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Don't Get Sick From Holiday Cookout

Keep the deviled eggs cold and the barbecue chicken hot. That's the advice from the Kentucky Department for Public Health to anyone who's attending a July 4th cookout this weekend.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Kentucky, Kentucky Government

Fri Jul 03, 2009

WTVH Syracuse

4th of July food safety guidelines

Friday, July 03, 2009 at 6:11 p.m. TheA 4th of July means fun, fireworks, and of course.... food! TheA USDA has released food safety guidelines to make sure you enjoy a happy, yet safe, holiday.

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Related Topix: United States Department of Agriculture, US News

NewWest

'Food Inc.' Takes Aim At Corporate Ag

The latest salvo against the nation's agricultural-industrial complex is on the big screen.

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Related Topix: Food, Inc., Agriculture, Science, E. Coli, Health, Diana DeGette, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Monsanto Products Reach Regulatory Milestones in the European Union

ST. LOUIS, June 29, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company announced today that experts at the European Food Safety Authority issued a favorable scientific opinion on Monsanto's Roundup Ready 2 corn product for cultivation and reconfirmed the safety of its YieldGard insect-protected corn trait.

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Related Topix: Monsanto, Chemicals, Entomology, Science, Agriculture

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Grant Tribune-Sentinel

When it comes to fresh produce, food safety is important

Berries are in season and in their prime. However, before enjoying the wholesome summer snack, or any fresh produce this summer, be sure to follow good food safety to reduce the presence of harmful bacteria that could cause foodborne illness, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln food safety specialist said.

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Related Topix: University of Nebraska Lincoln, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Vegetables, Fruits

The Ledger

Consumers Must Assume More of the Responsibility for Food Safety Issues

Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:36 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:36 p.m. MINNEAPOLIS No one really wants to meet Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer from Seattle, because those who do are likely A) critically sickened by contaminated food and in need of legal help, or B) responsible for selling the food.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Life, Food, Hamburger, E. Coli, Health, Food and Drug Administration

Worthing Today

Community urged to think about food safety

HORSHAM District Community Partnership Team and the District's Senior Persons' Council have joined forces during Food Safety Week to promote the need for correct storage and food handling at home.

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Related Topix: Health, E. Coli

US Recall News

New York Firm Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products Due To Unapproved Ingredient

Buffalo SAV, Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 208,768 pounds of frozen meat and poultry products because they contain an unapproved ingredient, Amaranth Red #2, that is declared on the label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

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Related Topix: Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Metro, Agriculture, Science, Food and Drug Administration, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

Wed Jul 01, 2009

6 ABC

Giant recalls instant nonfat milk

Giant food stores and Martin's food markets issues voluntary recall of giant brand instant nonfat dried milk.

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WMC-TV Memphis

Mississippi company recalls prepackaged meals

A Mississippi company has recalled prepackaged meals containing instant nonfat dried milk made by Plainview Milk Products Cooperative.

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Related Topix: Plainview, MN, January

StarTribune

Beef recalled for possible E. coli

Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. is recalling some of its beef because of possible E. coli contamination.

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Related Topix: Denver Metro, Greeley, CO, Greeley Metro, Agriculture, Science

Kypost.Com

Don't Let Foodborne Illness Spoil Your Independence Day

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services wants all Kentuckians to observe a happy and safe Independence Day by following a few simple food preparation and handling guidelines during outdoor cookouts, picnics and barbecues.

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Related Topix: Kentucky Government, Kentucky

Tue Jun 30, 2009

PR-inside.com

FDA Finds E. coli in Sample from Nestlea s Factory

Yesterday afternoon, the FDA announced that E. coli 0157:H7 contamination has been confirmed in Nestle Toll House cookie dough.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration

Restaurant Hospitality

Food Safety: Pick Your Poison

Are we really writing a story about the two least-sexy topics in the restaurant world, insurance and foodborne illness? You bet we are after learning that a New Jersey judge decreed that companies selling the former must pay claims of restaurants that experience the latter, no matter how cleverly exclusions might have been buried in a policy's fine ...

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Related Topix: Dining, Wakefield, MA, E. Coli, Health

People's Daily

FDA finds E. coli in Nestle plant

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed the presence of E. coli 0157, a deadly strain of bacteria, in a cookie dough sample from Nestle Toll House plant in Danville, Va, according to media reports Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Danville, VA

Mon Jun 29, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Top food scientist to target hidden fish allergens, pork, with new tests

Yun-Hwa Peggy Hsieh is a professor of food science in the department of nutrition, food and exercise sciences at the Florida State University College of Human Sciences.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Nutrition, Florida State University, Beef, Meat, Agriculture, Science, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

WebWire

EMSL Responds to Influx of Food Testing Due to Recent Increase in Recalls

While many of us are aware of the recent increases in recalls due to food borne illnesses, many have not truly realized the magnitude of the current situation.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

PR-inside.com

Global agribusiness leaders at Agri Vision 2009 identify ways to double food production by 2050

Demand is surging but supplies struggle to keep up as markets are volatile and there are limited supplies of land and water - is it possible? This was the question that attracted 375 leaders of agribusinesses from 44 countries to the Agri Vision 2009 conference organised by Nutreco.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Nashville Scene

Food on Film Series Opens Tonight With "Food, Inc."

The Belcourt's Food on Film week begins tonight with Food, Inc. After the 7 p.m. screening, the theater will host hors d'oeuvres from Whole Foods and a panel discussion with raw-food advocate Laura Button; Cindy Delvin, president of Tennessee Organic Growers Association; Will Harris, owner/operator of the grass-fed cattle farm White Oak Pastures in ...

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Related Topix: Food, Inc., Theater, Arts, Agriculture, Science

Newkerala.com

Junk food recipes are engineered to trigger our 'bliss point'

London, June 28 : Food scientists combine sugar, fat and salt in ways that make junk foods like burgers, chips, cold drinks and pizzas impossible to resist, says a leading expert who claims that cereals and ready meals can act on the brain's reward centres in the same way as tobacco.

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Related Topix: Recipes, Food and Drug Administration

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