Food Health and Safety

A-Z Guide

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
What nourishes your baby also nourishes the normal bacteria that live in your baby's mouth. These bacteria turn the... »
Campylobacter
Campylobacter are bacteria that are a common cause of food poisoning and gastroenteritis. Campylobacter frequently... »
E. Coli
Escherichia coli bacteria are the major component of normal healthy stool. Some species of E. coli co-exist with us... »
Food Poisoning
Food can make us sick if it contains either dangerous organisms or toxins. Often the toxic food looks, smells, and... »
Giardia Lamblia
Giardia is a tiny single-celled parasite with a whip-like tail. It infects the GI tract of humans and many other... »
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis is an illness of the liver. It can have many causes. The alphabet soup of hepatitis can be confusing for... »
Infant Botulism
Sometimes constipation and slow feeding are the only symptoms of infant botulism, a disease that is sometimes caused by... »
Norwalk Virus
Norwalk virus is a significant cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in schools, day-cares, summer camps, restaurants, and... »
Salmonella
Salmonella bacteria are a major cause of food poisoning and infection from poultry, reptiles, and pets. Salmonella... »
Staph
Most or all children get some form of Staph infection. Those with an underlying chronic disease, such as diabetes, or... »