foodborne illness
Salmonella-Tainted Cucumbers Kill Three People, Sicken Hundreds
Salmonella-tainted cucumbers have sickened 558 people, killing three of them in 33 states. The company that distributed the produce was also linked to a hepatitis outbreak in 1997.
This Electronic Overlord Will Remind Food Service Workers to Wash Their Filthy Hands
A new a tracking system that monitors whether employees are really washing hands might change hygiene standards for food workers everywhere. That is, before it gets around to overthrowing and enslaving us all in its perfectly sterile clutches.
What Have We Learned About Food Safety?
More than two decades ago, an E. coli outbreak linked to Jack in the Box fast food sounded the alarm that we should be paying more attention to how our food is processed. But have we learned anything since?
Lebanon’s Food Safety Scandal Won't Go Away
The richly varied cuisine of Lebanon offers a seemingly endless parade of delights. Unfortunately, in cities from Beirut to Tripoli, such dishes often come with a totally unwanted side of gut-roiling food poisoning.
Raw Chicken Isn't the Only Thing Making You Sick
A new report from a US government taskforce has tallied up the food groups most often associated with food poisoning, and it turns out that raw chicken is the least of your worries.
French Retirees Have Contributed to a Foodborne Illness Crisis
If there’s anything the French love more than taking to the streets in protest, it’s retiring, which citizens aged 62 years and older do with gusto. But their departure from the workforce is leaving the food safety sector particularly vulnerable.
Almost Everyone Is Opposed to a New Plan for a Single Food Safety Agency
The White House's new budget calls for a complete and total overhaul of the FDA and the USDA. But reaction to the plan has been mixed.