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Salmonella in Flour The parent company of Pillsbury products, Hometown Food Company, made a voluntary recall roughly 12,245 cases of…
Aflatoxins are Toxic: Fungal metabolites found in some fungis Aflatoxins are a toxic metabolite of certain fungi like Aspergillus flavus…
Wasabi’s natural antimicrobial properties Control of pathogens is essential to food safety. In efforts to battle potential outbreaks of harmful…
Norovirus: Most Common Cause of Food borne Illness It’s spring break season! If you are planning on taking cruise this spring,…
Unsafe conditions, listeria discovered at Florida meat market Over 3,000 pounds of meat were ordered not to be sold and…
Iron and Increased Potential for Salmonella Infection Obviously, eating raw cookie dough could make you ill. Consuming improperly cooked foods,…
Reactive Arthritis from Food Poisoning What is it? An infection from in the Staphylococcus aureus can trigger an inflammatory response…
Added Nitrates and Nitrites: Why are Nitrites added to food? Yes, they are everywhere. Part of the earth’s natural nitrogen…
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a condition which can lead to life-long kidney failure. Shiga toxin…
STEC – “Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli” What’s STEC? Floating around various government agency websites and science databases is the abbreviation…