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Expert & Community Posts
Summer Food Safety
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...Summer picnics and cookouts are common sources of food poisoning. Hot summer weather can help... Read more »
Fixing the Food Safety Net
By Ellen Haas , Health Expert...another in the growing list of holes in our federal food safety net. The FDA alerted consumers... Read more »
Food Imports Surge; Call for Better Inspection Grows
By Ellen Haas , Health Expert...consumer is vulnerable to harm from abroad when foreign food safety rules and regulation are... Read more »
Does food poisoning increases the risk of IBD?
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...these types of infections are by following proper food safety and hygiene techniques. Clean food... Read more »
Meat Safety on the Frontburner
By Ellen Haas , Health Expert...spurred members of Congress, consumer leaders and food safety experts to question the safety of... Read more »
Health Guide
Genetically engineered foods
...tomatoes, could someone with a peanut allergy react to tomatoes? In January 2001, the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition proposed that developers of bioengineered food submit... Read more »Traveling with children
... Food Sources Read more »Food: hygiene and sanitation
Food safety refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the quality of food to prevent contamination and foodborne illnesses. Alternative Names Food - hygiene... Read more »Food: hygiene and sanitation
...hygiene and sanitation Side Effects The main consequence of improper handling and inadequate food safety is infection (foodborne illness). Symptoms of foodborne illness vary but usually... Read more »Pesticides
...your hands before you prepare or eat foods. Neglecting this habit is one of the greatest threats to food safety. Avoid raw eggs, raw oysters, or raw fish. Wash all produce thoroughly with... Read more »Images
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