The United States and several other countries are investigating an increase of hepatitis infections in young children. Since November 2021, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are probing illnesses of nine children less than 10 years old. These children had symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness and varying…
Selena Gomez took to her TikTok stories recently to share that she won’t tolerate critical comments about her weight, saying: “I am perfect the way I am.” On Sunday, the 29-year-old shared a video where she spoke candidly about the body shaming she often hears. Gomez said, “Honestly, I don’t care about my weight because people b*tch about it…
An ongoing Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) recall modernization project workgroup has released its recommendations after a three-year review of data and information. The AFDO team is made up of regulators and industry representatives from across the country. AFDO has released a Recall Whitepaper outlining the group’s work, which it explained as follows: “In 2018, AFDO developed…
The Ferrero recall linked to a Salmonella outbreak is likely one of the largest withdrawals of chocolate products in European commercial history, given timing in relation to Easter and wide distribution, according to a study. An outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium in at least 10 countries, mostly affecting young children, has been linked to Kinder chocolate produced…
For an entire decade, 25-year-old Maria Sylvia considered the unique-looking brown line on her fingernail to simply be a “cool streak.” The brown line, running vertically down her right thumbnail, just seemed like her own little quirk. The line first surfaced in high school, when Sylvia was participating in a lot of sports, so she assumed…
Brothers Stewart Parnell, 67, and Michael Parnell, 63, will each be filing objections to the federal habeas corpus recommendations against them in relation to food safety felonies involving the deadly 2008-09 multistate Salmonella outbreak associated with Peanut Corporation of America . And Magistrate Judge Thomas Q. Langstaff has granted both brothers 14 additional days to…
The first event for a group of food safety professionals created by the World Health Organization (WHO) focused on the role of science in the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The WHO’s Food Safety Community of Practice webinar earlier this month gave examples of how Codex Alimentarius Commission standards are developed. The WHO and the Food and…
There has been a rise in findings of pesticides in food above legal limits, according to data published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The rate of maximum residue level (MRL) exceedances in 2020 increased compared with 2019 and 2018. It remained high for unprocessed and processed grape leaves, unprocessed cumin seed and processed…
The best weekender bags should be durable, functional, and stylish. You’ve probably been faced with this dilemma before: You decide to go on an overnight trip or treat yourself to a weekend getaway (or just have a short business trip), but realize that none of your luggage options are quite right for this precise amount…
As for what causes IBD, both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease happen when a person’s immune system accidentally attacks their G.I. tract, according to the NIDDK. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are separate conditions, but they do share a few risk factors. Both diseases tend to run in families, so researchers are working to understand…
