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  • There’s much to love about meal-kit delivery services: Fresh ingredients and recipes ship to you (or come oven-ready!). The Cyber Monday meal-kit deals of 2021 have rolled out—but many are expiring at the end of today. So, if you’re looking to spend more time in your kitchen, are tired of schlepping to the grocery store,…

  • Attention, beauty lovers: The best Cyber Monday makeup and beauty deals of 2021 are still up for grabs for a few more hours, so we suggest you clear your cabinets of expired products you probably won’t miss all that much. We scoured the web for the best markdowns on skin-care and makeup, and don’t think…

  • The patient count in an outbreak of Salmonella infections has more than doubled since first being announced, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The cause of the outbreak remains unknown. The FDA first announced the Salmonella Javiana outbreak on Nov. 24 and reported it had sickened 19 people. A week later the toll stood…

  • Norovirus poses the highest burden on society out of 13 pathogens analyzed in the United Kingdom. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) ranked the foodborne pathogens in order of their detrimental effect on UK society. They were Campylobacter, Clostridium perfringens, E. coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Shigella, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, adenovirus, astrovirus, norovirus, rotavirus and sapovirus. Average…

  • Hundreds of warnings and fines are imposed every year for violations in large slaughterhouses, according to statistics published by the Dutch food agency. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) figures on inspections show issues range from food safety to animal welfare and health. In 2019, the NVWA issued 535 written warnings and…

  • Most runners will tell you that fall is the ideal running season. Yes, you need some cold weather running gear, but those cooler temps mean it’s easier to keep your heart rate from spiking and your hydration levels up. Plus, trails and parks are free of summer crowds—which means more unfettered miles for you.To gear…

  • You’ve probably been wondering how to get rid of blackheads since you were a teenager—and we can bet you’ve tried some popular yet questionable methods on your quest for smoother, clearer skin. Maybe you squeezed them out because it was the only thing that seemed to banish this tricky type of acne. Or maybe you…

  • The physical symptoms of anxiety can range from mild to severe, depending on the anxiety disorder you’re dealing with. On the severe end, you could experience a panic attack with symptoms like a racing heart, intense fear and distress, sensations that mimic a heart attack, and feelings of impending doom. Moderate symptoms could also be…

  • A decline in foodborne infections ranged from 7 percent to 53 percent in 2020 in Europe largely because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report also saw Yersinia retake third place from E. coli for the number of…