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We’ve been very busy over at S.T.O.P. due to the Food Safety Modernization Act that just passed through the Senate HELP Committee this week. A lot of the stories and information for this week’s round-up…
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Recent reports have highlighted what S.T.O.P. has known for a long time: that the long-term consequences of foodborne illness… Read More »
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There is a large burden of foodborne illness in the United States with approximately 76 million people falling ill every year (that’s 1in 4 Americans) from largely preventable food contamination. Fixing the problem is dependent on knowing where the problem starts and which foods from what… Read More »
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Until a few months ago, I never gave much thought to E. coli. Or salmonella. Sure, I studied these foodborne bugs when I was getting my nutrition degree, but back then I saw them more as organisms that occasionally infect food, not perpetrators that destroy lives and families. And although I took note of the occasional food recalls I heard about in the news, I didn’t much worry about getting sick. That all changed when I edited an article for EatingWell’s September/October issue about all the ways food can make us sick. I became sick—with worry... Read More »
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A few weeks ago I blogged about my obsession with 100-calorie cookies. But what I didn’t tell you then is that I can never wait for the baked cookies to come out of the oven—I almost always taste the dough.
OK, so I don’t think that the Emily Posts of the world care about me eating raw cookie dough straight out of the mixing bowl, but anyone who knows anything about food safety might. Although nothing you can do will ever guarantee 100 percent protection against foodborne illness, there are some simple precautions that help to reduce your risk. (Ahem, like not eating raw cookie dough.) Get the basics of food safety here...
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