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The first report of food poisoning rarely arrives with certainty. It comes as a complaint, a worried phone call, or…
Oysters are often viewed as a delicacy—fresh, briny, and synonymous with coastal dining. However, consuming raw or undercooked oysters carries…
Managing Food Safety at Massive Scale on Cruise Ships, at Music Festivals, and the Olympics
By Kit Redwine
In a gleaming kitchen deep within a cruise ship, a chef checks a digital thermometer. The reading for a dairy…
In a nondescript federal building, and in health departments across the country, multiple investigations are always underway. Its subject is…
For most of modern history, antibiotics have been the quiet heroes of medicine. They’ve turned once-deadly infections into routine inconveniences…
Holiday Catering: How One Mistake Can Spark a Major Outbreak Holiday parties, office banquets, and family gatherings depend on caterers…
It often begins with a question no one wants to hear: “What did you eat?” In hospitals across the country,…
While restaurant-linked outbreaks tend to receive the most attention, a large percentage of food poisoning incidents begin in private homes…
The last weeks of the semester always feel electric. Dorm hallways glow with string lights, peppermint-scented candles burn (quietly hidden…
1. Salmonella isn’t one organism—it’s a genus It contains over 2,600 known serotypes, all part of the family Enterobacteriaceae. 2.…