I thought I had heard evrything until I stumbled across this story. There is a man in Minnesota who has a 97 year old fruitcake. From a food safety perspective, don’t eat a 97 year old fruitcake. It’s a great story to share at Christmas time. Enjoy. http://www.courant.com/features/food/hc-webfruitcake.artdec11,0,5105294.story
December 12, 2008 by foodsafeguru
US Food Safety sent an alert to our subscribers about botulism contamination in fish in Florida. Florida is a great destination during the holidays, we thought it was prudent to share botulism information. According to the National Library of Medicine, botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. The bacteria… [Read more…]
December 11, 2008 by foodsafeguru
Three food recalls arrived from the USDA this evening. Recalled were pork products manufactured in Ireland possibly contaminated with the chemical dioxin. Three separate companies were involved. US Food Safety anticipates that there may be more such recalls. Click to read about how these recalls may effect you and your family: http://www.usfoodsafety.com/index.asp It was only… [Read more…]
December 9, 2008 by foodsafeguru
USFoodSafety.com begins FREE food safety and food recall alert e-mail service today! US Food Safety Corporation will keep you posted of the latest food recalls and food alerts. Food safety and allergens are a “hot topic” . Food recalls are occurring at the rate of approximately one every other day. You don’t want to miss… [Read more…]
December 8, 2008 by foodsafeguru
Susan Reef, President, US Food Safety Corporation, responding to readership questions regarding the source of the melamine laced chocolate and Teddy Bear, this week, contacted Walgreen’s corporate headquarters. Michael Polzin, a representative of Walgreen’s stated in a telephone call to Ms. Reef, said that the product came from “Dan Dee” a “distributor” and thought they… [Read more…]
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December 13, 2008 by foodsafeguru
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