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Valentine’s Day seems to be a bigger deal every year, as the lovestruck event planners of the world devise more and more ways to celebrate affection — both romantic and platonic. We’ve got Galentine’s Day lunches, Valenguys Day dinners, Palentine’s Day parties and more. At the center of them all: delicious food.
With food comes […]
Just before the Winter Olympic Games are set to begin in PyeongChang, South Korea, a norovirus outbreak has struck the area, with 86 cases confirmed so far.
The Korean Centre for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the number on Wednesday, after previously reporting 32 cases on Tuesday.
“The peak season for norovirus is January and […]
Illustration by Alissa Eckert, courtesy the CDC
Quick, imagine your ideal date. Is it followed by nausea and vomiting? What about cramps, a fever or diarrhea? We’re going to guess, “no.”
Unfortunately, sometimes dinner leads to foodborne illness, particularly from the prolific norovirus, which causes around 50% of all food poisoning cases.
The virus […]
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Animal Science
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With honeybee colony health wavering and researchers trying to find technological ways of pollinating plants in the future, a new Georgia […]
Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love that for many involves cooking a special meal or venturing out for a romantic dinner. Treating your loved one to oysters, for example, has long been associated with romance and they are often found on restaurant menus this time of year.
However, before you indulge, it’s important to […]
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Food Safety
Ten Countries Impacted by Salmonella Tainted Eggs from Poland – Food Safety Magazine More than 360 people in 10 countries have been affected by a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to an […]
For more than 20 years, September has been recognized as National Food Safety Education Month. The theme for 2016 is Norovirus, which is highlighted in the below infographic. For more information on National Food Safety Education Month and Norovirus, click here.
For the first time researchers have grown a human norovirus in a cell culture dish, taking a step toward developing medications to treat the stomach bug that strikes millions of people every year in schools, hotels, and cruise ships.
Noroviruses are intestinal viruses that cause violent vomiting and diarrhea. In the U.S. alone, human noroviruses […]
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Food Safety
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Announces Standardized Approach to Residues without Established Public Health Tolerances – USDA FSIS announced today that it is standardizing the approach it will take […]
Thought to be transfer through contaminated surfaces, fecal matter, vomit, or through contaminated food, Norovirus is one of the most common causes of viral gastroenteritis in humans. However, new research is showing that the bacteria that causes this virus really only needs air to transfer from one person to another.
As reported by Gastroenterology and […]
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