Topic
Hygiene
52 published works
The Right Coast
Delta apologizes after man sits in feces on flight
Delta has apologized after a Michigan man sat in feces left behind by a service dog last week.via www.usatoday.comIt must have been embarrassing for the dog.
Food Safety News
EFSA: Home kitchen hygiene crucial to fight foodborne illness
By News Desk
Relatively minor gastrointestinal illnesses can be serious, even fatal, for people from risk groups including small children, pregnant women, very old people or people with weakened immune systems, prompting a…
Food Safety News
Complacency kills: Challenging the protectors of the status quo
CHICAGO — Rob O’Neal, former Navy Seal and keynote speaker at the International Sanitary Supply Association meeting here this week, reminded the audience of food safety and away-from-home wellness professionals that “complacency…
The Right Coast
Cambridge Company Says Live Bacteria Spray Will Keep You Clean « CBS Boston
I have not taken a shower in over 12 years, says Dave Whitlock, a chemical engineer and MIT grad who says he doesn t miss bathing at all. No one…
Food Safety News
Fair Lesson: Spread Soap and Water, Not E. Coli Infection
There was a lot of hand-washing going on during the Northwest Washington Fair last week in Lynden, WA. Yes, there were the usual farm exhibits, carnival rides, food booths, music, talent…
The Right Coast
BBC – Future – The disgusting secrets of smelly feet
No matter how clean you are, a slight odour is almost inevitable, given the anatomy of our feet. The average foot contains 600 sweat glands per square centimetre hundreds more…
Worms & Germs Blog
Are we too clean?
A recent episode of the popular TVO current affairs show "The Agenda with Steve Paikin" explores the topic of “Our Relationship with Cleanliness" - an informative, yet fun look at…
Food Safety News
UK Launches Campylobacter Education Campaign
By News Desk
To kick off Food Safety Week on Monday, Britain’s Food Standards Agency launched a campaign to educate consumers about Campylobacter and particularly to get consumers to stop washing raw chicken…
Worms & Germs Blog
Wash your hands…Moe’s watching!
By Scott Weese
One on the things we try to do with the blog approach to getting zoonotic disease and infectious disease information out is to put a personal spin on stories. Whether…
Worms & Germs Blog
Hygiene hypothesis, fecal exposure and other strange musings
By Scott Weese
Doug Powell, renowned for his food safety efforts and Barfblog, often uses the phrase "don’t eat poop" when it comes to food safety. I’ve stolen that line and I now…