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Lately it seems like there are several food poisoning warnings every week. Recently, hundreds of people were sickened by Salmonella after eating Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter. Within the past week, I’ve seen cantaloupe and mushroom recalls, and that’s on the heels of a major E.coli outbreak linked to bagged spinach last year.

The irony is that people think they’re eating “healthy” by serving their families fresh produce and even organic foods, and then they get violently ill. Certain jars of Earth’s Best organic baby food were pulled from the shelves because of botulism, a potentially deadly meal for an infant.

I read on cnn.com today that there’s “a food safety crisis on the horizon.” The article cites that the FDA is conducting half the food safety inspections that it did three years ago, and that tests for U.S.-produced food is down nearly 75 percent. That’s scary. And it seems nothing is safe. You can’t trust what’s in your kitchen, and you can’t dine out at a restaurant without the potential danger of getting food poisoning.

You can visit my website for food safety tips to help prevent food poisoning. Unfortunately, you can’t wash peanut butter and most people don't cook it! You can also find important information on what to do if you think you have food poisoning.