Master Grocer
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Scents of Success
Most shoppers are able sniff out many things as they do their grocery shopping. These include bargains, and most of the items that are on promotion. This form of sorting is not really sniffing but deducing. Over time, most retailers have made attempts to attract more buyers through the use of aromas from bakeries, pizza,…
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Red Meat and Diabetes Risk
A recent study carried out by Harvard University, indicates that there is a strong relationship between increased consumption of red meat, processed red meat and increased risk of contracting diabetes. The study was done on about 100,000 men and women for a period of over 20 years. The researchers found that the consumption of 50…
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Experts’ Opinion on New Food Safety Rules
A new food safety rule that has been proposed would result in giving companies that import food to the U.S. more of an oversight role. Currently, only two percent of the total food imports to the United States are manually checked by government inspectors. With the newly proposed rules, there will be increased on-ground help…
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The Future of Food Safety from Acheson’s Viewpoint
July 28 has been marked as the beginning of this year’s International Association of Food Protection conference. There were 2,700 attendees who came from different parts of the world. The attendees aimed at sharing new innovations in food safety philosophies and technology. The former United States FDA’s Associate Commissioner for Foods, Dr. David Acheson, delivered…
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Questions Raised by Food &Water Watch Regarding Chicken Recall for Dioxin
An advocacy group based in Washington, Food & Water Watch, raised concerns regarding the manner in which the Agricultural Department of United States is monitoring meat imports. This is in response to a recall of about 200,000 pounds of meat of imported chicken with respect to dioxins. Dioxins are toxic polluting agents that have been…
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Proposal to Outsource Food Safety Inspection
The Food Drug and Administration has proposed new rules intended to improve food safety. Under the new rules, food that is to be imported to the United States will undergo inspection abroad. This means that importers will be more responsible for making sure that the food is safe. The new rules have been made in…
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Hartford Required by the Government to Produce ‘PCA Tapes’
According to government attorneys, there is a need to get hold of the details regarding knowledge of Hartford Insurance Company about distribution of peanut products contaminated by Salmonella by Peanut Corporation of America. Hartford played the crucial role of writing property and general liability insurance for PCA, which is now defunct. According to Food Safety…
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Food Safety in Packaging Plants Enhanced
This year the United States implemented the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). One of the key goals of this act is to prevent outbreaks threatening public health. The reputation of the entire food industry is affected by disease outbreaks, as well as food-related diseases. For this reason, immense efforts have been directed toward increasing the…