Master Grocer
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Federal Egg Safety Rule Goes into Full Effect
Having the egg safety rule going into full effect is good news since the nuisance of salmonella infection will be a thing of the past. According to this rule, if Salmonella is found on the eggs themselves or in a laying facility, they can be treated in two ways. One, it can be pasteurized. Two,…
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Meat Labeling With Regard to Antibiotics
Over the years, more and more information about antibiotics has been discovered and dispatched to the general consumer population. This has led to the consumer population reducing the use of antibiotics directly. However, there is also the possibility of antibiotics being used by an indirect route. There has been sensitization that some food animals are…
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Food Recalls and What Should Be Done About Them
Worldwide food recalls have been on breaking news and this is a very worrying trend. Various foods have been recalled ranging from corn chowder, cheese, dietary supplements and fresh-shelled peas. So what exactly are we doing wrong that would warrant such numerous food recalls? Maybe it is because of the expanding trade that has seen…
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Wyoming to Loosen Raw Milk Rules
I welcome the move to loosen raw milk rules in Wyoming because it is the right thing to do. There being proposed changes to loosen the raw milk rules in Wyoming is a move towards civilization. The citizens of Wyoming have been suffering in silence and time has come for this suffering to end. Wyoming…
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Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Drinks
The recent move by the American Medical Association to throw its support behind the tax imposed on sugar-sweetened beverages has stirred uproar from the public. The tax is supposed to make consumers think twice before spending that extra cent on these products that are bound to increase their weight. But is this tax justified? Research…
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The Dangers of Using Antibiotics in Food Animals
Industrial farms use antibiotics in their food animals on a very large scale and this is a worrying trend. Even doctors are worried because the portions being used by these industrial farms exceed what doctors usually use to treat people. As the saying goes ‘too much of something is dangerous,’ the same is true for…
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Farmers Market Employees Rarely Wash Hands
According to a recent study from Purdue University, it appears that employees working at farmers markets rarely wash their hands, yet they serve ready to eat food to their customers. This is a very disturbing trend, more so with the recent outbreaks of food borne illnesses. These employees are putting consumers at risk by being…
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Dairy Products: Milk Might Not Always Be Safe
One thing that consumers usually do not consider about the food they take in is that it can be a carrier of harmful disease-causing microorganisms if the proper precautionary and handling measures are not well executed. Until the recent recall of certain foods, mostly dairy products like cheese and ghee (clarified butter), this fact could…