Worker’s homemade lunch blamed for mass food poisoning at seafood shop that left 50 people needing medical attention
THE source of a mass food poisoning outbreak has been confirmed after almost 50 people fell sick and were rushed to the hospital. Forty-six adults working at a seafood distribution plant needed medical attention after eating a meal prepared by a co-worker. The large-scale contamination at NAFCO Wholesale Seafood Distributors in Jessup, Maryland, around 15 […]
I’m a food safety expert — these grocery store staples pose the biggest E. coli risks
This will make your stomach churn. As dozens of people are sickened by E. coli in an outbreak linked to the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, food safety experts are revealing what items to steer clear of to avoid food-borne illness at the grocery store. At the top of the list is bagged, pre-washed greens. 46 hospitalized with food poisoning after employee pot-luck at Maryland seafood distributor Barbara Kowalcyk, director of Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition Security at George Washington University, told NBC News that produce that claims to be pre-washed — such as lettuce, vegetables or even cut fruit — should be avoided, as it can...