he Food & Drug Administration announced in October that it would place a ban on untreated oysters coming from the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana is the primary harvester and exporter of Gulf oysters, and the industry accounts for $318 million dollars each year. Gulf oysters have been deemed a food safety threat because a particularly… [Read more…]
November 2, 2009 by foodsafeguru
The media is having a field day with ground beef and the millions of pounds that have been recalled in 2009 and the new death reported today, Consumer Reports has found that the chemical Bisphenol A, has been found in soup, juices and more. These tests raise serious questions about food safety in the United… [Read more…]
November 1, 2009 by foodsafeguru
I watched Marley & Me for about the 10th time. When Colleen was born, the middle child called the new born “whoops”. We all know what that means. With the case of the USDA and Fairmont Farms, the implication of “whoops” is much deeper. It can be tragic. We looked at the original press release… [Read more…]
November 1, 2009 by foodsafeguru
Today’s blog would normally have been about post Halloween Candy, however, the latest food recall involving ground beef has overshadowed the food safety and Halloween blog. Approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. That’s unconcionable. Ground beef in: Trader Joes, Shaw’s, Lancaster and Wild Harvest, Price… [Read more…]
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November 5, 2009 by foodsafeguru
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