With bird flu virus detected in cow’s milk, U.S. health authorities have issued warnings against potential sources of exposure, including drinking raw or unpasteurized milk. They have also reiterated that consuming uncooked or undercooked poultry or beef products can lead to illness.
Despite these warnings, a new nationally representative survey
Continue Reading Survey finds many consumers are unsure of temperature to safely heat food
Almost two-thirds of households in Northern Ireland said the rising cost of food was their biggest concern ahead of Christmas, according to a survey.
Research was commissioned by safefood as part of its annual Christmas food safety campaign. The group, which promotes food safety and nutrition in Northern Ireland and the Republic
Continue Reading Food prices a Christmas concern in Ireland
More than 40 percent of restaurants in Hong Kong serve undercooked burgers if asked, according to a survey.
The Center for Food Safety in Hong Kong (CFS) interviewed more than 1,000 restaurants that sold burgers, including fast-food and table-service outlets in 2021. Undercooked burger patties were more likely to be
Continue Reading Survey reveals undercooked burgers often sold in Hong Kong
You can show consumers a food safety video, and give them food safety tools, but you can’t make them use food thermometers all of the time.
Study results just published by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service show consumer behavior related to the use of thermometers when cooking ground
Continue Reading Researchers report impact of safety video on use of food thermometers
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 in the United Kingdom. It can have serious consequences, especially for children, those already in
Continue Reading FSA and PHE issue advice to prevent foodborne illnesses during the holidays
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
Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought to you today with the support of Alchemy Systems.
Watchdog group pleased with drug drop
The Food and Drug
Continue Reading Briefly: Hot stockings — Healthy as a horse — Drugs down
Behavior researchers long ago recognized there is often a big difference between what people say they will do, and what they actually do. The best way to find the truth is to adopt observational research methods, watching for what actually happens.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection
Continue Reading FSIS announces 3-year research plan based on observation
Editor’s note: Ben Chapman, a food safety researcher and holiday meal enthusiast, originally published this column in the North Carolina State University News.
As a Canadian in the U.S., I’ve fully embraced the
Continue Reading Get stuffed — just use a thermometer before you unstuff
As Americans prepare for the second week of pre-empted prime time programming tonight with the beginning of the Democratic National Convention today in Philadelphia, there’s one thing that liberals and conservatives agree about — food safety. “Foodborne illness from bacteria ranked first among both liberals and conservatives (with) 55 percent
Continue Reading Liberals, conservatives agree on threat of foodborne pathogens
