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Food Safety Tip: Keep nails trimmed short, do not wear nail polish and NEVER wear fake nails. All employees that handle food need to have good personal hygiene and it all starts with good nail care. A food handler can not properly clean under the nails if they can not see what is there. In addition […]

Kroger Co announced in a press release dated October 19th that they will stop selling raw sprouts on October 22, 2012.  I have talked about the risk of sprouts when teaching  ServSafe® Food Manager courses.  Sprouts have a long history of recalls and illness.  In a USA today  article by Elizabeth Weise the following list of

On October 17, 2012, Dole Fresh Vegetables voluntarily recalled a limited number of cases of Dole American Blend salad in 12 oz. bags, coded A275208A or B, with Use-by date of October 17 and UPC 7143000933, due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses

A voluntary recall was issued on October 10, 2012 by Four Seasons Dairy Inc, 255 58th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220.  The product being recalled is Herring Fillets “Atlantic Recipe” in oil in 16.66 ounces/500g because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product comes in a 16.66 oz/500g clean plastic tub with an expiration date

October 12, 2012 – S & P Company, Limited of Paramount, CA is recalling 150 cases/1,800 jars of Su-nun Crush Roasted Thai Red Pepper, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The Su-nun Brand Red Pepper was distributed in the Los Angeles Area Grocery stores (between July of 2012 to October 2012) including Bell and Long Beach, Rockford, IL, Phoenix,

On October 13th a voluntary recall was announced by  Nature’s Recipe brand  recalling a limited supply of Nature’s Recipe® Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken, manufactured in one of its U.S. production facilities. The risk is Salmonella. Many people do not realize that if they touch the contaminated biscuits and do not proper wash hands they are

  October 11, 2012 Charlotte, North Carolina – Fresh Express Incorporated issued a voluntary recall for the following lettuce: Fresh Express Precautionary Salad Recall- 10/11/12 (No other Fresh Express Salads are included in this recall) BRAND PRODUCT NAME SIZE UPC Production Code Best If Used By Date POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION STATES Fresh Express Hearts of Romaine 18

Physical Contamination refers to something that is in the food that does not belong and in this case Kellogg’s has issued a voluntary recall due to the possible presence of fragments of flexible metal mesh from a faulty manufacturing part. Recalled products include only Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original and Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size with the

Oh Micheal Symon how you inspired me today. I purchased a pork tenderloin the other day not really knowing what I was going do with it. Maybe pork and sauerkraut. Then while breaking for lunch I watched The Chew and what do I see? Michael Symon was given the challenge to cook a meal out

Do you have a stomach ache, vomiting and diarrhea and a low grade or no fever?  Did one person in your house get sick first then everyone else about 18-36 hours later? You tell your friends and family that you have a stomach flu.   What you have is most likely Viral gastroenteritis.  Viral gastroenteritis is caused