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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...
Sci-Fi Turned Reality: Can Food Poisoning Really Alter Your DNA?
By: Heather Williams
When you think about DNA mutation, some may think about Sci-Fi genre transformation, turning into a human/animal hybrid or with super-human...
Serious Food Allergies? Detect Them On the Go!
By: Heather Williams
Food allergies are a very serious reality for a lot of people. Approximately 15 million people in the United States suffer...
“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...
Fatty Acids – The Key to Listeria Control?
By: Freya Preimsberger
In addition to being part of a healthy diet, fatty acids may also be able to neutralize a type of harmful...
Into the Wild
How Do Bacteria Survive in the Body?
By: Heather Williams
The human body has amazing mechanisms to fight disease. From mechanical barriers such as skin and membranes, antibodies that attack foreign...
Are Home Meal Delivery Kits Leaving Food Safety Out in the Cold?
By: Heather Williams
Home meal delivery kits are growing in popularity. Even celebrities are promoting the convenient alternative to fast-food and eating out. These...
Shop Local, Shop Safe, Shop Your Local Farmers Market
By: Heather Williams
Farmers Markets are a rising in popularity. This is a good thing for local farmers and artisans. Farmers Markets allow a...
Crime and Food Poisoning : How media skews perceptions
On Crime and Food Poisoning: How mass media skews our perception of reality and distracts us from real danger
By: Ryan Robinson, PhD
The...
DNA Sequencing – A How-To Guide
By: Freya Preimsberger
According to one sequencing expert, DNA sequencing and the information it brings are well on their way to being ubiquitous in...
