Forgot to thaw the chicken that you were planning on throwing in the slow cooker for dinner? Make another plan for tonight’s meal. “Food should be completely thawed before you…
Category: Food Safety
On Monday, federal authorities urged Americans to take a number of steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, including in restaurants. “Avoid eating or drinking at…
Store-bought eggs must be refrigerated from farm to table. But if they’re fresh off the farm, it’s a different story. “Commercial eggs are washed at a processing plant,” says Maribel…
Got food that’s slimy or smelly? “That’s due to spoilage bacteria,” explains Maribel Alonso, a technical information specialist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Those bacteria can grow at refrigerator…
Food packages often list a “sell by,” “best by,” “enjoy by,” or “expiration” date. But if you don’t “enjoy by” that date, does it mean you’ll get “sick after”? Nope.…
“We think some of the bacteria that cause UTIs are coming from animal foods,” says Lee Riley, chair of the division of infectious diseases and vaccinology at the University of…
Some snazzy teas come in plastic, rather than paper, tea bags. Skip ‘em. When Canadian researchers steeped empty plastic tea bags in water heated to almost boiling for five minutes,…
Raw batter or dough made with raw eggs can harbor Salmonella. But it’s not just the eggs that can get you. In two outbreaks in 2016 and 2019, contaminated raw…
Humans are damaging the natural systems of the only planet we’ve got. Here’s how that puts our health—and our children’s health—at risk. Sam Myers is a physician and principal research…
And how to lower your risk Contaminated foods and beverages sicken an estimated 48 million Americans each year. The five bugs most likely to cause an outbreak: Norovirus, Salmonella, Clostridium…