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Understanding Bioengineered Foods

March 04, 2024 posted in Safety, Food Trends, FDA

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If bioengineered foods had their own relationship status it would certainly be “it’s complicated.”

KSAT reported that the National Academies of Sciences Commission said that sweeping statements about genetically engineered crops are problematic because issues related to them are multidimensional.

“In other words — it’s complicated,” said the KSAT report.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About E. coli but Were Too Afraid to Ask!

February 21, 2024 posted in Safety, Lifestyle, CDC

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E. coli! Just the very words bring to mind danger as the headlines warn us of E. coli outbreaks that have sickened people around the country and new studies highlight the risk of the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli bacteria known as STEC in undercooked burgers.

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Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): Most Comprehensive Food Safety Legislation Since 1937

July 21, 2023 posted in Safety

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The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) passed by Congress in December 2010 and signed into law in 2011 is the most comprehensive food safety legislation in the U.S. since 1937.

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What is Listeria?

July 07, 2023 posted in Safety, Food Recalls

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Listeria outbreak fears are in the news again this summer with frozen fruit recalls at Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, Aldi, and AWG.

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It’s Getting Hot: How Long Can Foods Sit Out Without Spoiling?

June 02, 2023 posted in Safety, Lifestyle

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The summer months are a time for hosting from backyard barbecues to lakeside picnics but it’s important to avoid sampling food that has been potentially spoiled by sitting out too long, especially in the heat.

Leaving food out too long at room temperature can cause bacteria (such as Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella Enteritidis, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Campylobacter) to grow to dangerous levels that can cause illness,” says the United States Department of Agriculture. “Bacteria grow most rapidly in the range of temperatures between 40 °F and 140 °F, doubling in number in as little as 20 minutes. This range of temperatures is often called the ‘Danger Zone.’ “

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Food Myths and Expiration Dates

February 07, 2023 posted in Safety, Food Trends

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Expiration dates are more important than ever as Americans look to stretch their grocery dollars as far as they can go as food prices outpace wages. Unfortunately, there are a lot of food myths around food packaging “best by” dates, and other label information.

“Among all rising costs, sky-high grocery bills have been especially painful,” reported CNBC on Feb. 5, 2023. “Over the past year, food prices overall have risen more than 10 percent. Egg prices, alone, soared 60 percent, butter is up more than 31 percent and lettuce jumped 25 percent, according to Labor Department data through December. As a result, consumers are looking for any – and all ways to save.”

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Food Disasters: 10 True Tragedies

December 15, 2022 posted in Safety

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Access to food and drink is essential to human life as without it we simply could not survive.

This makes the food industry vital to our quality of life and over the past 200 years, mankind has benefited from a multitude of advances.

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Food Packaging and Repacking: Keep the Supply Chain Safe and Efficient

August 10, 2022 posted in Traceability, Safety, Technology

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The role of food packaging, and subsequently repacking by wholesale food distributors, helps keep this vital supply chain safe and efficient.

“Think about it, without a regulated system of food packing processes, materials and systems, we would be no further ahead than if we were still in the dark ages,” says dry blending and custom packing company Dure Foods.

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Blue Bell Product Recall and the Importance of Food Tracking

July 21, 2022 posted in Traceability, Safety, Food Recalls

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If you are a Texan, then you know that Blue Bell ice cream is high on the Lone Star State’s pantheon of beloved brands, sandwiched somewhere between Buc-ee’s and Whataburger.

You might also recall that Blue Bell was at the center of a high profile multi state listeriosis outbreak, a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with one of the 20+ species of the listeria bacteria.

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Before You Grill This Summer: Check Your Ground Beef for Recalls

May 17, 2022 posted in Safety, Food Recalls

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Grilling out over the Memorial Day Weekend is a holiday tradition but some Americans might have made the “mis-steak” of using meat products that have been recently recalled and could make their families sick.

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