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Time to think about safe and healthy school lunches

Back to school is an exciting time filled with new school supplies, including a new lunch box. But a good lunch can easily go bad if not properly packed. Without proper storage, perishable food is at risk for harmful bacteria after two hours, said Ravi Jadeja, food safety specialist for Oklahoma State University’s Robert M.…

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STOP Foodborne Illness names 2021-2022 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellow

At the IAFP 2021 conference in Phoenix, AZ, the national nonprofit public health organization STOP Foodborne Illness named Shrinidhi “Nidhi” Joshi its 2021-2022 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellow. Joshi was selected by a committee of professionals and educators from STOP and from the Michigan State University Online Food Safety Program. Shrinidhi “Nidhi” Joshi, 2021-2022 Dave…

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FDA continues to investigate four ongoing foodborne illness outbreaks

The table below shows outbreak investigations being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams. The investigations are in a variety of stages. Some outbreaks have limited information with investigations ongoing, others may be near completion or concluded. The Food and Drug Administration will issue public health advisories for outbreak investigations that result in “specific, actionable steps for…

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Why women need the office

IT IS A truth universally acknowledged that women carry a heavier burden than men when it comes to child care and household chores. It became truer still during the pandemic home-working experiment, and is likely to hold in the likely hybrid future of part-remote work. It is tempting for some women never to set foot…

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