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Japan Says Sayonara to Raw Pork
While people in the West are slowly warming to the idea of medium-rare swine, Japan's ministry of health has announced a ban on restaurants serving raw or undercooked pork.
A Midwestern Man Resold 100,000 Pounds of Filthy, Condemned Cheese
A former head honcho at a Mexican queso company was just convicted for scraping slimy, salmonella-laced fungal filth off literal tons of FDA-rejected cheese, then packaging and selling it to consumers.
Raw Chicken Isn't the Only Thing Making You Sick
A new report from a US government taskforce has tallied up the food groups most often associated with food poisoning, and it turns out that raw chicken is the least of your worries.
Scientists Think Home Cooks Don't Know How to Wash Their Hands
Most home and restaurant cooks are cross-contaminating food like crazy. And it's all because no one knows how to wash their hands.
Is Antarctic Ecotourism Killing Penguins?
Although taking people to the giant icy hunk of land at the bottom of the world brings attention and awareness to the area's environmental issues, there are risks involved for the continent's avian inhabitants.
Seriously Though, Why Are All These Salmonella Outbreaks Happening?
Lately, the news seems to be clogged up with stinky situations: salmonella outbreaks. But how and why do these outbreaks occur, and who is to blame for our intestinal disasters, especially with the Food Safety Modernization Act in play?
Hold Onto Your Bowels, There's a Salmonella Chia Seed Outbreak
This month’s latest food-poisoning outbreak that’s sweeping North America isn't being pinned on shoddy restaurant hygiene practices.
A Summer Camp for Christian Youth Used to Belong to a Different Cult
The Washington Family Ranch in eastern Oregon is a ready-made backdrop for glossy brochure photos of Middle American wholesomeness. The resort has been the home of a Christian youth camp for 15 years now, but before they moved in it was home to a...
Hey Hipsters, Quit Kissing Your Chickens Already
Yea, it might be "trendy" and "sustainable" to have a backyard chicken coop, but every time you parade your backyard fowl around friends while you show off with some poultry PDA, it's literally disgusting. People are getting salmonella at record...