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Can your reusable grocery bag make you sick? This study finds that they can.

February 11, 2013 by foodsafeguru

I am an advocate f or reusable grocery bags to a point. The grocery store baggers tend to overfill the bags making them extremely heavy to carry into my house. Also if I don’t use get plastic bags sometimes, I won’t have anything to use in my bathroom wastebasket or to place food scraps when I peel […]

Whole Foods Cookies Recall for Undeclared Allergens, One Illness

November 28, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Whole Foods Market is recalling the following bulk cookie items because they contain almonds and pecans, two undeclared allergens. These products were sold loose as Cookies-by-the-Pound, a self-service section in the Bakery area of the store. The two products are Wedding Cookies (contain pecans) Almondine Wedding Cookies (contain almonds) Consumers with almond or pecan […]

196 sick with Salmonella; kids, step away from the turtle

September 21, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Doug Powell Kissing turtles remains a bad idea. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports 196 people are infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, and Salmonella Poona in 31 states. • 36 ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported; • 63% of ill persons are children 10 years of age or […]

100+ Arkansas students develop stomach illness

August 27, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Doug Powell The Arkansas Department of Health and the Little Rock School District are investigating why more than 100 middle school students developed a stomach illness. Little Rock School District spokeswoman Pamela Smith told KLRT-TV that the parents of 82 Pulaski Heights Middle School said their children wouldn’t be in class on Friday. Smith […]

Foodborne Illness Outbreaks: U.S. Not Meeting CDC Goals To Reduce Salmonella, Listeria

August 1, 2012 by foodsafeguru

With the constant news reports about various food safety breaches, it’s not really a surprise that the U.S. is falling short of 2010 goals to reduce instances of salmonella, listeria and campylobacter outbreaks. Such pathogens contribute to roughly 48 million illnesses per year according to government figures. According to the Consumer Federation of America, illnesses […]