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Food Safety

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Baby Spinach and Bagged Salads Recalled

    Two greens producers in Salinas have recalled their products due to bacterial contamination. Taylor Farms is recalling their organic baby spinach, and River Ranch is recalling its bagged salads, Food Safety News reports. Random testing by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found Salmonella on a fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    10 Sickened by Raw Milk in California

    Ten California residents have come down with food poisoning -- Campylobacter bacteria infections, to be exact -- after consuming raw milk produced by Fresno County-based Organic Pastures. Raw milk, raw skim milk (non-fat), raw cream and raw butter produced by the dairy have been recalled and are s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Best Food Poisoning Remedy May Be Garlic

    For garlic-lovers, there's a new reason to love those cloves even more, and it doesn't have much to do with flavoring your food. A study out of Washington State University found that garlic is 100 times stronger than antibiotics when it comes to killing bacteria that causes food poisoning. Garlic co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Twitter Feud of the Week: Tom Colicchio vs. Dan Moody

    It seems that a few weeks ago we missed a classic tweet-off between Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio and local chef Dan Moody, a former LudoBites sous chef who has spun off several pop-up of his throughout Southern California, including a recent stint at Culver City's Batch. Moody called out Colicchio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Sushi Alert: Spicy Tuna Rolls Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

    Dubbed the pink slime of the sea, nearly 59,000 pounds of yellowfin tuna have been recalled after a salmonella outbreak. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak has been reported in 20 states and 12 people have been hospitalized. The product is called Nakaochi Scra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Uproar Over 'Pink Slime' in School Lunches

    Remember pink goo? Let us refresh your memory. Pink goo, aka pink slime, is scraps of meat and connective tissue swept up from slaughterhouse floors that are doused with a pink chemical to kill dangerous pathogens -- since they've been, you know, on the floor -- then blended together into a substanc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Taco Bell Implicated in 10-State Salmonella Outbreak

    When there was a multistate outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis in October, the Centers for Disease Control would identify the culprit only as "Mexican-style, fast-food Restaurant Chain A." Turns out, that's longhand for Taco Bell. At the time, the CDC refused to name the restaurant chain, saying the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Activists Call for Food Safety Czar's Ouster

    Occupy cornfields! Support is growing for a petition calling for the ouster of Michael Taylor, a senior adviser for the FDA who formerly served as vice president of Monsanto, the controversial agricultural multinational at the forefront of genetically modified foods, the Washington Post reports. Pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    The Year in Food Recalls

    It was a bad year for orange fruit (papayas, cantaloupes) and leafy greens (especially romaine). Ground turkey took a big hit (36 million pounds recalled), and raw milk products were pulled from shelves. Here's a look back at 2011 in food recalls, a year of E. coli conundrums, Listeria hysteria and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Study Suggests Flour the Culprit in Cookie Dough Illnesses

    Flickr/WonderlaneMake sure you cook your cookies​ Last week we reported on a new study that implicated raw chocolate chip cookie dough as the cause of a large outbreak of E. coli in 2009. Researchers said it was the first time an outbreak of food poisoning caused by the dangerous Shiga toxin-p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    U.S. Still a Dumping Ground for Crappy Honey, Study Finds

    Flickr/Joelk75​ They're calling it "honey laundering." More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores is filtered to the point where it contains no pollen -- which would make it flunk the quality standards set by most of the world's food safety agencies, according to testing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Listeria Update: 23 Deaths Since September

    clayirving​A listeriosis outbreak first reported last month has now resulted in 23 deaths, making this the deadliest outbreak since 1985, when 52 people died from the Listeria strain contracted via Mexican-style soft cheese. The sad food story began last month when a Colorado produce company i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Frozen Tuna Recall: Histamine Illnessess From Frozen Ground Tuna Grocery Sushi

    sushi from AFC​ Another day, another food recall. The latest is of frozen tuna that has been linked to illnesses caused by elevated histamine levels. According to Food Safety News, the FDA found evidence of food decomposition and elevated histamine levels in frozen tuna packed by Osamu Corpora ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Listeria Hysteria: Romaine Lettuce Recalled Over Contamination Fears

    Flickr/MuffetCalifornia's True Leaf farms has recalled their romaine​ Stop! Put down that salad fork! No, not because you're using the wrong fork. California's True Leaf farms is recalling 2,498 cartons of chopped romaine lettuce because it may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, although ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Is the War on Food Terror Useless?

    Associated PressThis California farmer was given money from the Department of Homeland Security to buy a lock for his dairy barn.​ A report released by the Associated Press yesterday, September 13th, found that the post-9/11 plan to protect the American food supply is mostly ineffective and u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    36 Million Pounds of Ground Turkey Recalled

    Flickr/Social Mediarts​The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey in the wake of a multi-state outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella linked to the death of a California man, the Chicago Tribune reports. Seventy-seven people in 26 states reported b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Tomato Recall Alert: Grape Tomatoes in California Packaged Salads

    Flickr/smcgeegrape tomatoes​ Your food recall alert of the day. (Getting tired of these yet? Right.) A specific lot of grape tomatoes grown by a Florida grower has been recalled by the FDA for possible salmonella contamination, prompting a larger recall of packaged salads. Six L's of Immokale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Self Preservation: Master Food Preservers Confront Food Safety Issues

    Felicia FriesemaMaster Food Preserver Ernest Miller teaches about jar inspection at the UC Cooperative Extension​ Ernest Miller, Executive Chef at Farmer's Kitchen and Master Food Preserver (MFP) Instructor for the UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) (also we love that their website is ucanr.org), ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    California Merchant Recalls 64,000 Pounds of Chicken, Pork Products

    Flickr/Tony Austin​ A Tracy, California, food supplier has recalled 64,000 pounds of chicken and pork products because some broccoli in the products was found to be contaminated with Listeria, the Associated Press reports. The 10 varieties of premade foods, which include "Raley's" rice bowls ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    The FDA Weighs Tightening Regulations on Raw Milk Cheese

    Adam Kuban/FlickrA Tomme de Savoie​ Somewhere in a smoke-filled boardroom, the Whey and Curds Committee is hunched over a heap of runny rounds with washed rinds, trying to figure out whether or not the Federal government ought to clamp down on cheeses made with unpasteurized milk. A recent Ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Food Safety Bill Passes in House; Heads to Obama for Signature

    After a year in legal limbo and what looked like certain defeat only weeks ago, the House this afternoon passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (a.k.a. S. 510), paving the way for the first overhaul of America's food safety system in seven decades. The vote was 255-144 mostly along party lines (D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    [Updated] Senate Votes on Sweeping Food Safety Bill

    Flickr/graymalkna farm in Northern California​ Updated: Yesterday evening the Senate passed the Food Safety Bill, otherwise known as the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, or S.510. The bill passed on a 73-25 vote. It now goes to the House, which is widely expected to pass it, and then to Pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    GOOD Infographic Clears Up the Cost of Food Safety

    Posted on September 29th, this GOOD infographic ably breaks down the cost of keeping Americans safe from foodborne illnesses. Some--industry lobbyists and their political allies, for starters--say expenses associated with implementing the Food Safety Bill (around $1.6 billion, according to Oklahoma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    California Restaurant Association Backs Food Safety Law

    Flickr/LWY​ The California Restaurant Association is giving two freshly scrubbed thumbs up to the enactment of SB 602, landmark food safety legislation written by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The new law requires that all employees who handle food in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Safe Food-Handling Bill Is Sent to Governor

    Flickr/stevendepolo​ A bill that requires that restaurant workers be trained and certified in proper food handling was approved by the California state Senate on August 27th. The legislation, which seeks to reduce the incidence of food-borne illnesses in the state, has already been approved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Egg Watch Continues: More Recalls, New Safety Rules

    Flickr user Muy YumPoached egg from Bottega Louie​ Our egg problem is still going strong. MSNBC is reporting that over a half-billion eggs have been recalled, and even more could be on the horizon. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that new egg safety rules were only recently pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Check Your Eggs: Millions Recalled Due to Salmonella

    Flickr/stevendepolo​An outbreak of salmonella in eggs has prompted a nationwide recall and lead to hospitalizations in counties across the U.S., including in California, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Since May, at least 266 people across the state have become ill after eating contaminated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Good Tweets: The Top 25 Who's Who of Food Safety on Twitter

    ​Thanks to a tweet from @marionnestle (that would be Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology at New York University, author of What to Eat and other books, and of the Food Politics blog, to those who d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    The 10 Foods Most Likely to Make You Barf, According to the CDC

    ​ With recent food-borne illness outbreaks linked to alfalfa sprouts and romaine lettuce, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has re-released its list of what the group calls the top 10 riskiest foods regulated by the FDA, based on cases of illness reported to the Centers for Diseas ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Where the Elite Meet to Turn You Off Meat

    ​ With recent food-borne illness outbreaks linked to alfalfa sprouts and romaine lettuce, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has re-released its list of what the group calls the top 10 riskiest foods regulated by the FDA, based on cases of illness reported to the Centers for Diseas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Fresno-based Beef Packers, Inc. Issues Beef Recall Due to Salmonella Outbreak

    Photo credit: KSEE24Beef Packers, Inc.​Beef Packers, Inc., a Fresno meat-packing plant, is recalling almost 900,000 pounds of ground beef products due possible salmonella contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall today. ... More >>

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