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Friday, August 30, 2019

This Week in Allergen Related Recalls for Week Ending August 31, 2019

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There is Gluten in that Wheat Ingredien t - Heatherfield Foods, Inc., an Ontario, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,380 pou...

CDC - 2018 Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Cake Batter

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In a 2018 Salmonella outbreak where 7 people in 5 different states become ill, raw cake mix was identified as the source.  The organism isol...

Recalls of Two Strange Brands Remind Us of Why FDA is Stretched Thin

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Here are two items I have no particular care about...a tea from Oregon and a spice blend sold in NYC.  However, both have the potential to b...

The Refrigerator as a Source of Food Waste - It is More than Code Dating

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A study from THE* Ohio State University discusses food waste, specifically associated with items tossed from the refrigerator.  They find th...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Increased Exposure to Microbes in Air Reduces Risk of Asthma in Children

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This is more evidence on the importance of exposure to the environment for children...in this case, Finnish researchers found that children ...
Friday, August 23, 2019

Spain - Large Listeria Outbreak Affect 150, Linked to Fully Cooked Meat Product

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The largest-ever Listeria outbreak in Spain as affected as many as 150 with one death so far.  The outbreak has been linked to a processed p...

CDC MMWR - New Strain of Antibiotic Resistant Salmonella Found in Mexican Cheese and TX Beef

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In this week's Morbidly and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the CDC, a new strain of Salmonella is reported on.  This strain has dec...

Time to Get Tough on In-Store Micturition and Other Forms of Intentional Contamination

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What is up with this....people intentionally contaminating food?  We have this guy who relieved himself on Starbucks material in a Target st...

CDC Reports Increasing Number of Hepatitis A Cases Across Country

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Hepatitis A viral infection has been on the upswing across the country.  Since March of 2016, there have been 24,280 cases reported with 145...