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March 2012

  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 6:27pm

    I’ve been around parents and little kids for 30 years and had endless discussions about home-birth, breastfeeding, nutrition, and the consistency of baby poop. Bird feeding hasn’t come up. But you may after watching this video.

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 6:11pm

    As most retailers across the country are eliminating lean finely textured beef (LFTB) from their stores, others are using the flap as a marketing opportunity, letting consumers know that they in fact never carried the product.

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    Meatingplace
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  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 6:11pm

    Officials at Tyson Foods released the following statement regarding Beef Products Inc. suspending operation at three plants: "We believe it's extremely unfortunate BPI has been forced to reduce operations, given its long history for producing safe, nutritious lean beef."

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    Meatingplace
  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 6:10pm

    The Pune division of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has finally taken action under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. On March 16, officials from the FDA, Pune lodged a case under section 31 (1) of the act against a Kothrud-based food vendor for running a food business without possession of a valid licence.

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    Daily News & Analysis
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 6:08pm

    BEIRUT -- At least 20 people, including a Chinese national, are in police custody and being investigated for violating food safety laws, Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi said Monday.

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    The Daily Star
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 6:07pm

    University of Alberta researcher Christina Engels has discovered how to extract a compound from mustard seeds that can protect against food spoilage.

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    Science Codex
  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:28pm

    I’m Eldon Roth. I’ve spent my life committed to making food safe for millions of people. For me, my wife, my kids, my grandkids, and millions of school kids across the U.S. If I’m at a family BBQ, or meeting with government inspectors, I say the same thing: we provide safe, sustainable meat, at an affordable price.

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:27pm

    Washington, D.C. --“Congratulations, ABC World News. Your relentless coverage and uninformed criticism of a safe and wholesome beef product has now delivered a hook for yet another nightly news broadcast.

    Date Published: 
    26.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    American Meat Insitute
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  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:26pm

    Last week nearly every major retail grocery chain announced it would stop selling ground beef that contains lean finely textured beef (LFTB) or finely textured beef (FTB).

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    Meatingplace
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  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:24pm

    Wales Online reports that sloppy food hygiene at home has been blamed for a worrying increase in cases of campylobacter food poisoning. Carried by chickens, it is thought large numbers of raw chickens sold in supermarkets are infected with campylobacter, which can be spread to other foods in the kitchen via cross-contamination.

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:24pm

    The Portland Press Herald ran a two-part series on the Salmonella Typhimurium in ground beef outbreak linked to Hannaford grocery stores in Maine that sickened at least 20 people. Excerpts below:

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:23pm

    There’s an apparent and on-going outbreak of Salmonella Poona that’s primarily affecting the elderly in the UK.

    Date Published: 
    26.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:22pm

    The California Strawberry Commission is in the midst of its second food safety risk assessment. The Packer reports the commission itself — not third-party auditors — is doing the assessment, following the harvest gradually from south to north. The work began in late 2011, and should be completed sometime this year.

    Date Published: 
    26.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:22pm

    Here’s an effective way to get at some of the 1%; bad food safety advice. The Wall Street Journal ran a recipe extolling the virtues of steak tartare – “itsy bitsy pieces of raw red meat cling together and make for bold, blissful eating” – and came in with this nosestrethcher:

    Date Published: 
    27.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Raw Food  |  Comments
  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:21pm

    Calgary, Alta. -- A new culture of care is emerging around farm animal welfare that demands fresh thinking, partnerships, expectations and strategies for the livestock industry to define a successful future. And it's coming fast, say speakers at the Livestock Care Conference, March 21-22 in Red Deer, Alberta.

    Date Published: 
    26.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    Alberta Farm Animal Care
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  • Posted: March 28th, 2012 - 5:20pm

    OTTAWA -- As a result of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) continued investigation, the list of products provided in the Health Hazard Alert issued on March 22, 2012 has been updated. Table of recalled products The following product has been removed from the list of affected products. Brand Product Size UPC / Code

    Date Published: 
    26.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    CFIA
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  • Posted: March 26th, 2012 - 2:16pm

    The Associated Press is reporting that the company that makes "pink slime" is suspending operations at three of four plants where the low-cost beef filler amid a public outcry over concern about the ingredient.

    Date Published: 
    26.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • Posted: March 26th, 2012 - 2:15pm

    Food safety is about trust. Good processing, retail and food service companies choose suppliers that they trust - and sometimes that includes demonstrating they can manage risks during some sort of an audit or inspection.

    Date Published: 
    26.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
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  • Posted: March 26th, 2012 - 2:14pm

    China Daily reports tough penalties will be used to end entrenched abuses in the catering industry, such as the use of poppy capsules, a major source of many opiates, and industrial coloring agents, according to the top food administrator. The State Food and Drug Administration will urge in its 2012 food regulation plan a crack down on the illegal use of additives.

    Date Published: 
    26.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: March 26th, 2012 - 2:14pm

    Castellini Produce has issued a recall for fresh jalapenos in packs of two, 10 and 40 because routine test results showed the possible presence of salmonella. The recalled jalapenos reached five divisions of the Rosemont, IL-based US Foods (formerly U.S. Foodservice) between March 9 and 24, according to the food distribution company.

    Date Published: 
    26.mar.12
    Source Title: 
    al.com
    Salmonella  |  Comments