by Doug Powell Dr. Oz says people can eat steak tartare but tells Margaret not to eat raw meat straight out of the package, Joy on the Foodtard Network is more concerned about creating grill marks on steaks than safety, especially cross-contamination, and Heston is a hero to most but norovirus-boy still don’t mean much… [Read more…]
April 22, 2012 by foodsafeguru
CHICAGO — Four people are accused of ignoring U.S. Food and Drug Administration orders and distributing more than 110,000 pounds of contaminated cheese. Some of it contained salmonella, E. coli and other potentially harmful bacteria. The U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago says the suspects even scraped mold and fungus off 35- and 40-pound wheels of… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
April 15, 2012 by foodsafeguru
Reading Michael Booth’s article today reminds me of my own journey into investigative food safety journalism. US Food Safety’s blog began in 2008 and in 2009, consumers were deluged with the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) recall that had over 3,000 products recalled. On the heels of this recall, was the pistachio recall. That is… [Read more…]
April 15, 2012 by foodsafeguru
by Doug Powell WRAL reports that North Carolina state legislators considered changes Thursday to overhaul food safety standards that were implemented over 35 years ago. Larry Michael, a spokesman from NC Dairy & Food Protection, said people are now realizing that “safe food is good business.” Some of the proposed changes include prohibiting workers from… [Read more…]
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April 23, 2012 by foodsafeguru
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