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April 2011

  • Posted: April 30th, 2011 - 5:14pm

    Restaurant reports for the week ending April 24: NO CRITICAL VIOLATIONS • Bender Terrace, 4510 27th St. • Crown Point Health Suites (Emerald), 6640 Iola Ave. • Crown Point Health Suites (Ruby), 6640 Iola Ave. • Crown Point Health Suites (Sapphire), 6640 Iola Ave. • Eddie’s Barbeque, 1324 E. 50th St.

    Date Published: 
    29.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    LubbockOnline
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    Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:17pm

    Who demonstrates temping a hamburger with oversized novelty thermometers, indoors, with the hamburger patty already encased with all the condiments and a bun? U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Thermometers  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:17pm

    My mother-in-law bought us a slow-cooker (also known as a crock pot in some parts of the world) in about 2004. We had just moved out of a basement apartment, bought our first house and Dani's mom couldn't believe that we didn't have the quintessential family cooking tool. So she hit up Wal-Mart and got us one.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:16pm

    Three weeks since the last update on an E. coli O157;H7 outbreak linked to walnuts in Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada today reported … nothing. PHAC stated: “Since the last update on April 7, 2011, there have been no new cases of illness reported as part of this outbreak in Canada. The last reported case became ill on March 25, 2011.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:15pm

    My wife and I have two little boys at home: a 2-and-a-half-year-old (Jack) and a 5-month-old (Sam) I'm the neurotic parent, my wife is the calm one. Jack was a horrible sleeper for the first 16 months so anytime he didn't make a noise for a couple of hours I'd wake up panicked and go into is room and see if he was breathing. I'm less paranoid the second time around.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:14pm

    The relentless drive to rid chilled foods of ‘unnatural’ ingredients could present a serious challenge to food safety if manufacturers do not do their microbiological homework, the Refrigerated Foods Association (RFA) has warned. Listeria monocytogenes: One of the most virulent foodborne pathogens

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    Food Navigator-USA
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:13pm

    At least 73 individuals have been infected with an outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium in 35 states from August 20, 2010 to March 8, 2011, including one death, associated with exposure to clinical and teaching microbiology laboratories.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:12pm

    I hear via an employee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that this blog's editorial about the lack of surprise inspections has prompted a superior to notify staff that from now on, they are to stop giving egg-grading stations advance notice of inspections, including audits to determine compliance with HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) protocols.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    Agri 007
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:11pm

    Bill Gray of L.H. Gray and Sons Ltd. faced accusations 11 years ago that he used inferior-quality eggs to squeeze out grading-station competitors, judging by testimony before a committee of the Ontario legislature. Those accusations bear a striking similarity to current claims by Svante Lind of Best Choice Eggs that Gray supplied his business with inferior-quality eggs.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    Agri 007
    None  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:10pm

    For Immediate Release: Apr. 28, 2011 
 Media Inquiries: Tamara Ward, 301-796-7567, Tamara.Ward@fda.hhs.gov
 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA Sun Prairie operation allegedly fails to have required hazard reduction plan

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    FDA
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:09pm

    Las Vegas -- Each month Action News showcases a valley restaurant that's doing things right. This week we're taking you inside a place that serves the best of Thailand. Thai Chili in Henderson, located on Green Valley Parkway just north of Sunset, serves classics like chicken pad thai, thai chili mint with beef, and papaya salad.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    KTNV
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:08pm

    Meat industry organizations on Thursday responded to a report published by the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida on the riskiest food-pathogen combinations and their public health costs. (See “U of Fla. researchers unveil riskiest food-pathogen combos,” on Meatingplace, April 27, 2011.)

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    Meatingplace
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:07pm

    GUELPH -- “If you drink raw milk, you risk illness and death,” is the sharp message of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. With a high-profile raw milk court case re-emerging in the media, the current top item on the regional health unit’s online home page is titled Health Risks of Drinking Raw Milk.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    Guelph Mercury
    Raw Food  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 5:05pm

    Erie Times-News   At least once a year, Erie County Department of Health officials inspect all restaurants and stores that sell unpackaged food. Here is a list of violations recorded April 21 through Wednesday. For a first look at the list, go to GoErie.com every Thursday. 7 CRITICAL VIOLATIONS

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    GoErie.com
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 2:08pm

    If policy types are going to focus resources, it helps to know where to get the most bang for the regulatory dollar. Researchers at the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute have attempted to identify the Top 10 riskiest combinations of foods and disease-causing microorganisms.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 2:07pm

    An outbreak of illness at a Clydebank hotel is being treated as the Norovirus. Twenty-four conference delegates at the award-winning Beardmore Hotel in Dalmuir began suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting after attending an event early last week. Three staff members at the hotel were also sent home with symptoms suggestive of the Norovirus.

    Date Published: 
    27.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    Clydebank Post
    Norovirus  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 2:06pm

    I was thoroughly disgusted today as I listened to meat inspectors testify during a semi-judicial hearing about conditions at Innerkip Specialty Meats Ltd. during 2009. Don Murray bought the plant and obtained a provincial licence to open Jan. 9, 2009. Within two weeks, it was clear that he was in over his head and things were going to pot.

    Date Published: 
    27.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    Agri 007
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 2:05pm

    Spoiled meat and poultry provided to local restaurants, vendors Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Richard J. McIntire

    Date Published: 
    27.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    FSIS
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 2:04pm

    Armadillos have never been among the cuddly creatures routinely included in petting zoos, but on Wednesday federal researchers offered a compelling reason to avoid contact with the armored animals altogether: They are a source of leprosy infections in humans.

    Date Published: 
    27.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    New York Times
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: April 29th, 2011 - 2:03pm

    Canada's food safety surveillance systems are "inadequate," leading to millions of food-related illnesses each year, according to a new report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

    Date Published: 
    28.apr.11
    Source Title: 
    Vancouver Sun
    E. coli  |  Comments