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Farm Animals and the Spread of Superbugs

Farm Animals and the Spread of Superbugs

The term “superbugs” is the source of much concern for health officials worldwide. These microbes have developed the ability to fight off antibiotics, making them much more difficult to destroy if they infect the body. While stories on antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...

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A New Way to Fight Food Poisoning

A New Way to Fight Food Poisoning

In the United States, we generally assume that the food that we eat won’t get us sick. To be sure, the next meal you eat probably won’t be laced with disease-causing bacteria. However, food borne illnesses are hardly uncommon. In ...

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Is Refrigeration Necessary for Egg Safety?

Is Refrigeration Necessary for Egg Safety?

It’s common knowledge that eggs can be found right next to cheese, yogurt and other refrigerated dairy products at the supermarket. Well, that’s the case in the United States, anyway. Surprising as it might sound, eggs sold in many European ...

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How Safe is Our Produce?

How Safe is Our Produce?

Over the last several years, the issue of chemicals used in food preparation has received a fair amount of media attention. One such chemical that is commonly used by food producers is pesticides, which are applied to a wide range ...

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An Uneasy Feeling: The Impact of Norovirus

An Uneasy Feeling: The Impact of Norovirus

There would seem to be fewer things more appealing than a Caribbean cruise, particularly during the dead of winter.  You can imagine that passengers aboard the Explorer of the Seas, a luxurious cruise ship that can hold over 3,000 guests, ...

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Why Nutrition Labels Might Get a Makeover

Why Nutrition Labels Might Get a Makeover

Virtually every product we purchase at the grocery store has one thing in common – a nutrition label. This isn’t a coincidence; the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 mandated that products carry labels with specific information, such as ...

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Are the Spices We Buy Safe to Eat?

Are the Spices We Buy Safe to Eat?

Even in the world’s wealthiest nations, outbreaks of contaminated food are not an infrequent occurrence. In 2012 alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued warnings about sixteen different outbreaks, most of which involved either e. coli or ...

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Protecting Yourself Against Listeria Outbreaks

Protecting Yourself Against Listeria Outbreaks

Most people generally assume that the food they buy is safe to eat. Although this is usually true, even developed countries like the United States can experience widespread food contamination outbreaks. In October 2013, Taylor Farms, the world’s largest producer ...

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