Biological
Exposed: Why You Should Boycott Farmed Salmon
British Columbia’s pacific salmon, considered an essential species for the ecosystem, have been disappearing since the early 1990s. Biologist Alex Morton, who has followed and
Bacon and Food Safety
History of Bacon
Bacon has an ancient history. The domestication of "pigs" (immature hogs) for food dates back to about 7000 B.C. in the Middle East. ...
Sprouts: What You Should Know
Sprouts: What You Should Know
Do sprouts carry a risk of illness? Like any fresh produce that is consumed raw or lightly cooked, sprouts carry a risk ...
Fatal Foodborne Clostridium perfringens Illness
Fatal Foodborne Clostridium perfringens Illness at a State Psychiatric Hospital — Louisiana, 2010
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
August 17, 2012 / 61(32);605-608
Clostridium perfringens, the third most common ...
What Do I Do Before and After Food Poisoning?
By Jim Kean
Many of us have, at one point or another in our lives, fallen victim to food poisoning. It leaves you exhausted, cringing and ...
New Resource to Help Protect Consumers from Pathogen Risks in Food and Water
Congressional and Public Affairs
Neil Gaffney
(202) 720-9113
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Environmental Protection ...
Americans Still Uninformed About “Pink Slime” and Food Processing in General, Says FDA Consultant
Columbia, MD
“The public’s recent outcry to have ‘pink slime’ removed from grocery store ground meat comes from gross-out images on the internet and not from ...
Resolve to Be Food Safer in the New Year
Posted January 03, 2012 |
By Howard Seltzer, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Some people don’t take food poisoning very seriously. Maybe that’s because ...
Don’t Let Yersiniosis Spoil Your Holidays!
Posted December 29, 2011 |
by Maribel Alonso, Bilingual Information Specialist, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
The holidays are a cherished time of year, when you ...
Holiday food safety tips
Holiday food safety tips
Posted December 16, 2011 |
By Howard Seltzer, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
The holiday season is a time for celebration ...
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