Norovirus, computer illustration is seen here in an undated stock photo. automation Sick workers were behind a plurality of foodborne illness outbreaks and contamination in the U.S., new federal data ...

Microbes or chemical contaminants may enter the food chain at any point from farm to fork, causing foodborne illnesses. Different factors such as an individual's susceptibility and a microbe’s ...

Summer — and August in particular — provides a feast not only for friends and families having outdoor barbecues and parties, but for the bacteria and even parasites that thrive on meat and produce ...

Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Just in case you weren’t already worried enough about the state of our food ...

Food poisoning happens when you eat food contaminated with particular microbes. Anyone is at risk of getting a foodborne illness. You can better prevent it by knowing how to properly prepare and store ...

Six Americans have died and more than 20 others have been sickened in a growing listeria outbreak linked to prepackaged pasta meals. It is upsetting, but not surprising. I worked on food safety at the ...

Thanksgiving is a time for gathering with friends and family around the dinner table. No one wants to cause their family or friends to get sick from a foodborne illness on this holiday or any other ...

The CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet, will trim its tracking of foodborne infections from eight pathogens to only two: Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing ...