Recalled from customers Ref: 18/2010 Product: McCain Sweet Potato with Rosemary and Garlic, 400g Risk: The above product potentially contains pieces of grit that became embedded within the sweet potato during harvesting. The pieces of grit are very small and not considered to be harmful. Pack Size: 400g Lot numbers: 0104

As we all recover from the flu, our appetites are only mediocre. In the spirit of things, I cooked an Archer Farms spinach and goat cheese pizza for dinner tonight. I added olives because that's one of the few things Sorenne currently loves. When looking at the cooking time and temp I noticed detailed directions that seem straight from this blog:

The words we use are important. Why? That’s because words have power. Words make ideas come to life. Words have started wars. They have helped nations make peace. They have influenced millions to take up great causes. They have made people believe in something bigger than themselves. They have sparked innovation. They can instill trust.

WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement on House passage of the food safety bill: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. -– By a vote of 215 to 144 today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Food Safety Modernization Act, enacting large-scale changes to the nation’s food safety system.

OTTAWA -- The public warning issued on December 17, 2010 has been expanded to include all codes of the affected product.

Chicago Public Schools sent grief counselors to Edison Regional Gifted Center on Monday after the death of a seventh-grader who had an allergic reaction to food she ate at school.

The dean of Canadian food and farm reporting, Jim Romahn, has written a powerful piece about the continuing failures in Canadian meat inspection – failures that had to be pointed out by Americans.

Cheese sold by Whole Foods Market has recalled cheese in California, Nevada, Washington and Washington, D.C. for possible contamination with E. coli. The recalled cheese came from its supplier, Sally Jackson Cheese of Oroville, Wash and was cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap and sold with a Whole Foods Market scale label. Some labels also list Sally Jackson.