Food Safety
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APPA Fine Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Pasta Salad Products
California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Pasta Salad Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-059-2010 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Adrian Gianforti APPA Fine Foods, a Corona, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 7,325 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken pasta salad products because they contain cilantro that may be…
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Japan Imported Food to the U.S. to be Monitored by FDA
The United States Food and Drug Administration have recently announced that they will be closely monitoring all food that is imported from Japan to the U.S. This is due to the Fukushima Nuclear problem that Japan is currently been experiencing. The FDA will monitor for the possible presence of radiation in food and at the…
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A New Rule for Meat Safety As Proposed by the USDA
On April 5, the Obama administration announced a proposal for a new safety rule. This new rule will apply to meats that are being sold at grocery stores and supermarkets. The proposed safety rule will require producers of meat products to delay shipment to various retail stores, like groceries and supermarkets. Basically, the producers will…
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A Florida Oyster Source is Linked to an Outbreak of Cholera
On May 10, Tuesday, the United States FDA issued an alert regarding specific oysters that were harvested from a certain area in Florida. The FDA warned consumers not to buy, serve or eat oysters that came from a specific harvest area in Florida’s Apalachichola Bay. Retailers are also warned not to sell oysters coming from…
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United States Foodservice Continues to Advocate for Food Safety
The United States Foodservice, a leader among food distributors in America, continues to strongly advocate the implementation of food safety programs to protect the whole of America’s food chain. Just this week, U.S. Foodservice’s Senior Vice President, Jorge Hernandez, delivered a presentation on food safety entitled “Food Safety from Farm to Fork.” The presentation was…
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Oregon Dismisses Glove Requirement for Restaurant Workers
Oregon restaurant workers have been in the limelight recently for refusing to follow the no-bare-hands rule that was supposed to go into effect on July 1st. They claimed that the new rule, which prohibits food handlers from contacting ‘exposed’ ready-to-eat food with bare hands, is not actually safe. They raised several complaints against the no-bare-hands…
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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…
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Food and Tropical Diseases: The Myth
Everybody loves food and it is an essential part of helping a person become healthy and strong. It is fuel for humans. Many ways have been formulated to make sure that it provides the energy required and for the most part, is lost or utilized. So what happens when this important source becomes the cause…
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