food safety

Food safety comprises all of the kitchen cleanliness and food handling and storage rules and regulations that keep people from getting sick when they eat. With recent lawsuits stemming from E. coli infected meat and filthy restaurant kitchens like those revealed on Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, food safety is more of a concern than ever.

Basically, food safety rules and practices are there to prevent food poisoning. This is a concern in private home kitchens, in restaurant and institution kitchens, and in foreign countries where sanitation and food handling may not be up to Western levels.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “food safety”

• NH DHHS - Food Safety Tips for the Holiday Season

  
  Press Releases — Authority: 492
  Concord, NH – During this busy holiday season, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Bureau of Food Protection wants to remind everyone to follow some important food safety practices to avoid foodborne illnesses, such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Campylobacter. “Food is always a central part of ...
  7 hours ago

• Weekly Round Up

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
  We’ve been very busy over at S.T.O.P. due to the Food Safety Modernization Act that just passed through the Senate HELP Committee this week. A lot of the stories and information for this week’s round-up pertain to the bill and people supporting it. You can receive these updates on food safety, plus recalls ...
  15 hours ago

• Weekly Round Up

  
  MomsRising Blog — Authority: 135
  We’ve been very busy over at S.T.O.P. due to the Food Safety Modernization Act that just passed through the Senate HELP Committee this week. A lot of the stories and information for this week’s round-up pertain to the bill and people supporting it. You can receive these updates on food safety, plus recalls and ...
  15 hours ago

• Ground Beef Gains Time-Travel Ability [Food]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 782
  Nick didnt notice the label on this package of ground beef until after he brought it home. Seeing how he bought it on November 20, 2009, and the label claims that it was packaged on August 8, 2004, hes a little confused.
  23 hours ago

• Happy Thanksgiving: The farce in the food safety bills.

  
  The Proud Political Junkie's Gazette — Authority: 138
  by:  Paul Griepentrog  All rights reserved   While we head into this Thanksgiving holiday we can all rest assured that the FDA and USDA have done their best to insure no one will get sick from the feast.  Of course we can be even more thankful that the US Senate is going to further the powers [...]
  23 hours ago

• Butterball Turkey Coupon: Butterballs Hotline Answers Questions

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 687
  How Long Does it Take to Defrost a Turkey? Butterballs Turkey Talk-Line is open for questions. Log on and get your coupon. Text, email or call Butterball toll-free now until Christmas. What about brining a turkey, roasting and deep frying? Butterball has all the answers.
  1 day ago

• Campylobacter in salads across Denmark forces recall

  
  BarfBlog — Authority: 526
  Salads distributed throughout Denmark have been recalled after testing positive for Campylobacter . No word on any illnesses, but the recalled items include: • Ruccola in tray 100 gr Lot 306, 307, 308, 309 • Rucola i bakke 100 gr. Lot 45G, 46A, 46B, 46C. • Ruccola in tray 100 gr Lot 45g, 46A, 46B, 46C. • ...
  1 day ago

• Eating Roadkill: Vegan, Veganish, or Just Plain Gross?

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 720
  Image credit: Homegrown Choppers and Vagabond Journey OK, Ill admit it. I am a thoroughly confused TreeHugger. On the one hand, I recognize that sustainability needs to appeal to the masses if we have any hope of cutting carbon emissions at the rate necessary. So palatable mainstream solutions like Zip Car , ...
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• Chemical & Functional Properties of Food Components: Chemical and Biological Properties of Food Allergens by Lucjan Jedrychowski

  
  Free Your Mind All Free Download — Authority: 163
  Introduces Ways to Lower Immuno-Reactive and Allergenic Properties: In the U.S. alone, severe food-related allergic reactions account for an estimated 30,000 emergency room visits and 150 deaths per year - unsettling statistics for food product developers and manufacturers who are charged with ensuring food safety and ...
  1 day ago

• Wisconsin: For sale to the highest corporate bidder

  
  The Proud Political Junkie's Gazette — Authority: 138
  by: Paul Griepentrog                            Below is a letter received  from Senator Kohl of Wisconsin to queries about the unconstitutional provisions of HR 2749 and the infringements on the rights of the people.  Senator Kohls letter follows this response from Paul Griepentrog.  ...
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• E. coli at Denver Stock Show came from kids area; do people know the risks with petting zoos?

  
  BarfBlog — Authority: 526
  The Denver Post reports that exposure to animals at Denvers National Western Stock Show was the likely cause of an E. coli outbreak that occurred in the Denver area in January and February, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said today. Specifically, contact with animals in the "Feed the ...
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• Chapman says amateurs shouldnt cook on Thanksgiving

  
  BarfBlog — Authority: 526
  The idea of Chapman calling others amateurs is amusing. P.J. O’Rourke wrote a National Lampoon column about how amateur drunks throw up on other people’s shoes. In Champan’s case, it would be other people’s rose bushes. That’s us, in 2000, at my house in Guelph. He barfed in the bushes. But Chapman, ...
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• New Food Safety Infosheet: First U.S. Thanksgiving edition

  
  BarfBlog — Authority: 526
  Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. I love the changing leaves, the crisp weather and all the food. Growing up, my familys feast rotated between my grandparents houses and ours; it was a pretty cool time to explore their towns and spend some quality family time. During my university years, ...
  2 days ago

• 8 Steps Obama Could Take to Save Food

  
  Civil Eats — Authority: 598
  The landscape of health has changed. No longer are our families guaranteed a healthy livelihood, not in the face of the current rates of cancer, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s and allergies. In the words of Elizabeth Warren , Harvard University law professor who is head of the Congressional Oversight Panel, “We ...
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• Food Safety: Another Benefit of Healthy School Lunch Programs?

  
  Eat. Drink. Better. — Authority: 514
  At the risk of sounding repetitive, I’d like to add to the growing list of the benefits for healthy school lunches and school lunch reform that we blogged about yesterday. On Tuesday, USA TODAY ran an investigative story about tainted school lunches that shows how safety lapses in food production or ...
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• Former Monsanto Lawyer Hired by FDA as Key Advisor

  
  Survival News Network — Authority: 144
  A former lobbyist and Monsanto employee who is credited with playing an instrumental role in introducing genetically modified milk and known carcinogens into the U.S. Food supply has been hired as a key advisor for the FDA.Michael Taylor has been hired to advise Margaret Hamburg, the FDA’s commissioner of food and ...
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• Kyle swims through pee; South Park kids debate handwashing

  
  BarfBlog — Authority: 526
  nuff said.
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• Countdown to Turkey Day 2009: November 19

  
  Home Ec 101 — Authority: 427
  Heather says: There are two things on today’s to-do list. First get out the shopping list and plan your attack. Second, figure out how long your frozen turkey will take to thaw. Frozen turkeys need a full 24 hours per 5lbs to thaw in a 40F refrigerator. Once thawed the turkey can be held for up to 48 hours. For ...
  3 days ago

• Fight Hunger With SocialVibe’s Thanksgiving Feast

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and while many of us envision a table overflowing with a delicious feast, unfortunately the dinner table won’t look the same for the one billion people around the world who suffer from hunger.  So, this holiday season SocialVibe is inviting you to help fight hunger and ...
  3 days ago

• Can A Farm-in-a-Backpack Feed Sub-Saharan Africa?

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 720
  Photo via Rachel Zedeck at Changents Rachel Zedeck moved to Kenya with the intent to help Kenyans feed themselves through eco-friendly farming. Her solution - put everything you need into one backpack. Everything needed to get going on sustainable farming practices is included, and the program is proving to be ...
  3 days ago

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