food-safety

Most of us have used the sniff test to decide whether a slightly expired bottle of milk or a week-old box of takeout is still good to eat. But while the human nose can be quite astute, it doesn’t always catch everything. Each year, millions of people in the U.S. are sickened by food-borne pathogens […]

Scientists found hidden antibiotics building up in rivers and fish, raising new concerns about pollution and food safety. Scientists from the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture at the University of São Paulo (CENA-USP) have discovered residues of several antibiotic types in the Piracicaba River, one of the main rivers in São Paulo state, Brazil. [...]

From wood pulp in ice-cream to peat in portobellos, science has transformed how we dine. Do you know exactly what’s lurking in the grub we eat? Microbial slime and a side helping of sand doesn’t sound like much of a meal, but a startling amount of the food we eat today contains ingredients that are, at the very least, unexpected – and, at worst, dangerous, such as heavy metals from polluted soils…

Food experts share practical tips to help you cook, serve and store food safely this season. The post From meal prep to leftovers: Expert food safety tips for your Thanksgiving dinner appeared first on UGA Today .

Foodborne illnesses affect around 1 in 10 eaters every year. The post When it Comes to Food Safety, We’re All Responsible for One Another appeared first on Food Tank .

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued: Food Safety: Status of Foodborne Illness in the U.S. This one sounds much like GAO reports I’ve been reading since the early 1990s. We have long reported that the fragmented nature of the federal food safety oversight system causes inconsistent oversight, ineffective coordination, and inefficient use of resources. […] The post The GAO on food…

A reader writes: Can you address the current food crisis outlining the many foods, long time frame, economic impact, and personal effort involved in this event? I did not realize until I read the NPR email news brief this morning that one factory is the source of nine  deaths,  that multiple meat products are suspect, […] The post The Boar’s Head Listeria recall appeared first on Food Politics by…

Tackling Food Safety and Securing The Safety of Food Supply In 2022 Food safety is one of the biggest problems of today and a significant public health issue. Did you know that unsafe food causes more than 200 different diseases? Around the world, an estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people – fall Read more The post Food Safety – How to Tackle One of the Most Important Issues in 2022 appeare…

Learn the importance of food safety to keep your friends and family safe this holiday season. The post Food Safety for the Holidays (and beyond) appeared first on Cravings of a Food Scientist .