French authorities are looking into a death and a number of cases from a potentially fatal complication of E. coli infection. Santé publique France and a lab associated with the National Reference Center for E. coli, Shigella and Salmonella at Institut Pasteur are investigating an increase in hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and serious E. coli infections…
Queen Latifah has never been the type to stay in one lane. With magnetic performances in Girls Trip, Chicago, and Beauty Shop, a starring role on CBS crime drama The Equalizer (for which she is also an executive producer), and numerous Grammy Awards for her pioneering rap records in the ’90s, the 51-year-old is one…
If you’re anything like us, laundry day is the most daunting, dreaded part of the week. Having the best laundry detergent and foolproof wash products on hand is key to making it less of a chore—even if you have to shlep everything to the laundromat. Perhaps you’ve been using the same detergent for years, decades…
Lilly Singh, the host of A Little Late with Lilly Singh, recently shared she has been hospitalized for ovarian cysts. On Thursday, she posted the news to Instagram from her hospital bed, writing: “Spent the last day in the ER because my ovaries have the AUDACITY to be wilding out.” The comedian wrote that both…
In action in a food safety court case next week, Amos Miller, counsel for the parties and the court’s appointed expert, are summoned to an on-the-record telephone status conference. Federal Judge Edward G. Smith ordered all involved to dial in at 1 p.m., March 9. The status conference will be the first since Smith named Geroge…
A project on food safety and authenticity in Europe and China has ended after more than four years of work. EU-China-Safe included 16 partners from 11 EU countries and 17 participants from China such as government bodies, industry and research institutes. Queen’s University Belfast coordinated efforts with help from the EU’s Joint Research Centre, Wageningen…
Danish authorities have revealed three people died in an E. coli outbreak this past year. Imported spring onions were investigated as the source. An update by the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) revealed that from Nov. 23 to Dec. 31, 2021, 85 people were infected with EIEC. Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) is usually associated with travel diarrhea but…
Almost seven years ago, the National Chicken Council (NCC) petitioned the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to adopt regulations establishing labeling requirements for not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) stuffed chicken breast products that may appear to be ready-to-eat (RTE) and to issue a Compliance Guideline for developing and communicating validated cooking instructions for such products. The NCC…
If you have a hard time using a tampon or notice fluctuations in your period blood flow, be sure to check in with a gynecological provider for an accurate diagnosis if you have access to one, as there are health conditions that can cause similar symptoms, according to ACOG.For example, someone with a transverse vaginal…
Food safety needs to be considered in situations involving food aid and limited availability, according to the FAO. A case study by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations presents two scenarios — heavy metal (lead) in corn and fungal toxins (fumonisins) in cereal grains — showing food safety issues in food…