Staying healthy throughout the holiday season is important for the entire family. Food plays a major role in achieving this goal. It is not only important to choose nutritious options, but safe ones MORE »
Picnics are a great chance to bring family and friends together. However, the excitement of one can cause distraction from making sure that food being served is safe. It is very critical to MORE »
This Food Safety Infosheet offers suggested questions about growing practices, storage and food handling that consumers should ask farmers and vendors at farmers’ MORE » – from 
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Enjoy the Flavor, Color, and Texture That Flowers Can Bring to Food. “Choosing and Using Edible Flowers” by Cyndi Lauderdale and Lucy Bradley is available on-line for free. Full of guidance on how MORE » – from Gardening
This Food Safety Infosheet covers a ground beef recall after 11 people became ill due to E. coli. Highlights: Wolverine Packing Company in Detroit has issued a recall of 1.8 million pounds of MORE » – from Food Safety
This Food Safety Infosheet describes an outbreak of campylobacteriosis, the most common bacterial foodborne illness, in chicken livers in 2014. Highlights: At least 6 people who consumed raw or undercooked chicken livers, mostly MORE » – from Food Safety
Take a look at the new North Carolina Blueberry Council Website for consumers. Great information on freezing, storing, and cooking with blueberries. Nutrition information and lots of great recipes. For information on growing blueberries see MORE » – from Gardening
NC Cooperative Extension agents came to three workshops, presented by NC THRIVE on Alternative Business Structures, Extension as Economic Development, and Non-Profit Governance. Post-presentation feedback was overwhelmingly positive. The banter in the room at MORE » – from Community Development
At least 13 individuals who ate at a barbecue event were hospitalized with symptoms including abdominal cramping, diarrhea and vomiting. This Food Safety Infosheet describes an outbreak of salmonellosis at a church fundraiser meal MORE » – from Food Safety
Cyclospora infections are often associated with fresh produce, such as raspberries, basil, snow peas and mesclun lettuce. This Food Safety Infosheet describes an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasite that causes an intestinal infection, linked MORE » – from Food Safety
