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Cooking with the right stuff

August 13, 2012 by josephbkr2

In just the last few weeks, some significant food poisoning outbreaks have occurred. Three Australian Olympic badminton players came down with food poisoning while training in London and had to miss some of their warm-up matches. In Denver, 60 residents of a homeless shelter were hospitalized with food poisoning. And nearly 30,000 pounds of ground beef was recalled in […]

Technology Takes On Shady Restaurants That Have Health Code Violations

June 4, 2012 by josephbkr2

“The one thing I love when going out to eat with friends is spending the rest of a fun-filled night in a hospital room, getting my stomach pumped, as everything I ate revisits me in the wrong way.” Food poisoning has to be one of the worst experiences a person has to suffer through, and […]

Pink Slime in School Lunches

March 27, 2012 by josephbkr2

Recently a Huffington Post article appeared about the government’s plan to serve “pink slime” in public school cafeterias. As outrageous as this news is, it also seems unbelievable. The government is planning to serve its own children seven million pounds of “pink slime?” It just doesn’t make sense. What is “Pink Slime?” “Pink Slime” is the lowest grade […]

Poland Recalls 500,000 Pounds Of Food Suspected To Contain Road Salt

March 9, 2012 by foodsafeguru

WARSAW, Poland — Polish health authorities have ordered the withdrawal from the market of more than 230,000 kilograms (500,000 pounds) of pickles, bread and other food suspected of containing industrial salt, the latest development in a scandal raising fears about food safety. Revelations that industrial salt was sold to food producers has prompted authorities to […]

Marshmallow eggs manufacturer receives FDA warning

July 6, 2011 by foodsafeguru

The FDA conducted an inspection of Buddy Squirrel in Wisconsin on February 24-25, 2011. During the inspection the FDA investigator obtained the labeling of several of your products, including Marshmallow Eggs-Milk (bulk), Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Eggs (retail 5 oz. package), Vanilla Caramels-Dark, and Cheezzzy Cheese Corn (retail). The Marshmallow Eggs-Milk (bulk) and Vanilla Caramels-Dark products […]