When handling raw meats, poultry and seafood, it’s important to keep food safety in mind. You want to avoid cross-contaminating plates, platters and utensils used for raw foods and those used for ...

Heading out for a nice meal, whether it’s a dinner date or a simple lunchtime catch-up, should be a pleasant event. It certainly shouldn’t be marred with concerns over getting sick. For both the ...

The cross-contamination of pharmaceutical products is a persistent problem the industry does not fully disclose or understand, according to a July 25 Bloomberg report. The issue, which some experts ...

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Cross-contamination in a laboratory was at fault for the finding of a finished product positive for Salmonella, according to a study. In 2013, during a routine analysis of food samples, one finished ...

While the terms “cross-contamination” and “cross-contact” may sound very similar, they mean very different things. Cross-contamination is the term used when pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites) ...

Buffets. The word alone causes a smile to appear on my face. I can still recall with vivid clarity the new buffet restaurant that opened in my hometown when I was a young boy, and the bizarre ...

The risks of backflow and cross-contamination won’t shock anyone, but they can jump in frequency whenever older systems are retrofitted or new technology is introduced. Bathroom upgrades today are ...

In medical testing and laboratory settings, pumps are needed to move biological samples such as blood, serum, cells, and proteins. However, these same samples can contaminate a pump’s internal ...

On Jan. 16, the FDA released a new draft guidance document on cross contamination in flexible GI endoscopes. Here are four things to know about the guidance. 1. The FDA guidance focuses on cross ...