food poisoning

Thanksgiving Safety Tips
It's that time of year for friends, feasts and - if you're not careful - doubled-over abdominal cramping, vomiting and a host of other agonies that come with food poisoning. Novovirus is the most common source of food poisoning. The highly contagious virus causes 19 million-21 million illnesses and contributes to 56,000-71,000 hospitalizations and 570-800 deaths each year in the U...
How Safe Is Your Ground Beef
How Safe Is Your Ground Beef
How Safe Is Your Ground Beef
Consumer Reports has come out with an eye-opening story that says food poisoning outbreaks and recalls of bacteria-tainted ground beef are all too frequent. New test results reaffirmed that ground beef has bacteria in it, and unless we cook it well and kill the bacteria, we can get seriously sick, especially when it is cooked at rare or medium-rare temperatures under 160 degrees...