Office of Communications Washington, D.C. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2012 Release #12-090 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 722-2545 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Food Carriers Recalled by California Innovations Due to Freezer Gel Pack Ingestion Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the… [Read more…]
January 26, 2012
by foodsafeguru
by Ben Chapman When I was in my third year of undergrad I signed up to be a Residence Assistant (for the second time). The first time around I was a bit of a stickler for rules and felt like I was supposed to enforce the law. By my second experience, I mellowed and I… [Read more…]
January 26, 2012
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LALA LUNCHEONETTE RESTAURANT in Dorchester, MA closed this week for the following violations: 1. inspector entered restaurant as door was opened for customers – found food left out in kitchen out of temp-found appox 50 pounds of cooked-brown rice at 76.4 F approximately 30 pounds of white rice at 74.3 –approximately 30 pounds of beef… [Read more…]
January 26, 2012
by foodsafeguru
The use of hot water as a method to decontaminate cantaloupe is more effective than various other washing and physical treatments tested to date. The work presented in a USDA article demonstrates the utility of surface pasteurization to greatly reduce levels of Salmonella from the surfaces of cantaloupes. In addition, heat penetration analysis coupled with… [Read more…]
January 25, 2012
by foodsafeguru
It’s a cliche, at this point, to note that many more people claim to have food allergies today than they did a decade or two ago. In some David Chang-loving circles, you’re expected to rail against the tyranny of “peanut-free schools” and to roll eyes at fellow diners who are overheard asking waiters at Thai… [Read more…]
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January 26, 2012
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