Food Safety
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The Sequester Dreaded Effects on Food Safety
Plans by the government to cut federal spending have garnered varied opinions from people in different sectors nationally. The sequester is a series of automatic cuts to the federal budget, after the debt limit was raised in 2011, to cover the shortage of funds in the national budget. The cuts are expected to cut across…
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Avoiding Allergens in Food
Allergic reactions triggered by some of the allergens contained in a number of the products we consume can be life threatening, especially to children. There are a number of steps that we can take to minimize the risk of triggering allergic reactions. First, there are a number of allergens out there in the market, but…
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Ciguatoxins
On Thursday, a warning was passed to fish processors to handle fish with a lot of acre and take the necessary precautions especially with fish that potentially could cause Ciguatera food poisoning (CFP). The FDA Draft guidance that was published in the Registry contained a list of all fish types that sea food processors should…
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Event Addresses Food Safety Issues
Last Tuesday, Tom Henshaw, an Ohio State University doctoral candidate, held an informational meeting that mainly focused on addressing the issues that taint the safety of food within the country. Concerned with the recent increase in the number of food-related outbreaks or food-recalls, Tom reckons that it is high time the public got more involved…
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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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Dessert Menu: Hepatitis Shot?
Many enjoy the dining out experience: the ambiance, the delicacies served, and just the entire event. Therefore, for restaurant lovers who dined at the popular Alta restaurant at West Village in New York it came as a disheartening shock when they got news that they should visit the hospital for a Hepatitis A shot if they dined…
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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…