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Hawaii school linked to outbreak was warned of cooling practices in September
Relaying a violation or noncompliance on an audit or inspection form to a food business is only useful if they result in system or practice changes. Having some sort of a checklist is fine, but if no...
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No obvious links in Lexington North Carolina E. coli-like outbreak...
There are now three children in Lexington, NC showing symptoms consistent with a pathogenic E. coli infection. According to Fox 8, two of the children have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, the...
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‘Assuming the ingredients were really wheat, salt, eggs … hallucinations...
There was a guy I went to high school with who often would take acid before biology class. He didn’t do so well. Last year Walmart was linked to an odd case of LSD-laced steak which reportedly caused a...
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Norovirus on NC State campus?
There’s for sure some norovirus in the Jaykus/NoroCORE lab, but NC State Student Health Center has a message on their website suggesting that there may be be some community illnesses as well. It’s even...
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Someone I know posted this on Facebook today: carrots being sold from a truck
Names and locations have been changed to protect, uh, identities. So many questions. Where did the carrots come from? Where did they go? How was $20 arrived at as the price? Does this fit into...
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Raleigh foodborne illnesses possibly tied to restaurant
Independent Weekly is reporting that at least eight cases of foodborne illness are being investigated and that they may be linked to a common restaurant. The illnesses, reported April 17, may be...
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Maybe it was the Arctic Enema? UK Tough Mudder race linked to at least three...
In preparation for a legendary Raleigh event, the Krispy Kreme Challenge, I started running last fall. The challenge is to run 2.5 miles, eat a dozen donuts, and then run an another 2.5 miles. All...
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