Avoiding meat? Or just want to try something new? Many people buy meatless burgers, strips, nuggets, and other “veggie meats” to lower their risk of heart disease and cancer, to…
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Q: How common is illness from Listeria? A: In the United States, an estimated 2,500 people become seriously ill with listeriosis each year. Of those, 500 die. Pregnant women are…
Lunch meats are a quick and convenient lunch for many, but sometimes it’s difficult to sort through what you should be looking for in order to choose the healthiest possible…
Once you’ve disposed of the truly gone-by items—homemade leftovers that are four days old or more, deli meats that are more than three days old, and other foods that have…
BACILLUS CEREUS: Often grows in foods that aren’t kept at the proper temperature. Less commonly causes vomiting syndrome, which causes minimal diarrhea or abdominal pain and is associated with fried…
The bug to worry about in deli meat, Listeria monocytogenes, may originally come from meat, but it can also live—and thrive—on plastic, on metal, and in water. And once it…