Health Topics
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Webinar Series Plans to Cover Vegetable and Fruit Safety
Vegetable and fruit farmers will be able to adhere to food safety rules via the help of online workshops organized by Purdue Extension. This will especially benefit farmers interested in selling their produce to operations instead of direct sales to consumers. The series have been scheduled for Wednesday evenings around July at various locations. Some…
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Food Safety for Fans of Hot Dogs
Hot dogs are mainly consumed during outdoor fun activities including picnics, grilling, tailgate parties, and camping. The food safety rules applicable to hot dogs are similar to those applied for perishable food products. When buying, preparing, serving, and storing, it is essential for hot food to be kept hot and cold food to be kept…
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Iowa Lab Ensures Food Safety
A food-testing lab in Iowa, named after Ardin Backous, helps in ensuring that food is safe for consumption. Backous is an operations manager for the North American branch of a Belgian food corporation called Eurofins. He plays the fundamental role of helping the world food-testing corporation make sure that the food bought by consumers is…
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Peanut Case an Indication of Holes in Safety Net
A Blakely, Georgia, case of peanut contamination shows a safety net that is badly frayed. On initial observation, raw peanuts were kept close to processed peanut butter. There was also non-calibrated roaster, which could not kill deadly organisms. Demotivated workers went at home with their uniforms, which could potentially drag contaminants to the processing plant.…
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Stress and Fear Caused by Hepatitis-A Contamination
Costco, a warehouse store, recalled their frozen berries on the grounds that they could be the cause of Hepatitis A. The recall came a time when many were stressed and fearful of the vaccination process. George Bentley from La Puente, California, received a call from Costco that had worked fast to inform all customers who…
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Vomiting Could Mean Pesticide Poisoning Rather than Food Poisoning
Dubai residents have been warned by the authorities that there is a high likelihood of confusing signs of pesticide poisoning with those of food poisoning. They urged anyone reporting symptoms such as chest pain and vomiting to contact the pest and food control department immediately. According to the Food Department Control Director, Khalid Sharif, the…
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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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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…