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CDC Publishes Annual FoodNet Infection Data
By: James Peacock
Towards the beginning of each year, the CDC publishes the data that it has collected through the FoodNet system over the...
Gardening Tips for a Safe Backyard Garden
By: Heather Williams
It’s that time of year. You’ve picked out your seeds or 4” plants, mapped out a place to put the garden,...
E. coli Mutates in Stressful Environments
By: Freya Preimsberger
In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Leuven, populations of Escherichia coli bacteria were found to modulate their...
Decoding “Best By” Labels
By: Heather Williams
Every food package has them, but what do they mean? The best by date on perishable and non-perishable food items can...
Walmart and IBM Team Up for Food Safety
By: Pooja Sharma
Walmart and IBM have come up with “blockchain technology” to track its supply chain and trace its food supply network. This...
Into the Wild
Happy Chickens Make Tasty Eggs: An Examination of Consumer Habits Based on Animal Welfare
By: Heather Williams
According to a study published in Anthrozoös by University of Adelaide in Australia, consumers reasoning for purchasing free-range and cage free...
FDA Survey – Raw Sprouts
By: Pooja Sharma
Everybody links foodborne illnesses to undercooked or raw meat, egg or unpasteurized milk. They don't realize that there is one riskier...
Listeria in Lettuce: How much protection is enough?
Listeria monocytogenes: How much protection is enough?
By: Ryan Robinson, PhD
Recent studies involving Listeria monocytogenes found in lettuce is causing concern for food safety....
“Organic” Does Not Mean “Healthy”
By: Freya Preimsberger
Healthy eating blogs have heralded organic food as being better for your health and for the environment, and it has become...
New Legislation Affecting Pork Farmers Brings New Rules for Bringing Home the Bacon
By: Heather Williams
Two sets of legislation are dramatically affecting the pork industry. Some are new rulings, while some are existing statutes where exemptions...
