More deadly pathogens, toxins found improperly stored in NIH and FDA labs - The Washington Post

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"Officials at the National Institutes of Health said Friday a search on their sprawling Bethesda campus had turned up five different misplaced biological materials in recent weeks. All of them are considered so dangerous — they are known as “select agents” — that the government requires them to be stored in specially secured facilities. But in these cases, the vials were in regular labs, often part of collections of samples that date back decades.

Simultaneously, the Food and Drug Administration said it had found vials of staphylococcal enterotoxin, a frequent cause of food-borne illness, at a lab within the agency’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition that was not registered to handle it."

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Buy, Store & Serve Safe Food > Eating Outdoors, Handling Food Safely - FDA.gov

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"Picnic and barbecue season offers lots of opportunities for outdoor fun with family and friends. But these warm weather events also present opportunities for foodborne bacteria to thrive. As food heats up in summer temperatures, bacteria multiply rapidly.

To protect yourself, your family, and friends from foodborne illness during warm-weather months, safe food handling when eating outdoors is critical. Read on for simple food safety guidelines for transporting your food to the picnic site, and preparing and serving it safely once you've arrived."

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Consumers > Eating Outdoors, Handling Food Safely - FDA:

"Picnic and barbecue season offers lots of opportunities for outdoor fun with family and friends. But these warm weather events also present opportunities for foodborne bacteria to thrive. As food heats up in summer temperatures, bacteria multiply rapidly.

To protect yourself, your family, and friends from foodborne illness during warm-weather months, safe food handling when eating outdoors is critical. Read on for simple food safety guidelines for transporting your food to the picnic site, and preparing and serving it safely once you've arrived."

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• Pack and Transport Food Safely
• Quick Tips for Picnic Site Prep
• Follow Safe Grilling Tips
• Serving Picnic Food: Keep it Cold/Hot

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Plane seat back pockets germier than toilet handles - Daily Dose

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Airplane Seat-Back Pockets Germier Than Toilet Handles - NBC News

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Plane seat back pockets germier than toilet handles - Daily Dose:

"The seat back pocket on a plane may be germier than the toilet handle, according to a new study, and certain bacteria may linger there for more than a week."

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Is the mythical "five-second rule" actually real? - CBS News

Is the mythical "five-second rule" actually real? - CBS News:

"New research finds that there is some truth to the so-called "five-second rule" -- the belief that food is safe to eat if picked up from the floor in under five seconds.

Researchers at Aston University in Birmingham, U.K. studied the rate of bacteria transfer in food items dropped on the floor and picked up within three to 30 seconds. They found that the amount of time an item spent on the floor was directly related to bacteria levels."

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FDA on Serving Up Safe Buffets

Some great food safety tips from the FDA, on how to serve a buffet when entertaining at home . . .

Consumers > Serving Up Safe Buffets:

"Entertaining is one of the mainstays of the holiday season – and helps commemorate milestone events throughout the year, too. With proper prep, you can be creative and tempt your party guests with an array of fun platters … while still keeping food safety in mind!

Plan a “bacteria–free buffet” with these helpful tips: . . ."

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Eccch - Read This Before Touching That Grocery Cart

Ever wonder what's on that grocery store cart? . . . how about zillions of bacteria! Read this scary article by KSWO, and see why you should care, "Special Report: "Clean Those Carts"." Some take-home messages . . .

1. Think about the health of your children
2. Wipe the cart down with sanitary wipes
3. Wash your hands ASAP

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Ever Wonder How Bleach Kills Bacteria?

Not my usual kind of post, and for some reason this caught my eye. Perhaps it's because of my microbiology and healthcare training background, and throw in my obsession with cleanliness. I've always just enjoyed and taken for granted, the marvelous cleaning power of bleach. Until now, I've never stopped to consider, "How Bleach Kills Bacteria." This Medical News Today report is fun to read as it . . .

1. Explains how bleach attacks essential bacterial proteins in a way that's similar to the effect of high temperatures
2. Discusses hsp33 (heat shock protein) and "molecular chaperones"
3. Highlights the potential of this finding to give a better understanding of how our bodies might fight off bacterial infections

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Pet Food Sickened People - Did they eat it? . . .

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CDC warns of Salmonella risk from dry pet food - CIDRAP

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When I saw this headline for the first time, my imagination ran wild and I wondered if people got sick eating the pet food. It turns out it's more about bacterial contamination, as reported by this MSNBC news article, "Pet food sickened at least 79 people, CDC says Kibble tainted with rare salmonella may still be in homes, agency warns." In a nutshell, the contaminated pet food can make people sick if they handle the pet food, especially the very young and very old, and it causes bloody diarrhea. For this reason, the CDC is telling us to be aware that all dry pet food, pet treats, and pet supplements might be contaminated with bacteria like Salmonella, and that precautions should be taken with all brands of dry pet food, treats, and supplements.

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