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Scottish survey looks at consumer perception of food safety risk

By News Desk on May 9, 2019

Risks from undercooked chicken and unpasteurized cheese are of low concern to the public, according to a survey for Food Standards Scotland (FSS).

To help consumers in Scotland be aware of foodborne risks and how…
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Complacency: The Greatest Risk of All

By Drew Zavatsky on February 19, 2013

I was taking my 10-year-old niece to see a movie the other night, and after she got into my car, we had an interesting conversation. “Zoe, please buckle your seat belt,” I said. “We’re only…
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Raw Milk: A Mother’s Story

By Mary McGonigle-Martin on April 11, 2012

My interest in health and nutrition began some 30 years ago. At 19 I quit smoking and for the first time in my life put on some extra pounds. (I’m sure it had something to…
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Cancer Patients, Pregnant Woman at High Risk for Listeriosis

By Ross Anderson on December 15, 2011

Pregnant women and people with leukemia and several other types of cancer are as much as 1,000 times more susceptible to Listeria infections, French researchers report.

Doctors at the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance…

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Hold the Raw Sprouts, Please

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration on October 14, 2011

Outbreaks caused by eating contaminated sprouts — “sproutbreaks” — have occurred every year in the United States since at least 1995. These episodes have taught us that sprouts are a risky food to eat.

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Study: Consumers Will Pay for Safer Food

By James Andrews on October 10, 2011

American shoppers are willing to pay more money for verifiably safer food, but their willingness to pay does not rise proportionately with increases in the potential severity of the illness.

That is the conclusion of…

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NPR Poll: Concern About Food Safety Ebbs

By News Desk on September 14, 2011

Fewer Americans are concerned about food safety now than they were a year ago, according to a survey done for National Public Radio.

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In the poll by Thomson Reuters and NPR, 57 percent of…

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Raw Milk Dangers, Myths and Misperceptions

By U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 17, 2011

Not so long ago, milk was this country’s number 1 food safety concern. Before milk was routinely pasteurized beginning in the 1920s, it regularly caused large outbreaks of deadly diseases. Now in 2011, raw, unpasteurized…

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Chick Safety 101: A New Guide to Handling Poultry

By Gretchen Goetz on May 13, 2011

“After you touch your ducklings or chicks, wash your hands so you don’t get sick!”

ducklings-featured.jpgSo reads the beginning of a new pamphlet designed to educate the public on how to properly handle live poultry…

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FDA, FSIS Seek Input on Listeria Assessment

By News Desk on April 20, 2011

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are reevaluating the health risks of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods. The agencies have opened a period for public comment…

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