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Soda Taxes Shot Down By Voters In Two California Towns

November 7, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Voters in two midsized California cities rejected ballot iniatives that would have levied citywide taxes on soda Tuesday night. In Richmond, just across the bay from San Francisco, 67 percent of the electorate voted no on Measure N. Los Angeles suburb El Monte’s Measure H lost by an even larger margin, with an eye-popping 77 […]

The OC Restaurant Where Customers Got Sick With E.Coli in April–And That OC Health Care Officials Don’t Want You to Know About

August 5, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Gustavo Arellano Some time in April, nine customers at a restaurant in Orange County got sick with E. coli that was in their lettuce. The lettuce came from Amazing Coachella, Inc., and eaters in Canada also fell ill, with the OC restaurant being the only culprit. The restaurant closed for a couple of days, […]

Artxezin Amezcua, Retired California Teacher, Charged With Illegally Butchering Pigs In His Home

July 2, 2012 by foodsafeguru

A California man has been charged with five counts of violating the state’s Food and Agriculture Code stemming from allegations that he illegally butchered pigs and sold meat from his home. Charges against Artxezin “Art” Mariscal Amezcua, a 62-year-old retired teacher, include running an unlicensed operation, operating an unclean and unsanitary establishment and conducting the […]

Sushi Mislabeling In California Is A Problem On The Rise: Whatever Fish You Think You’re Eating, You’re Probably Wrong

May 4, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Before the next trip to your local supermarket’s seafood counter, you may want to consider where the store’s fish came from. Greenpeace released its 2012 Carting Away the Oceans report this week, ranking U.S. supermarket chains based on their seafood policies. Receiving a score between zero and 10, retailers are evaluated on “the sale […]

Market food safety efforts at retail – not in newspapers (do they still exist?)

April 20, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Doug Powell The California Leafy Greens types got $250,000 to inform (they said educate) Canadian consumers about its food safety mandates. “We want to gauge the impact of a program like the LGMA on consumer confidence,” said Scott Horsfall, chief executive officer of the Sacramento-based organization. Mike Hornick of The Packer reports LGMA has […]