A panel of the country’s leading experts gathered Monday at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans to discuss refrigerator safety and consumers’ habits when it comes to storing and eating foods and cooling and cleaning their refrigerators.
Sandria Godwin, a food scientist with Tennessee State University and part of a four-member panel that [...]
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2008 — Nebraska Beef, Ltd., an Omaha, Neb., establishment is recalling approximately 531,707 pounds of ground beef components that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The following products subject to recall include:
*Combo bins of “Coleman 75/25 Trim.” The shipping containers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today filed a lawsuit against the State of Ohio challenging its new regulations regarding the labeling of dairy products from cows that have not been treated with artificial growth hormones. In the lawsuit, IDFA says the Ohio rule interferes with the First Amendment right of its [...]
ITHACA, N.Y. — Milk goes green: Cows that receive recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) make more milk, all the while easing natural resource pressure and substantially reducing environmental impact, according to a Cornell University study to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (June 30, 2008.)
Producing milk uses large quantities of land, [...]
IRELAND: FSAI honoured with international WHO food safety award – (Food Safety Authority of Ireland)
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) was today presented with the prestigious WHO Food Safety Award from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva in recognition of its international contribution in promoting food safety globally. This is only the second occasion that the WHO has presented this award to an organisation for efforts concerning [...]
Natick, Mass. — Jeanette Kennedy is a food technologist at the US Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC) west of Boston, Kennedy faces creative challenges unlike those before any other chef because she designs MRE, Meal Ready to Eat designed to fuel soldiers lugging 100-pound packs all day.
The story says that meals can’t just [...]
The Harvey County Health Department and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment are continuing to investigate the Salmonella outbreak in south-central Kansas. As of Monday, there have been 11 cases.
During the course of the investigation, the Acapulco Restaurant in Newton was identified as the probable source of the illness. The exact cause of the [...]
Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections Michigan and Ohio
State departments of health and agriculture in Michigan and Ohio, collaborating local health jurisdictions, CDC, and the United States Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. Based on this investigation, as of 5pm [...]
Local public health officials are now investigating what appears to be an outbreak of E.coli in Southwest Georgia.
Friends and family members of 15 year Laura Hill Bannister say the 10th grader first showed signs of E.coli last week, and was later transferred to an Atlanta hospital as her symptoms worsened.
Sandra Plant. who goes to church [...]
Ever wonder what to do in an ice storm. A tornado? How about a flood? Living in the Midwest, we get everything.
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/06/articles/food-safety-communication/tornado-hits-manhattan-kansas/
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2007/12/articles/food-safety-communication/ice-storm-hits-manhattan-keeping-food-safe/
Now imagine its not just you and your family. Its a restaurant, a store, a really big store.
The Conference for Food Protection (CFP) has released practical guidance for retail grocery and food service establishments [...]