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As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning …

Hygiene and allergen concerns have been raised as part of research into delivery-only food firms operating through online platforms. Dark kitchens are businesses that offer food for delivery through online orders. There are concerns about the impact of these outlets, with a lack of guidelines, regulations and …

The FDA has announced that its finding that Taylor Farms lettuce from Mexico was tainted with the microscopic Cyclospora parasite was a false positive. The agency issued the update late this afternoon and said its investigation into the large outbreak of Cyclospora infections is continuing. …

I made these donuts on a Sunday morning when the house smelled like yeast dough rising and strawberry rhubarb jam cooling on the counter. Whole milk warmed with butter, mixed with sugar and yeast, then flour, salt, and eggs beaten in until the dough pulled …

On July 1, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut its Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network from eight pathogens down to two. FoodNet kept Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. It dropped Campylobacter, Listeria, Shigella, Vibrio, Yersinia — and Cyclospora. The reason given was money. Twelve months and eighteen days later, the largest Cyclospora outbreak in American …

What makes a zucchini fritter hold together instead of falling apart in the pan? Squeezing the water out. Two cups of grated zucchini look like a lot, but half of that volume is water. Squeeze it in a towel until dry, then mix with whole …

Meal prep recipes only earn their spot if they still taste right on day four, not just day one. That rules out anything delicate, meant to be eaten the moment it’s plated rather than reheated from a stack of containers. What survives: braises that mellow …

The FDA has confirmed that shredded iceberg lettuce and salad kits containing iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms is contaminated with the cyclospora parasite responsible for an outbreak that has sickened thousands. On July 18 the Food and Drug Administration reported that Taylor Farms de Mexico of …

I served these at a party and could not keep the platter full. Zucchini sliced paper-thin on a mandoline, grilled until browned on each side, spread with a mixture of soft goat cheese, harissa paste, fresh mint, lime juice, lime zest, and olive oil, then …

Ceviche is the one dish where cooking is optional and acid does the work instead. Shrimp and mixed seafood cured in citrus juice with red onion, cilantro, jalapeño, and tomato. The lime juice denatures the proteins over about twenty minutes — you end up with …