Food Safety
109 Articles & Excerpts
Microwave Ovens and Food Safety Issues
by Health Canada
Many people who use microwave ovens say they are going to "nuke" their food. This reference to nuclear energy is incorrect and misleading. Microwaves are a form of radiofrequency electromagnetic energy. They are generated electronically.
Listeria and Food Safety
by Health Canada
Listeria monocytogenes (commonly called Listeria) is a type of bacterium often found in food and elsewhere in nature. It can cause a rare but serious disease called listeriosis, especially among pregnant women, the elderly or individuals with a weakened
Holiday Food Safety
by Health Canada
Food is an important part of many holiday celebrations. You can help reduce the risk of foodborne illness for your family and friends during the holiday season by following some basic food safety tips.
Hamburger Disease Prevention
by Health Canada
If you eat undercooked ground beef, it may result in a type of food poisoning that is commonly called hamburger disease. You can minimize your risks by handling and cooking raw ground beef properly.
Grapefruit and Grapefruit Juice Interactions with Drugs
by Health Canada
Certain drugs can cause serious or occasionally life-threatening effects if consumed in combination with grapefruit or its juice. Consuming grapefruit or its juice (fresh or frozen) can increase, or less commonly decrease, the effects of some drugs.
Garlic In-Oil: Safety and Health Effects
by Health Canada
Garlic-in-oil is a popular homemade food item that can cause serious health problems if it is not stored properly. If you make and use this item at home, you can take steps to protect your family from the possibility of food poisoning.
Unpasteurized Fruit Juice and Cider
by Health Canada
Disease-causing organisms such as Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Cryptosporidium, have been known to cause illness in people after they consumed unpasteurized juice/cider. The organism most often identified in recent outbreaks is E. coli O157
Fluorides Safety and Health Effects
by Health Canada
Fluorides are chemical compounds, which in nature are found in air, water, soil and almost all foods. Fluorides are released into the environment by weathering processes and by volcanic activity and may be released by the production of phosphate fertilize
Drinking Water Chlorination
by Health Canada
Chlorine is a disinfectant added to drinking water to reduce or eliminate microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, which can be present in water supplies. The addition of chlorine to our drinking water has greatly reduced the risk of waterborne
Benzene Levels in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate may be added to beverages to prevent the growth of bacteria, yeasts, and molds. Benzoate salts also are naturally present in some fruits and their juices, such as cranberries.
Beef: Meat Preparation
by USDA
The domestication of cattle for food dates to about 6500 B.C. in the Middle East. Cattle were not native to America, but brought to the New World on ships by European colonists. Americans weren't big eaters of fresh beef until about 1870
Toward Safer and More Effective Drugs, Food and Medical Products
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
New technologies and tools have been developed as a direct result of the nation's decade-long effort to understand the entire sequence of the molecule that holds the genetic information that makes us who we are.
Homemade Ice Cream Safety
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The gastronomical delight of homemade ice cream can give some people gastric distress - or even worse - a serious illness. The ice cream ingredient responsible for the outbreaks: raw or undercooked eggs.
Dietary Supplements Safety
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The dietary supplement industry has changed a lot in the last decade. When DSHEA was passed, there were about 4,000 dietary supplements on the market. Now there are about 29,000 on the market, with another 1,000 new products introduced each year
Mad Cow Disease Emergency Respond
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
When Food and Drug Administration investigator Scott Nabe arrived at the Columbia River Gorge that separates Washington and Oregon in December 2003, he wasn't paying attention to the stunning beauty described by explorers Lewis and Clark nearly 200 years
Mad Cow Disease : CJD and vCJD
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
As of February 2004, 156 cases of the human form of mad cow disease, known as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), have been reported worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Mad Cow Disease : Protecting Blood Supply, Foods and Cosmetics
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Protecting the food supply from BSE includes ensuring not only the safety of meat, but also of milk and other foods, including dietary supplements, which may contain ingredients from cows.
Mad Cow Disease Prevention Efforts
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
After U.S. authorities announced on the same day that a single dairy cow in Washington state was infected with the fatal brain-wasting disease, BSE, the Food and Drug Administration and the USDA took immediate action.
MSG: Safe When Consumed at Typical Levels
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Although it has no distinct taste itself, monosodium glutamate (MSG) stimulates our taste buds and makes a variety of foods taste better. The flavor enhancer is commonly added to Asian cuisine, canned vegetables, soups, and processed meats.
Can Acrylamide In Foods Be Harmful?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A potentially cancer-causing agent used to manufacture certain chemicals, plastics, and dyes has recently been found to be a natural by-product of cooking certain foods. The Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look at this white, odorless
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