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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Evaluation of a safe food handling campaign in Australia found knowledge improved but there was limited impact on behavior.

Researchers assessed if the Western Australian ‘Play it Food Safe’ campaign led to long-term change in safe food handling knowledge and behavior among consumers. 

Almost 700 participants took part in a

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A Salmonella outbreak that mainly sickened children in China was caused by contaminated kitchen-made mayonnaise used in egg sandwiches, according to a study.

In September 2019, the Shenzhen and Dongguan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were notified of a large cluster of suspected gastroenteritis involving primarily children who sought

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Federal officials have been unable to determine the specific product implicated in an E. Coli outbreak linked to cake mixes and have declared the outbreak over.

The investigation into the outbreak is also over, according to an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Food and Drug
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The likely source of contamination in a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people is related to handling raw egg products, according to Australian authorities.

An investigation into the outbreak associated with three Angkor Bakery stores found a number of food and environmental samples collected from stores last
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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’ refrigerated and frozen food departments are not made with pasteurized eggs and, like homemade eggnog,
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With the holiday season hustling and bustling, company and food goes hand in hand. Friends and families gather for dinner and coworkers share treats in offices and factories. Each holiday season, the CDC renews reminders about the importance of food safety basics.

“Wash hands and surfaces often, avoid cross-contamination, cook
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