Don't Forget the Food Safety on Thanksgiving By News Desk  As you're preparing Thanksgiving dinner for family and friends this year, remember the food safety basics: clean, separate, cook and chill. Don't risk making any loved ones sick with a foodborne illness! Clean: Wash your hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds throughout the cooking process, especially before handling food and after handling... Continue Reading
FDA Increasing Microbiological Sampling for Cucumbers, Hot Peppers By News Desk  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ramping up microbiological testing of cucumbers and hot peppers, two vegetables that have been linked with several foodborne outbreaks. The agency has a more robust surveillance sampling approach under development, and one piece of it is the new microbiological surveillance sampling model designed to identify patterns that... Continue Reading
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Tuesday that, as of Nov. 23, there were 19 people from seven states sickened by the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 linked to consumption of Costco chicken salad made with rotisserie chicken. Five people have been hospitalized and two developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a... 
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