Meet Dr. Rodney Moxley + Learn How He’s Preventing Deadly STEC-Related Foodborne Illness
Meet Dr. Rodney Moxley Learn How He’s Preventing Deadly STEC-Related Foodborne Illness Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email If you’ve been following food safety news for some time now, you undoubtedly know that fighting the mega harmful pathogen, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli—otherwise known as STEC—requires super smart, passionate, dedicated […]
Spend a Moment With Rylee
Spend a Moment with Rylee Rylee talks about life since her E. coli illness Photo: California LGMA What do you remember about your illness? I can remember the beginning — showing symptoms, and I vaguely remember my recovery. Unfortunately, the only thing I remember before I showed any symptoms was that I picked the bag of spinach. […]
Getting to Know Ellen Schroth, Food Safety Warrior at Foodsense, Inc.
Getting to Know Ellen Schroth Forward thinking food safety consultant at Foodsense, Inc. Here at STOP Foodborne Illlness, we come across many impressive food safety folks in our work. Some tend to really knock our socks off, though. And Ellen Schroth is definitely one of them! Today, we invite you to step inside Ellen’s work […]
Food Safety in the US: A Public Good to Prevent Foodborne Illness + Much More
Food Safety in the US: A Public Good to Prevent Foodborne Illness When you and your family sit down to enjoy a meal at your favorite restaurant here in the United States, countless laws and regulations are in place to help ensure your food is safe to eat. On a federal, state, and local level, […]
Your Guide to Safe Grilling this Summer
Your Guide to Safe Grilling this Summer The smoky smell of the grill full of your favorite meats—chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, steaks, and ribs. Nothing says summer quite like it! With grilling season heating up, STOP Foodborne Illness is right on top of what you need to know to keep your summertime grilling food both […]
How Groundbreaking Genome Sequencing is Speeding Up Outbreak Control + More with JIFSAN Director, Dr. Meng
How Groundbreaking Genome Sequencing is Speeding Up Outbreak Control with JIFSAN Director, Dr. Jianghong Meng Sometimes when you think of people and organizations doing research, you may think it sounds pretty ho-hum. You’re likely thinking: How does this actually help anything that affects me? In the world of food safety, we know this can happen, […]
Early Detection of Foodborne Illness:
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Early Detection of Foodborne Illness How You Can Take Immediate Action to Prevent Serious Health Consequences When a foodborne illness strikes, early detection is critical. It can often mean the difference between life and death. Far too often, though, early detection with proper […]
Brown Bag It: 14 Tips for Packing Safer Lunches
Brown Bag It: 14 Tips for Packing Safer Lunches Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Whether it’s August and back to school time for kids, or you’re just trying to save a little cash by packing your own lunch — just about everybody will “brown bag it” at one […]
Spend a Moment with Mike
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Spend a Moment with Mike Ayers What do you remember most about your illness? I was a 46-year-old, self-employed man who’d never really ever been sick. Whether it was aches or more serious pains, I was always able to “tough it out” – […]
Spend a Moment with Ken
Spend a Moment with Ken Ken talks about how Salmonella has impacted his life. What do you remember most about your illness? I remember it like it was yesterday. It started as an upset stomach that progressively got worse. Then came the diarrhea, followed a couple hours later by intense vomiting. I remained curled up […]
Getting to Know a Devoted Donor: Meet Christine Chatfield
Getting to Know a Devoted Donor: Meet Christine Chatfield Losing your beloved son at the young age of 24 is devastating. Beyond devastating. It leaves a huge hole in your heart and life that can’t ever be filled. That’s what Christine Chatfield lives with every day since her once dynamic, smart, loving, and funny son, […]
Why Do We Celebrate Food Safety Heroes? It’s Not for Them — It’s for Us
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Why Do We Celebrate Food Safety Heroes? It’s Not for Them — It’s for Us True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” — Arthur […]
