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February 2010

  • Posted: February 15th, 2010 - 6:07pm

    Every Friday, the Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register publish, in print and online, reports of inspections at locations where food is prepared or sold. The inspections are performed by the Tulare County Department of Environmental Health Services. The score is based on a point system that rates 97-100 as excellent, 88-96 as good, 76-87 as poor.

    Date Published: 
    13.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register
  • Posted: February 14th, 2010 - 9:21am

    Public availability of food safety testing data underpins efforts to convince a skeptical public that a product is microbiologically safe. Yes, testing has limitations, just like restaurant inspections, but the goal should be to figure out how best to make that information available – rather than saying people can’t have it or handle it.

    Date Published: 
    13.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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    Posted: February 14th, 2010 - 9:20am

    There’s a scene in the fabulous 2003 movie, Almost Famous, where the band gets new T-shirts, and only the lead guitar player is discernable in the group pic – the rest of the band are the out-of-focus guys.

    The bass player, tired of the band angst, says, “I just want to go get some barbeque.”

    And why not. The fictional band is in real Topeka (Kansas).

    Date Published: 
    14.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: February 14th, 2010 - 9:19am

    Celebrity chef, author and TV host Anthony Bourdain is sorta interesting, but then gets sorta boring -- Hunter S. Thompson-lite. Everyone’s gaga that he got thespian Bill Murray to sit down for lunch in front of the cameras in a show broadcast last week (I didn’t se it). The promo below has enough teasers.

    Date Published: 
    13.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Celebrity  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 14th, 2010 - 9:18am

    Amy started barfing about 10 p.m. Thursday night. Daughter Sorenne woke up about 6 a.m., covered in barf. I felt fine, did laundry and chores, fed Sorenne some stuff about 9 a.m. before I had to go give a lecture to the third-year Vet class. She projectile vomited all over me.

    Date Published: 
    13.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    None  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 14th, 2010 - 9:17am

    O mais novo folheto de Segurança Alimentar, que é uma página gráfica de histórias relacionadas a segurança alimentar – direcionadas para manipuladores de alimentos, está agora disponível em www.foodsafetyinfosheets.com Destaques do novo folheto:

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    bites
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 14th, 2010 - 9:16am

    Recently, CBS News producers created a special report on the use of antibiotics in livestock production. The piece, reported by Evening News anchor Katie Couric, is not a factual representation of the scientific, safe and careful use of antibiotics in animal agriculture.

    Date Published: 
    13.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    PR-USA.net
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 14th, 2010 - 9:15am

    Critical violations Biggby Coffee, 4031 McCord, Sylvania, inspected Dec. 14. Employee drink without lid. Provide lids for drinks to prevent contamination. Cracked/broken containers. Replace containers as needed to prevent contamination. Observed leak under 3-bay sink. Repair leak. Inspector: Brandon Tester.

    Date Published: 
    13.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    toledoblade.com
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:13pm

    The newest food safety infosheet, a graphical one-page food safety-related story directed at food handlers, is now available at www.foodsafetyinfosheets.com Food Safety Infosheet Highlights: -Poor sanitation or cross-contamination may have led to the closure. -Listeria monocytogenes can be deadly for the elderly.

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    bites
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:12pm

    Traducido por Gonzalo Erdozain Resumen del folleto informativo mas reciente: - El problema pudo haber sido causado por contaminación cruzada o falta de higiene - Listeria monocytogenes puede 
ser mortal en personas mayores

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    bites
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:11pm

    WASHINGTON -- Huntington Meat Packing Inc., a Montebello, Calif., establishment, is expanding its recall of January 18 to include approximately 4.9 million additional pounds of beef and veal products that were not produced in accordance with the company's food safety plan.

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    USDA
    None  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:10pm

    As former deputy undersecretary for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a scientist who has actively researched food safety for over 20 years, I'm disappointed by recent media reports blaming antibiotic use in livestock for most antibiotic resistance in humans.

    Date Published: 
    13.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    Des Moines Register
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:09pm

    Several key facts disagree with this week's CBS Evening News reports on antibiotics, according to Scott Hurd, DVM, former USDA deputy undersecretary of food safety.

    Date Published: 
    11.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    Iowa State University
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:08pm

    Veterinarians and antibiotics experts found plenty to disagree with in a CBS Evening News report on the potential threat to human health from the use of antibiotics in farm animals.

    Date Published: 
    11.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    Meatingplace
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:03pm

    COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Research by scientists at the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry suggests that buffer strips of grasses and other plants can trap and break down veterinary antibiotics in manure fertilizers. Buffer strips have already demonstrated that they can be effective in protecting water quality, controlling erosion and supporting wildlife around crop fields.

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    University of Missouri-Columbia
    Animals, Plants  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:02pm

    A few weeks ago, the good folks at the North American Meat Processors Association convened their semi-annual board meeting in Washington. They ventured down to USDA’s headquarters to share some thoughts with a few senior FSIS officials.

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    Cattle Network
    None  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:01pm

    A dog in Barton County has tested positive for rabies following a fight with a skunk three weeks ago. The dog had not been vaccinated against rabies. Eight people who came in contact with the dog are receiving rabies vaccinations as a precaution.

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    Kansas Department of Health
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:01pm

    To the Editor: Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a gram-negative zoonotic bacterial pathogen, causes acute gastroenteritis and mesenteric lymphadenitis, which are often accompanied by fever and abdominal pain. Although Y. pseudotuberculosis infections are distributed worldwide, little is known about their incidence and epidemiology in the United States. Y.

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    Emerging Infectious Disease, 2010 March
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 2:00pm

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced details of the final regulation regarding access to pasture for organic livestock operations. This rule amends the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations to clarify the use of pasture in raising organic ruminants.

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    USDA
    None  |  Comments
  • Posted: February 13th, 2010 - 1:59pm

    A USDA study further confirms that meat and tissue from pigs that were exposed to Novel H1N1 2009 influenza virus did not contain the virus.

    Date Published: 
    12.feb.10
    Source Title: 
    Pork News
    Animals  |  Comments