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Ethnic Food Restaurants: Marketing
While dining out, ethnic food restaurants are a popular choice for many people. The blend of flair and simplicity has a large following countrywide as can be attested to by the growing number of ethnic food restaurants. As an ethnic food restaurant owner, you might find this development exciting, but to remain ahead of the…
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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 The FDA Draft guidance that was published in the Registry contained a list of all fish types that sea food processors should…
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Browse for $5
When we walk into any store, we sometimes look around a little taking some seconds to decide whether to buy a certain item or not. Sometimes we actually buy the item; sometimes we are just browsing. We think nothing of it, even as we walk out of the store after buying absolutely nothing. Well, a…
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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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Protecting the Bees
If there was ever a time when bee colonies needed help from humanity, it is now. Ironically, we got them in this situation in the first place. Truth is, these vital pollinators will not be able to survive for long. If the current toxic environment filled with pesticides that are harmful to bees persists, it…
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Excellence Recognized
More often than not, the work that some service providers put in to ensure that their place of work has top-notch standards of food safety is recognized only by the health inspector. In Richfield, Minnesota, however, these dedicated workers were honored with the 2012 Food Safety Awards for their efforts in maintaining high food-safety standards…
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Reviving Food Deserts
Food deserts are just that. Areas where there is no food. However, the Sterling Farms chain is taking up the challenge by actually supplying these areas with what they lack most. Last Tuesday saw residents of Marrero welcomed to the new store filled with lots of fresh produce. Wendell Price, an actor from New Orleans…
