Master Grocer
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Reviving Food Deserts
Food deserts are just that. Areas where there is no food. However, the Sterling Farms chain is taking up the challenge by actually supplying these areas with what they lack most. Last Tuesday saw residents of Marrero welcomed to the new store filled with lots of fresh produce. Wendell Price, an actor from New Orleans…
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Protecting the Bees
If there was ever a time when bee colonies needed help from humanity, it is now. Ironically, we got them in this situation in the first place. Truth is, these vital pollinators will not be able to survive for long. If the current toxic environment filled with pesticides that are harmful to bees persists, it…
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Excellence Recognized
More often than not, the work that some service providers put in to ensure that their place of work has top-notch standards of food safety is recognized only by the health inspector. In Richfield, Minnesota, however, these dedicated workers were honored with the 2012 Food Safety Awards for their efforts in maintaining high food-safety standards…
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Event Addresses Food Safety Issues
Last Tuesday, Tom Henshaw, an Ohio State University doctoral candidate, held an informational meeting that mainly focused on addressing the issues that taint the safety of food within the country. Concerned with the recent increase in the number of food-related outbreaks or food-recalls, Tom reckons that it is high time the public got more involved…
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Ciguatoxins
On Thursday, a warning was passed to fish processors to handle fish with a lot of acre and take the necessary precautions especially with fish that potentially could cause Ciguatera food poisoning (CFP). The FDA Draft guidance that was published in the Registry contained a list of all fish types that sea food processors should…
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Browse for $5
When we walk into any store, we sometimes look around a little taking some seconds to decide whether to buy a certain item or not. Sometimes we actually buy the item; sometimes we are just browsing. We think nothing of it, even as we walk out of the store after buying absolutely nothing. Well, a…
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Consequences of Food Stores Outnumbering Grocery Stores
The results from a recent study indicate that residents who live near food stores and further from grocery stores are more susceptible to chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer. The study was done of behalf of the LaSalle bank and the area of study was the region to the south of Chicago and the…
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Can Rewards Encourage Better Food Decisions?
Walmart set out on a campaign to prove that there is a relationship between rewards and consumers making smarter grocery choices. The idea behind the concept is to help consumers make healthier food choices and spend less money in the process. With this in mind, Walmart rolled out the” Great for You” label. The company…