Product Issues
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Product Recall of Maya’s Kachori
New York State Agriculture Commissioner (Acting) Darrel Aubertine announced a product recall for Maya’s Kachori (dry fruit) on the 18th of February 2011. The said product is distributed by Maya Food Incorporated, which has an office at Maspeth, New York. The reason for the product recall was the undeclared presence of peanut, a food allergen.…
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Reduce Food Storage and Cut Your Cash
The price of food is going up day-in and day-out, the pocket is quickly shrinking and paychecks are not increasing. The retail grocery is seldom abiding to expiry dates of products and the authorities are trying to explain that sell-before date is a misnomer for spoiled food. We have all witnessed that. A recent study…
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Food Testing Training Lab Officially Opens
Finally the food safety training lab has come to full application. It has finally been set up officially after being in operation for one year. The International Food Safety Training Lab (IFSTL) was founded to train scientists in different ways to test food safety. This course is open to almost anyone who would like to…
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Food Hygiene Importance
Everyone keeps talking about food hygiene and food safety, but lately it seems that all that is tied to food hygiene and safety is outbreaks. There have been many scares of an outbreak of many bacteria. Examples are the beef recall in Canada due to the possibility of the E. coli O157, or the outbreak…
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Organic Juices Recalled for Patulin Mold
Two store brands of organic juices were recalled last week by a grocery store in uptown New York. The recall occurred after it was realized that the juices were contaminated with mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are a natural chemical that are produced by fungi, for example mushrooms or even mold, such as the green mold that grows…
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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…