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Educating the Public on Food-Related Health Risks: The Critical Role of Nutritionists

Food Safety Tech

Some work with patients one-on-one, but they can also work in corporate settings, athletic facilities, food manufacturing centers, government organizations, hospitals, physician’s offices, schools, and more. The Connection Between Food Safety and Nutrition Food safety and nutrition are inherently linked.

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Norovirus sweeps the country; CDC says Northeast particularly hard hit

Food Safety News

In some cases, severe dehydration, malnutrition, and even death can result from norovirus infection, especially among children and among older and immune-compromised adults in hospitals and nursing homes. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here) How do you diagnose a norovirus Infection?

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FSA assesses the use of Listeria guidance after the outbreak

Food Safety News

Most hospitals and social care sites are aware of Listeria guidance from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) but an analysis has found several challenges around implementation. In a 2019 outbreak associated with pre-packed sandwiches supplied to hospitals in England, seven patients died of listeriosis.

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The Litigated Dish: Top foodborne pathogens

Food Safety News

I hope this will drive more traffic to my law firm’s many existing websites and blogs — we even have this newspaper: Food Safety News. I could contribute by answering the Internet’s most-asked food safety questions. I’m a food safety lawyer at the only firm in the world doing this for the last 30 years.

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Key Takeaways from the 2022 FDA Food Code

Modern Restaurant Management

Let’s examine the key new provisions of the 2022 Food Code. The Food Code is updated to reflect best safety practices while taking account of societal changes and practical realities at food establishments. Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens.

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Fatal Spanish Salmonella outbreak under investigation

Food Safety News

The outbreak occurred at the Geriàtric Aragó care home in Barcelona. According to officials, it started in July 2022 and affected 39 residents, of which 15 were hospitalized and eight died. There were 258 outbreaks with 1,332 cases and 185 hospitalizations. Eggs and egg products were implicated in 94 outbreaks. (To

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Huntley High School E. coli Outbreak – what you need to know

Bill Marler

29] Estimates of foodborne acquired O157:H7 cases result in 2,138 hospitalizations and 20 deaths annually. [30] 34] In reported outbreaks, the rate of death is 0-2%, with rates running as high as 16-35% in outbreaks involving the elderly, like those have occurred at nursing homes. [35] coli O157:H7 infections. [27]

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