Editor’s note: Barry made landfall late Saturday afternoon as a Category 1 Hurricane and started crawling inland at less than 10 miles per hour. The slow moving storm is expected to dump massive amounts of
Continue Reading Winds subside as threat continues; hurricane flooding carries food safety bombs
Editor’s note: Children, pregnant women and older adults can develop serious and life-threatening illnesses from food poisoning. Holidays usually include these high-risk groups, making food safety even more important than usual.
The U.S. Department of
Compliance Investigator Joseph Ndungu is a six-year FSIS employee in the Northeast Region of the Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit’s (OIEA) Compliance Investigation Division (CID) and part of the investigative arm of the Agency,
Continue Reading Faces of Food Safety: Meet Joseph Ndungu of FSIS
Memorial Day kicks off the official start of summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to remind you to prevent foodborne illness before you light up that grill and pack up the cooler. Hot and
Continue Reading Pack food safety in your picnic basket
To better understand antibiotic resistance (AMR) in bacteria, agencies within USDA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other federal and state partners work collaboratively through
Continue Reading Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?
Editor’s note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service, republished here with permission.
In 1985, Sheila McMillan graduated
Continue Reading Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS
Editor’s note: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also urge the public to avoid eating raw meat dishes. The agency has documented numerous outbreaks in relation to the seasonal consumption of these types
Continue Reading Cannibal sandwiches, tiger meat, steak tartare too dangerous to risk
Editor’s note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service, republished here with permission.
Dr. Gregory McDermott protects the
Continue Reading Faces of Food Safety: Meet Gregory McDermott of FSIS
Editor’s note: An ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Reading traced to raw turkey has sickened at least 164 people across 35 states, hospitalizing dozens and killing one person. The outbreak patients report links to raw
Continue Reading The big thaw: Your turkey needs 24 hours for every 5 pounds to thaw safely
At this time of year, many community groups, volunteer organizations, work places and other groups celebrate Thanksgiving with a potluck meal. When cooking for a large group, it is important to keep in mind
Continue Reading Best intentions aren’t enough; volunteers must practice food safety
