Foodborne illnesses and your Thanksgiving dinner. What to know As a food safety attorney who handles cases of E. coli, salmonella, and campylobacter outbreaks, Bill Marler thinks about food, a lot, especially around foodie holidays like Thanksgiving. "Do not, under any circumstance, wash your turkey," Marler told KUOW's Seattle Now. "Don’t do that. You really have to treat poultry like it’s contaminated, because it likely is." Dyer Oxley Clare McGrane Patricia Murphy Andy Hurst
Salmonella-linked cucumbers sicken 5 Washingtonians amid string of national foodborne illness outbreaks A nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium has infected 68 people in 19 states, including five people in Washington state. The outbreak has been linked to cucumbers grown in Sonora, Mexico, and packaged by Arizona-based SunFed Produce. KUOW Staff
No hocus pocus, just delicious donuts. A Seattle area guide to authentic shops With all of the excitement and social media buzz over Voodoo Doughnuts opening their first Seattle shop in Capitol Hill this week, here’s an appreciation post for your local, independent donut shop quietly pumping out the best donuts that opens early and closes when the donuts run out. Casey Martin
From serendipitous support to bitter backlash. FOB Sushi controversy highlights social media risks, rewards Seattle’s FOB Sushi Bar learned the hard way how social media can make or break a business overnight. Ruby de Luna Play AudioListen 4 mins
Albertsons calls off merger with Kroger. Now what? "This deal is dead as a door nail," according to University of Washington law professor Doug Ross. Ruby de Luna
Seattle's minimum wage, one of the highest in US, goes up again in January Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage in Seattle will be $20.76. Ruby de Luna
Bird flu scrambled Western Washington egg market for the holidays, and good luck finding eggnog If you’ve visited your neighborhood grocery store over the holiday season, you might have noticed a lack of the usual variety of egg selection and higher prices for the few options that remain. Stephen Howie
Oysters recalled in Washington and Oregon over potential norovirus contamination The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recalling oysters harvested from Puget Sound in December, citing possible norovirus contamination. It’s one of several recalls to impact the Pacific Northwest’s shellfish supply in the past month. KUOW Staff
