Food Safety
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New Food Safety Rules Cause Alarm to Small New Hampshire Farmers
In recent years, agriculture in New Hampshire has undergone a transformation. This is following an explosion of farmers markets, vegetable stands, and farms stands, which has been fueled by the local food movement. The proposed food safety rules mainly target large-scale farmers in warm areas. For this reason, small-scale farmers feel that the proposed food…
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90,000 Pounds of Meat Recalled by Colorado Meat Company
Yauk’s Specialty Meats, located in Windsor, Colorado, has recalled approximately ninety thousand pounds of poultry and meat products found to have been processed under unhygienic conditions. The recalls were announced by the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service in the United States. There are several brands that were recalled. One of their key…
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Sysco Accused or Using Unrefrigerated Lockers to Store Perishables
An NBC crew filmed Sysco Corporation, one of the largest national food distributors, using unrefrigerated Bay Area outdoor lockers to store perishable food for a number of hours prior to taking them to hotels, schools and restaurants. The health department, as well as people who are not fond of food poisoning has not taken this…
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Wheat Allergy Scare Behind the Recall of Baked Goods
AVO’s Bakery Inc. in Burbank, California, was forced to recall cookies, bread crumbs, and other baked products because their packaging lacked wheat allergy warnings. The state health department warned AVO’s bakery of their omission. Fortunately, there is no illness that has been reported so far because of consuming the unlabeled baked goods. Labeling is one…
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Some of the Biggest Food-Related Outbreaks of 2013
In the year 2013, several food-related outbreaks were reported in the United States. One of the biggest outbreaks was as a result of contamination of Glass Onion Chicken salads by E. coli, which caused 33 cases of illnesses. The customers of Trader Joe’s in at least four states became sick after consuming pre-made salad from…
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Tips to Keeping Foods at Safe Temperatures
Just like most other living organisms, bacteria require warmth, moisture, food, as well as adequate time to grow and reproduce. Hot foods should be kept hot and cold foods kept cold so as to prevent bacteria from growing and multiplying. One of the key tips to keep in mind is that all leftover foods need…