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Summer Food Safety
Modified from Dr. Henley’s previous blog contribution: https://eatsmartmd.blogspot.com/2017/07/food-safety-during-summer.html Thermometers and food safety during the summer It is hard to deny that as...
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Recommendations to Successfully Implement “Serve Food Safely” and “The How’s...
Serve Food Safely (for nutrition educators and volunteer assistants) The purpose of the “Serve Food Safely” checklist developed by University of Maryland Extension is to provide basic food safety...
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Part One: Food Safety Considerations when Procuring Local Foods for Your...
Food remains an important topic with health implications tied to chronic diseases, policy, and ethics. Over time, this focus has evolved into farm-to-fork, eating local, and supporting one’s...
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20 Seconds and You’re Good to Go!: A Peer-Focused Instructional Handwashing...
Hand washing is a key health habit to stop germs and avoid flu and other contagious diseases (CDC 2016). In “20 seconds and You’re Good to Go!” middle school students show peers the correct way to...
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Achoo…Am I Just Sensitive or is it a Food Allergy?
Peanut free, lactose intolerant, gluten free. If you have heard these terms before you may not understand exactly what the differences between them are. If you have an allergy, intolerance, or...
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Food Safety During an Emergency
Throughout an emergency it is important to keep food and water safe to reduce loss and the risk of contracting a foodborne illness. During an emergency the practices that you normally use to keep your...
View ArticleShigella
Shigella are Gram-negative, non-motile, non-sporeforming, rod-shaped bacteria capable of causing disease in humans. Disease occurs when virulent Shigella organisms are consumed and invade the...
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Feature Series: Managing Food Allergies in Schools
Food allergies can create concern for students, parents, teachers and food service directors. This series focuses on ways of safely managing food allergies in cafeterias and classrooms. Achoo…Am I...
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Milk Substitutes in School Meals
Food allergies affect about four to six percent of children and milk allergies are one of the most common food allergies. Cow’s milk is a nutritious beverage packed full of several important nutrients...
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Managing Food Allergies in Schools
Food allergies in children are on the rise. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) estimates that about 6 % of children have a diagnosed food allergy and the Center for Disease...
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Food Safety is a Must When it Comes to Packing School Lunches
Keeping your children healthy so they are better able to learn in school is something that all parents need to keep in mind. Following just a few easy steps will increase the safety of the nutritious...
View Article"If in Doubt, Throw it Out" - What to do With Food and Medication After a...
When should food and medications be discarded after a wildfire? The rule of thumb is if in doubt, throw it out. When you return to your home, you should discard any food, beverages, or medications...
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E. coli O157:H7
E. coli is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness. E. coli, short for Escherichia coli, is a bacterium from the family Enterobacteriaceae usually found in the digestive system of healthy...
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Cyclospora
Cyclospora cayetanensis Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic intestinal protozoan parasite that has been known as a cyanobacterium-like, coccidia-like, and cyclospora-like body (CLB). It wasn't...
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Home Canning
All home-canned foods should be canned according to tested recipes and procedures from USDA. Low-acid and tomato foods not canned according to the recommendations in this publication or...
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Trichinella spiralis
History and Incidence Historically, trichinellosis has been associated with eating Trichinella-infected pork from domesticated sources. However, wild game meat has now become the most common source of...
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Classification of Foodborne Pathogens
Classification of Foodborne Pathogens Foodborne illnesses are generally caused by contamination of food with biological agents or pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites, prions); chemical agents...
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Food Safety in Second Life
The Virtual Food Inspector Game was created in Second Life® to teach participants about foodborne hazards. Since the use of virtual communities for adult education is relatively new to research, this...
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Evaluating Seafood for Petroleum Contamination
Sample intake, mass spectrometry machine. Photo by Nayu Kim Who has authority? Public health officials and seafood regulators are charged with ensuring that seafood is safe to eat. When an oil spill...
View ArticleFood Safety Modernization Act-Produce & Preventive Rule Webinar
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the most sweeping reform of our food safety laws in more than 70 years. The purpose of the law is to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the...
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