Desk on October 8, 2021

Experts in the WHO’s European Region have considered food safety during a meeting on the out-of-home (OOH) food sector.

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office for Europe organized an event in June with several…
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Scottish agency stresses handwashing value after survey results

By News Desk on September 3, 2020

A survey in Scotland has revealed less than a third of people always use soap or hand wash and water when they are at home.

Around one fifth of respondents also said they spend less…
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New technology creates hard metal surfaces that kill bacteria

By News Desk on August 2, 2020

A treatment to infuse hardened metal surfaces with naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides has been developed by researchers at Purdue University.

In other words, the Purdue research team’s technology can create hard metal surfaces that kill…
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Cross contamination, temperature abuse factors in sandwich outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on July 16, 2020

Cross contamination and temperature abuse are factors that played a role in an outbreak of Salmonella in Hong Kong earlier this year.

In May, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health…
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Video records showed issues at diner linked to Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on June 29, 2020

Surveillance camera recordings helped identify lapses during food preparation and poor sanitation as part of a Salmonella outbreak in Taiwan in 2018, according to researchers.

In late April 2018, a salmonellosis outbreak among customers of…
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U.S. FDA ‘aware’ of China testing food for coronavirus

By Joe Whitworth on June 18, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said it is aware of reports that China will begin testing foods for Coronavirus.

Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response at the FDA, wrote on…
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