Are you a snack food person? Do you run to that vending machine for your afternoon sugar rush only to find that your favorite snack food has been recalled? Look before you buy and by the way, look in your desk to see what you have from last week. You can never be to careful [...]
Archive for November, 2009
73 Snack Foods Recalled Nationwide.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food recall, snack food on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
REPORT REVEALS HIGHEST RATE OF FOOD INSECURITY SINCE 1995
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food, WIC on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Economic Research Service Report Demonstrates Need for Action USDA’s Economic Research Service’s (ERS) released its annual report on Household Food Security in the U.S., which revealed that in 2008, 17 million households, or 14.6 percent, were food insecure and families had difficulty putting enough food on the table at times during the year. This is [...]
Setton Farms and my new diet
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged diet, food recall, food safety, pistachios on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Getting a jump start on the holidays, I wanted to shed those pounds that have creeped up because I spend so much time in front of the computer and less time at the gym. At my local Target I bought the Flat Belly Diet with the hope that squeezing into a holiday dress would be [...]
Hand sanitizers and food safety
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food recall, food safety, sanitizers on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you noticed? Hand sanitizers are everywhere these days. They line the end caps of supermarkets, convenience and chain stores. While hardly an impulse item like a pack of M & M’s while you wait at the check out, they have become the new item to have in your purse with cuteness and convenience. Are [...]
The politics of food safety
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged FDA, food safety, USDA on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
According to the Examiner.com, on Thursday, November 19, a “Food Forum” is taking place at the Venice (California) Center for Peace with Justice and the Arts. The Forum’s tag line is “Who’s growing our food? What’s in it? Why it isn’t safe!” Interestingly, the Forum appears to be sponsored only by groups on the Democratic [...]





