We encourage consumers to use ‘Best By’ dates on food and beverage packaging as a guide to decision-making, knowing that these dates are applied to food packages as indicators of quality, not safety.  Most food products are not even required to carry a ‘best by’ or ‘best if used by’ date.  The exception to this […]

February is National Canned Food Month and in the midst of winter it can be pleasant to think about gardening and the food preservation that awaits later this year.  What do we know about canned fruits and vegetables that we find on the grocery shelf?  Are they a good choice for stocking your pantry?  Here are some fun […]

Federal officials have connected some of the dots in their investigation of three concurrent outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce in late 2019.  A total of 167 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 were confirmed from 27 states.  Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept. 20 to Dec. 21, 2019.  Ill people ranged in age from […]

Prepared sandwiches are being recalled by Lipari Foods because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.  The sandwiches were distributed in 15 states.  No illnesses have been reported to date in relation to this recall. All Premo and Fresh Grab sandwiches with best-by dates through Feb. 6 are included in the recall.  Anyone with any of […]

To add insult to injury, food safety colleagues in Australia are not only dealing with bush fires, but also an outbreak of illness linked to Salmonella from frozen microwave meals.  Nearly 90 people across Australia have become sick in an outbreak linked to Core Powerfoods frozen meals. What we know: Salmonella and other pathogens will not grow in frozen foods. Salmonella and other […]