If you’re anything like me, the COVID-19 pandemic has left you with a lot of extra time around the house. For me and many others, this has meant diving into hobbies such as gardening.
Continue Reading Safe methods for canning and garden produce preservation for novices
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by Hurricane Isaias.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports that tropical storm conditions
Continue Reading Wind, rain, floods aren’t the only dangers that come with a hurricane
There are many food safety risks associated with fairs and carnivals; mobile and temporary vendors can lack clean workstations, there aren’t always sinks for employees to wash their hands or even gloves for employees to
Continue Reading State fairs find ways to promote local agriculture despite cancelations
Almost half of people surveyed in Ireland are at risk of getting sick from eating undercooked hamburgers.
A total of 45 percent of respondents are risking illness from eating undercooked burgers because they don’t cook
Continue Reading Nearly half of people risk illness from undercooked burgers
The Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that the death of an Alaska resident is consistent with paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Officials have yet to release personal information.
Warnings have been issued to the
Continue Reading Alaska resident dies of paralytic shellfish poisoning
On July 6, a Mongolian teen from the western province of Govi-Altai died from suspected bubonic plague after consuming marmot meat, according to local health officials.
Tarbagan marmot is used to make a Mongolian dish
Continue Reading Mongolian teen dies from bubonic plague after consuming marmot meat
A healthy planet and healthy animals go hand in hand to protect humans from pandemics, says a new United Nations report.
The report warns that diseases such as COVID-19 that can jump from animals to
Continue Reading Global push critical to prevent, fight pandemics; food safety one key factor
Consumer Reports still has a knack for finding something hiding in plain sight that many people will find outrageous. The find this time is bottled Starkey Spring Water manufactured by Whole Foods and also sold
Continue Reading Bottled water’s arsenic king remains legal but still loaded with heavy metal
One person has died and more than 350 additional people have been infected with Salmonella from backyard poultry flocks, according to a CDC outbreak update. A third of the ill people are children younger than
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak now involves 1 death and 42 states; live poultry blamed
Warmer weather is here and with it comes summer holidays and opportunities to eat together. In June, we celebrate the fathers and father figures that raised us. Stop Foodborne Illness wants fathers everywhere to know
Continue Reading Foodborne illness continues to touch fathers, but it can be stopped
The official beginning of summer is coming up, but the season is already here for many who are taking the opportunity to get outside and spend time in nature this Father’s Day weekend.
Warmer weather
Continue Reading Don’t let campfire cuisine provide pathogens for dad’s day
