Master Grocer
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Supermarket Foods You Should Be Eating
Most people would admit that they prefer not shopping in supermarkets because they offer a lot of temptation to buy junk and sugary foods in the place of the more healthy alternatives. The most effective solution to this problem is to compile a list of supermarket foods that you need to buy. This strategy will…
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A Bottled Mess
In China, the Nongfu Spring Company tries to salvage its reputation after it was discovered that it did not adhere to the government’s guidelines in the production of drinking water. The secretary of the country’s National Health Association Drinking water committee said that the bottled water that the company produces contained higher than the allowable…
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Chung’s Back in Production
Chung’s Products, a company that retails Asian foods all over the US, have been given the green light by the courts to continue with their supply of non-sea food delicacies. According to the order issued by the court, the company’s production was found to meet the standards laid out by the US FDA (food and…
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Heavily Infested Warehouse Raided
On April 12, a warehouse in Ridgewood, New York was under the raid of US Marshals after the FDA reported that it was heavily infested with rodents. The warehouse is used for the manufacture and distribution of kosher food products. The seizure of the warehouse, which is currently under the ownership of V.I.P. foods, was…
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Results of the EU-Tests into the Horsemeat Scandal
Following the European horsemeat scandal that sent shock waves around the world at the beginning of the year, the European commission ordered tests for horse DNA in meat products. Sources say that France, according to the test results, was the country with the highest number of illegal horsemeat cases with a total percentage greater than…
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Organic Juices Recalled for Patulin Mold
Two store brands of organic juices were recalled last week by a grocery store in uptown New York. The recall occurred after it was realized that the juices were contaminated with mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are a natural chemical that are produced by fungi, for example mushrooms or even mold, such as the green mold that grows…
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Food Safety Among Farmer’s Markets
At the University of Vermont Londa Nwadike, a food safety expert, recently held a webinar discussing concerns about food safety among vendors at food markets, as well as managers. The discussion was quickly steered to focus on food safety as an advertising tool for farmers, as she stressed the fact that no service provider wants…
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Virus Created to Inhibit Housefly Reproduction
Experimental research is currently on-going to come up with a virus that inhibits the reproduction rate among germ-carrying, bacteria–spreading houseflies. Scientists at the USDA are currently looking into the salivary gland hypertrophy virus, which when it infects female houseflies they cannot lay eggs while the male flies cannot mate. By curbing their reproduction rate, the…