By MARY CLARE JALONICK Raw sprouts from the sandwich chain Jimmy John’s have been linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness – again. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that 12 cases of E. coli poisoning in five states are linked to raw clover sprouts eaten at Jimmy John’s restaurants. The… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012 by foodsafeguru
Reality TV food safety I am putting in my two cents worth. I am fascinated by those Duggars. My husband says it is people like me that keeps reality TV on the air. I can only watch those shows in snippets except for Dance Moms which I can say is my favorite. This morning I… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012 by foodsafeguru
by Amit Morey A total of 31 Outbreaks from 1998-2011 related to consumption of L. monocytogenes contaminated foods in different states in the US has lead to total of 578 illnesses, 230 hospitalizations (excluding the cantaloupe recall) and 79 deaths. Of the 31 outbreaks, 5 occurred in 1999, 4 in 2005 and 2006 while there… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012 by foodsafeguru
by Doug Powell From the I’m-not-sure-they’ve-thought-this-through category, a cardiologist and two public-health professors from Alberta argue in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology that junk food and its ingredients are such major health hazards that products with excessive amounts of sugar, salt and saturated fats should be labelled as “pathogens” — a word normally applied to… [Read more…]
February 14, 2012 by foodsafeguru
Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledger A herd of Jersey Cows feeds on a Orchard grass mix in addition to eating field grass at Birchwood Farms. Mike Tierney, owner of Birchwood Farms in Pennsylvania, sells raw milk he produces form a herd of 34 Jersey Cows. Farmers cannot sell raw milk in New Jersey,… [Read more…]
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