An outbreak of Salmonella linked to a traditional meal containing meat affected more than 20 people earlier this year in Wales. Public Health Wales was notified about two cases of salmonellosis in late July, according to a presentation at the ESCAIDE conference, organized by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Both belonged…
What about soap? Both VanTrece and McLellan say to skip it, since harsh soap can cause the pan’s seasoning to break down. Besides, if you follow McLellan’s method of putting your pan in a 500-degree oven after cooking, “that will kill anything on it,” he says.What can you not put on a cast-iron skillet?Acidic foods…
The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of Salmonella infections, but the agency hasn’t released any details except the patient count, which stands at 19. In a weekly update the Food and Drug Administration reports that its investigators are looking into an outbreak caused by Salmonella Javiana. The agency is not reporting what states are…
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has received a petition from the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) on the campus of Oklahoma State University. The petition requests that FSIS amend 9 CFR 325.19(e) to remove “hides” from the articles considered naturally inedible by humans that are not subject to the federal…
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has been given a grant to create an international food safety forum. The almost AU $500,000 (U.S. $363,000) award was announced by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. FSANZ hopes it will initially include Australia, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Singapore before potentially adding…
Anthony Fauci, M.D., has words of advice for parents who aren’t sure yet if they should get their young kids vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an NPR interview on Monday that parents of younger kids should follow the numbers when making their personal…
Anyone can have hidradenitis suppurativa, but it most commonly affects people assigned female at birth, individuals who are between 30 and 39 years old, and Black or biracial people, according to a 2017 study of 47,690 people with hidradenitis suppurativa published in JAMA Dermatology2. Although this isn’t always the case, people with hidradenitis suppurativa commonly…
One of the first responders to microbial invaders is a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil. Neutrophils are full of myeloperoxidase2, an enzyme that contains green-colored heme, or iron. When super concentrated, these green neutrophils can make your mucus appear straight-up verdant. But when less concentrated, the mucus appears pale green—which, depending on…
A supplier is recalling an unrevealed volume of tomato basil soup because a piece of glass was found in the product. Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods is recalling 31.4-ounce jars of H-E-B brand “Creamy Tomato Basil Soup,” according to the company’s recall notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration. The recall notice did not…
An Idaho company is recalling an unrevealed number of cases of certain frozen, imported cauliflower because testing showed it to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The TJ Farms Select brand cauliflower was imported from China. It was distributed in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin, according to the company’s recall notice posted by the Food and Drug…
