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food safety
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Investigating, localizing salmonella outbreak
As some of you may have noticed, there’s an egg recall going on. It all began when the CDC’s PulseNet…
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Stadium concessions rack up health violations
ESPN’s Paula Lavigne examined 2009 health department inspections from the 107 stadiums that host MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL games…
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Raw, warm vegetables breed illness in salsa, guac
New research implicates guacamole or salsa in 3.9 percent of restaurant-related outbreaks of foodborne illness between 1998 and 2008, more…
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Airplane food caterers cited for health violations
After finding critical health violations at airport restaurants last year, USA Today reporters are at it again. This time, Gary…
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Popular salad option a possible culprit in outbreak
Bagged romaine lettuce, a time-saving option for many shoppers, is suspected in the latest E. coli outbreak that has caused…
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GAO: FDA designation doesn’t ensure safety
Ammonium Hydroxide and Phosphoric Acid, both GRAS. Photo by Benny BNut via Flickr. On his blog Cold Truth (and on…
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Schneider: FDA lacks resources to keep food safe
Writing for AOL News (and his blog, Cold Truth) Andrew Schneider writes that the hydrolyzed vegetable protein recall reminds us…
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Airport dining proves to be a food safety challenge
USA Today‘s Alison Young reviewed inspection reports for hundreds of restaurants at 10 airports and found a large number of…
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NYT’s Moss continues to follow E. coli story
The national gag reflex alert level has slipped back to “yellow” in the months since New York Times reporter Michael…
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Report says food-borne illnesses hit kids hardest
With the Senate expected to consider food safety legislation that gives the FDA additional oversight and enforcement powers, two organizations…