A recent study has found that the majority of salmonellosis risk from raw chicken in the United States is driven by a small fraction of products contaminated with high levels of highly virulent Salmonella. This discovery suggests a need for more targeted food safety measures.

Despite efforts to reduce Salmonella

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A study in Ireland has highlighted potential risks associated with using smart devices in the kitchen while cooking.

The research examined hygiene habits when using a smartphone or tablet in the domestic kitchen.

One in three participants didn’t wash their hands after touching raw chicken and before touching a smart

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Compass USA, of Charlotte, NC, is recalling over 2,000 Fresh To You Chicken Filet Sandwiches because the chicken sandwich was made with uncooked chicken.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), raw chicken is often contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria and sometimes with Salmonella and Clostridium perfringens bacteria

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) stuffed chicken product because the product may not be fully cooked due to underprocessing. 

The RTE broccoli stuffed chicken breast product was produced by Vanguard Culinary Group, LTD, a Fayetteville

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USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) decision to declare Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products is not welcomed by the regulated industry.

“NCC (National Chicken Council) is concerned about the precedent set by this abrupt shift in longstanding policy, made without supporting data, for a

Continue Reading National Chicken Council objects to USDA plan to name Salmonella as adulterant in some chicken products

Consider this a spoiler alert — literally.

Fads come and go, but miniskirts and disco didn’t carry the danger of severe food poisoning as does a new internet craze. Eating spoiled, rotting, raw meat is the latest health/high food, according to some online nuts. I would call them stupid, but
Continue Reading Beach Beat: What are they thinking? They’re not — they’re eating rotten meat