Transcript [Music] This is Susie Craig. Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute.Backyard chickens are often central to family life and your food budget. With the ongoing outbreak of bird flu, however, consumers have important responsibilities protecting birds, their families, and potential spread to commercial flocks. There have been confirmed cases of bird flu in […]
Transcript [Music] From Washington State University Extension, welcome to Food Safety in a Minute.Did you know since 2022, 175 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have been culled to stop the spread of bird flu also called avian influenza? The USDA has spent a billion dollars compensating farmers for culled flocks. For consumers this means […]
Episode Transcription I’m Susie Craig. Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. If dairy cattle are infected with bird flu, H5N1, are you at risk of illness from drinking milk or eating cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, and yogurt? The USDA and FDA are assessing our commercial pasteurized milk supply and milk products. Collecting 297 […]
Episode Transcription From Washington State University Extension, welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. Recently, you may have heard or read about bird flu, H5N1. Geese and other waterfowl carry it around the globe. A virus can quickly circle the globe. This isn’t new. What is new? The infection of beef and dairy cattle with […]
Episode Transcription I’m Susie Criag, this is Food Safety in a Minute Have you had gastroenteritis this year? If you’ve been in good health but experienced vomiting and diarrhea, it’s likely you had a foodborne illness, norovirus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in six Americans suffer from foodborne illnesses annually, […]
Episode Transcription You’re listening to Food Safety in a Minute. Hepatitis A outbreaks have been associated with fresh blackberries, raw scallops, salads, and most recently in the Northwest with frozen strawberries. After ingestion of the Hepatitis A virus, illness occurs between 15 to 50 days after eating contaminated food. You may experience fatigue, nausea, vomiting, […]
Episode Transcription Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. Do you know about the recalls of frozen organic strawberries in the northwest? This could affect frozen strawberries purchased from PCC Community Markets, Trader Joes, Costco, and other grocers. Though the reported Hepatitis A cases are low, the manufacturer, Scenic Fruit Company instituted a voluntary recall […]
Episode Transcription Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. Avian influenza is spreading from backyard poultry coops in Washington State. If you have backyard poultry, here are things you can do to stop the spread of bird flu to commercial poultry and to protect wild waterfowl, eagles, hawks, and falcons. For Food Safety in a […]
Episode Transcription From Washington State University Extension, this is Susie Craig for Food Safety in a Minute. How do lower your risk of a norovirus infection or prevent spreading it to others? Effective hand washing. Period. Use soap and water, scrub all surfaces of your hands and wrists for 20 seconds, rinse, and dry with […]
Episode Transcription From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. Did you know norovirus infections cost Americans $2B annually? This contagious, foodborne illness is often linked to poor handwashing practices of an infected person. Billions of virus particles are shed from their GI tracts through vomit and feces, onto their hands, […]