Master Grocer
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Selecting the Right Supplier
The process of food manufacturing has undergone tremendous changes. If compared to the operations of twenty years ago, one would notice a 360-degree transformation. Those same changes have affected how manufacturers choose their suppliers. Twenty years ago, one would choose a supplier based on simple factors such as location, the price they put at the…
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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…
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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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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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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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Dietary Supplement Found to be Carcinogenic
A dietary supplement, which is believed to enhance one’s memory, has been linked to growth of cancer tumors after a two-year-long study carried out on mice and rats. The research team at NTP (National Toxicology Program) observed a higher tendency for tumor growth, especially liver and thyroid tumors, among the rodents that were administered the…
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Opposition to FDA Funding Strategies
While the government is currently trying to figure out new ways to fund efforts to safeguard the standards of food safety within the country, most of the industry players do not agree with the suggested methods to raise the funds. Some of these efforts include registration, inspection and import fees. According to the budget released…
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NCC into the Antimicrobial Issue
After it was recently published in the Washington Post that the antimicrobials used in the processing of chicken posed a danger to the respiratory health of the plant workers and inspectors, the National Chicken Council (NCC) defended themselves saying that the chemicals used are thoroughly tested on a regular basis, by the nation’s Department of…