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Articles about food safety (0-50 of 3226)
- Kitchen Safety Information
By: Charles Nash | - I have some information that I want to share with you on kitchen safety. I think many people assume that kitchen is relatively safe and that nothing bad could happen. I suppose if youre vigilant all the time than you wouldnt have any issues, but we all have our weak times. When were weak or negligent, the bad things happen and someone could get hurt. You could very easily burn yourself or even burn down your home. You never know what could happen in this room, but Im going to give yo ...
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- Food Stains On Uniforms
By: Kristy Mills | - Most uniforms, especially those for the restaurant industry, have stain release or stain guard. Stains can still happen because men, women, and children in any type of uniform eat. No matter how careful someone is when eating, there will come a time when food ends up on his or her uniform. The only way to prevent it would be to wear a bib, which we know isnt practical. When wearing uniforms with stain release, the uniform will clean up pretty easy and there will be no stains.
Stai ...
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- Shelf Life Testing Important For Small Scale Food Producers
By: Andrew Stratton | - Many people have begun the process of producing their own food. Whether it is simply for their families, their communities or their careers, small scale food production is beginning to take off.
Farmer's markets are popping up all over the place and consumers are beginning to take an interest in origins of their fruits, vegetables and meat pantry goods. This is a wonderful thing. It brings communities closer and cuts down on carbon footprints that are attributed to shipping goods ...
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- The Real Food Safety Rules
By: Patrick Carpen | - We are rapidly approaching the major "cooking holidays" of the year. We all want our family and dinner guests to have a pleasant dining experience. We spend days planning that special meal and hours preparing it so nothing goes off without a hitch, but did we do it safely? You might have pulled off the best beef wellingtons ever - you boss' favorite—but if you poisoned everyone in the room, you can kiss that promotion good bye. So let's look at some basic tips for keeping your food safe an ...
Tags: food safety, salmonella, meat safety, cooking, food, health
- Choosing The Best Pet Food For Your Pets
By: Lawrence White | - Pets are man's best friend. They keep us happy and help us to relax. Therefore, we need to take good care of our pets. This can be done by providing your pets with the best pet food, adequate pet supplies and accessories. You have to assess your pets first and see what they like and what they don't like. You shouldn't force a specific kind of food on them. You should look at the nutritional value of the food and decide what is best for your pet. You can also prepare the food for pets by yourself ...
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- Super Premium Dog Food : Garlic And Your Dog!
By: Dr. Janice Elenbaas | - Ah, garlic! As a woman who loves to cook and to eat, I am thrilled to learn about all the wonderful health benefits of my favorite seasoning. I cook for all the members of my family and that includes our furry babies. My dogs eat super premium dog food that I prepare.
Garlic has been used for centuries as a blood tonic. There has recently been controversy over feeding dogs garlic. Too much can cause a disease called hemolytic anemia. Too much, means 50 cloves at one time...that is ...
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- Food Handlers Course Online
By: Michael A. Montoya | - Food handler"s certificate or food handler"s card or food handler"s license is required by workers working in the food industry. From local fast food joints, to catering services and even some food science related fields require their employees to possess the food handler certificate.
The food handler course is held in various technical colleges, classes and also online. Texas food handler course is available online. There are many benefits of studying online that ...
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- Eating Beatific Food Storage
By: Top Article1 | - These innocuous matter hardware tips in home support to kill bacteria, moulds and parasites, stops them multiplying and stops further designate or spread. Ensure your matter is nutritious, decent and fresh in all respects. Reduce wastage of matter and realize continuance for money by using the right matter hardware container.
Importance of matter storage
Improper matter hardware is harmful to maintaining a beatific health regime. Proper matter hardware does not advance ...
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- The Importance Of Food Handling In Ensuring Food Safety
By: Art Gib | - When I started my first year of college, I got a job at the university food court. I was hired to be a cashier, and I hardly handled any food at all. So, I was surprised when I learned that I was required to take a class and a test in order to receive a food handler card. The class was held in a downtown government building and was about an hour long, and in those sixty minutes, I learned more than an enough to convince me of the importance of food safety. Even as a cashier, there was a possibil ...
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- Bharatbook.com: An Overview Of Food Flavors And Ingredients - A Report
By: bharat book bureau | - The dramatic economic events that unfolded on the world stage in 2008 were accompanied by fear, sheer panic and the realization that it is impossible to isolate serious problems on Wall Street from those on Main Street. With this as the backdrop heading into 2009, perceptions of the health of the overall economy and personal financial security will have a major impact on what consumers will eat and drink, both at home and away. The focus of this report, as in years past, is to highlight the flav ...
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- Food Handlers Priority: Food Safety
By: Art Gib | - As the headlines scream out news of food contamination, food recalls, and warn the public of food borne illnesses, now more than ever, we all must practice sanitary habits around what we eat. Food handlers must be ever vigilant of their responsibility in protecting the public's health. Here are some tips on handling food safely.
"NJ Reports Salmonella Cases Linked to Multi-State Outbreak"
"Michigan's Many E. coli Cases Linked to Ground Beef"
"Massachusetts Salmonel ...
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- How To Ensure Internet Safety For Kids
By: Ranju Kumar | - In this Modern Age, parental concern about child safety on internet is no laughing matter. As a parent, along with countless others, your child's unsafe activity on the internet nags on you constantly. Worry no more because the Net Safety for Kids, a book based on the internet is all about that! Properly prepare yourself with the know how on tackling internet dangers that selectively targets your child!
Most kids these days know more about the internet than their own parents simpl ...
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- Ramp Up Sales With A Hot Food Display
By: Art Gib | - If you run a convenience or small grocery store, you know that a lot of your revenue comes from impulse buys purchased near the registers. Cold drink displays have long been a favorite come-on near the checkout, but how about ramping up sales with a hot food display as well? Here are some ideas.
First, the Equipment
In order to pull off an effective and safe hot food display, you need to have the right equipment. Crock pots and improvised machines simply will not b ...
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- How To Prepare An Onboard Atv Safety Kit
By: Billy Whitmire | - The more riding experience you gain, the more you learn that the unexpected can happen, and at the worse possible moment! Whether a perfectly good riding trip will turn into a nightmare, can simply be the difference between having an onboard safety kit or not. It is definitely best to be prepared in case of an emergency or vehicle breakdown.
When considering an onboard ATV safety kit for your vehicle, consider that it is better to be prepared and not have an emergency occur, then to ...
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- Get A Leg Up On Food Safety By Cleaning With Dry Ice
By: Ray Beauvais | - Food safety is a hot topic in todays society. Whether its considering the sanitary conditions of our home kitchens or the factories in which many of our foods are processed and packaged, its important to understand the methods behind keeping food areas as clean as possible. Dry ice cleaning is a method that is increasing in popularity and many believe that it might be one of the best techniques available.
For example, many of the foods we consume today ha ...
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- 6 Food Safety Tips For Your Next Picnic
By: Barb Dearing | - Planning a picnic? Then you'll want to take a minute to brush up on picnic food safety tips. When air temperatures rise above 45 degrees Fahrenheit, protein-based foods can become a breeding ground for bacteria. Unless you want to serve food poisoning at your outdoor gathering, it's best to keep the following food safety tips in mind.
1. Make sure to transport food in the proper containers. While non-perishable food can be easily packed in a brown paper bag or cardboard box, foods ...
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- Tips To Avoid The Risk Of Food Poisoning This Summer
By: Pedro DeBrito | - Are you looking forward to a wonderful summer? Family reunions, beaches, warm weather and of course barbeques.
Along with the relaxing atmosphere and ease of preparing a summer barbeque dinner or picnic for friends and family, come some well known risks. You are likely aware that e.coli and salmonella can cause symptoms that range from mild discomfort and irritable bowel syndrome to life threatening emergencies. But, why is this more common during summertime meals and how can you protect ...
Tags: food poisoning, food safety, immune disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome
- Food Machinery And Food Safety
By: Martina Meneghetti | - Food safety is a frequently debated and very sensitive theme in these last years. Increasingly we hear cases of food contaminated with toxic agents, or on the packaging there were toxic substances and potentially harmful to our body.
This is particularly painful when we talk about food for children, as the notorious Chinese milk with the melamine. But these things happen not only in China, we can still remember well the scandal of Nestl powder milk, or the very harmful presen ...
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- Food Poisoning Incubation Times
By: David Arts | - We have had many questions sent to us in the past asking if we could investigate a restaurant in our jurisdiction.
Usually the complaint was of getting sick a few hours from dining. The complainant is puzzled when we ask where
they ate 5 hours ago, 12 hours ago and 1-2 days ago? The reasoning for this timeframe is that most common food
illnesses take several hours to as much as 6 weeks to incubate to the point where you would feel symptoms. Below
is a table th ...
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- Some Basic Rules For Food Handlers
By: Art Gib | - Anyone who works in the food industry must have a food handler card before he or she is able to perform their duties. What many people do not realize is that employees such as dishwashers must go through the training just as the servers and cooks do. In order to get this card in most states, workers must take a 90 minute class either in person or online and pass a test. Here are some of the basics of what you will learn.
- Wash your hands, wash your hands, and wash your hands some ...
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- Grocery Manufacturers Association Outlines Wide-ranging Initiatives To Bolster Food Safety
By: Brian Kennedy | - The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today highlighted three private sector initiatives that will improve the safety and security of the nations food supply. The food industry is ultimately responsible for the safety of its products, said Pamela G. Bailey, GMA president and CEO. We take that responsibility very seriously and want our consumers and policymakers to know that we are vigilant when it comes to product safety and consumer protection. We are stepping up to the ...
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- Food Safety In The Kitchen
By: Lee Lazarus | - The kitchen is one place that you cannot afford to take risks when it comes to food handling and the safety measures well written on the wall. The basic fact here is the way you want to handle yourself in the kitchen and the health that comes after your actions.
The safety of food begins from the time you buy from the nearest grocery. The basic fact here is to make an effort to go for the fresh types of foods because they have little hazards within them or go for the refrigerated ...
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- So They Have To Wear Gloves, Right?
By: Rachelle Williams | - You walk into a caf at lunchtime and order a chicken and salad wrap to be freshly made from the cold display. You notice that the staff member making the wrap doesn't wear gloves. That's against the law right???
Gloves are certainly expected by the public as they are seen to keep hands away from food, but are they legally required?
Gloves are intended to prevent or control contamination and if used properly, do an excellent job. The problem is that as many are not used corr ...
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- Food Safety And Bioterrorism: Survival Of The Fittest?
By: C.L. Carr | - How safe is the food you're eating? Do you know what went into it? According to a January 9, 2009 article by Sarah Hills of The Food Navigator, titled, "Food Terrorism Tops 2009 Safety Scare List", she quotes her source, Bill Marler as saying, "Food safety will be a major concern for President-elect Barack Obama after his inauguration this month, and it is a vital part of the overall health of our country and our economy.
Mr. Maler, who is a food safety advocate and managing partner ...
Tags: bioterrorism, food supply safety, home food preservation
- Obtaining Your Food Handler Card
By: Art Gib | - For those who are working on being in any kind of food business whether it be catering, management, or the restaurant business one requirement will most likely always remain and that is you must have a food handler card. It can sometimes be time consuming and a little on the expensive side, but now some states are allowing workers to receive their food handler's online. So, from the convenience of your own home and for a relatively small fee it is simple to acquire this.
If you ar ...
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- Genetically Modified Food: Friend Or Foe? What You Can Do To Preserve Your Health
By: C.L. Carr | - The consumption of genetically modified food has risen steeply over the last several years, especially
in the western nations. But how safe is it? Are there any reliable scientific findings which support
the safety of GMO's? The answer to this last question is...NO! But there seems to be plenty of
emerging evidence to the contrary.
According to the U.S. Center for Food Safety, "It is estimated that 70-75% of processed food on
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- Your Guide To Canning And Preserving
By: Shawn Wilson | - When the economy faces a downturn such as the one we're currently experiencing, we often turn to more traditional methods of making sure our family has food on the table. One of the most effective methods is canning and preserving fruits and produce.
Another reason so many of us love home canning is because it gives us more control of what we're eating. Those with large vegetable gardens cannot possibly eat everything that they harvest, and besides freezing, canning and preser ...
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- Maintaining A Safe Food Supply
By: Mosche Doman | - Consumer concern about the safety of our food supply seems to be increasing on a daily basis. Americans watch in horror as some of the world's leading food companies have become entangled in a growing food-safety scandal traced back to milk ingredients from China. Concerns over imported ingredients surfaced again, when the Chinese government acknowledged widespread melamine contamination of infant formula for sale in China, resulting in four deaths and tens of thousands of very sick babies. It h ...
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- Cooking - Is It An Art, A Science, Or A Pain
By: Bob Boeck | - For me, cooking has always been fun. I started cooking in
my younger day back in Nebraska. Luckily, my mother was
patient enough to teach me. For my wife, she's glad I have
fun doing it. What is your vote? Do you cook for
pleasure, or necessity?
If you have the right equipment, a comfortable kitchen,
and are willing to try different things, cooking can be
fun. Having someone to clean up after you helps, too.
Most ovens ...
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- Seafood Safety In Your Home
By: KC Kudra | - Whether you grew up by the ocean or you have always loved the taste of crab or lobster, you will probably agree that there is nothing quite as tasty as fresh fish or shellfish, prepared well and piping hot. With all of today's warnings about food contamination fears ringing in our heads, though, it can be a little hard to properly relax and enjoy your delicious meal. However, it is important to think about food safety when it comes to seafood, but with a little bit of information, you'll find th ...
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- Food Crisis "€" Government Misses Trick
By: marcashton | - Being a born and bred capitalist I am one of the last people to say The government must provide. But I truly believe that they have missed a trick with regards to the food crisis gripping the country and stimulating economic growth.
The problem food is too expensive and it is hurting people at the bottom of the food chain (excuse the pun) and the majority of food producers and agricultural operations are producing near capacity.
The solution divert all ...
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- Tips To Avoid The Next Pet Food Recall
By: Susan Thixton. | - 2007 turned out to be the worst year in history for pet food recalls. There is no chance of being completely certain that your pet's food is poisoned or will be on a recall list - but there are some important thing to look for and avoid that can improve your chances to locate a healthy, safe pet food.
Begin by looking for the Ingredient Listing on your pet food. Some pet foods can contain 90 or more ingredients, but we are going to focus on just a few ingredients that have the p ...
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- It Kills Bald Eagles But Considered Safe In Pet Food!
By: Susan Thixton. | - This article is going to shock you. You are going to read something you have probably never been told before about the safety of pet foods. Although it's shocking, it is something that every pet owner should be aware of.
A very disturbing fact of pet food comes from FDA testing. The FDA has determined that pentobarbital, the drug that is used to euthanize animals - is commonly found in many popular pet foods. You did read that correctly. Pentobarbital, a euthanizing drug, is ...
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- China Indonesia Agree On Food Safety Issues
By: DYLAN SUN | - Indonesian authorities yesterday acknowledged that formaldehyde exists naturally in food and agreed to conduct further investigations into its recent "public warnings" about allegedly contaminated Chinese food products, a visiting delegation said in Beijing. "Both sides agreed to treat products from both countries on a non-discriminatory basis," the minutes of meetings between the delegation and China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said. The In ...
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- China, Indonesia Agree On Food Safety Issues
By: DYLAN SUN | - Indonesian authorities yesterday acknowledged that formaldehyde exists naturally in food and agreed to conduct further investigations into its recent "public warnings" about allegedly contaminated Chinese food products, a visiting delegation said in Beijing. "Both sides agreed to treat products from both countries on a non-discriminatory basis," the minutes of meetings between the delegation and China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said. The In ...
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- Restore Consumer Confidence Home And Abroad On Food Safty
By: DYLAN SUN | - China, recently in the media spotlight for food safety issues, was put well on track to better food safety, as the country went all out to ensure the food safety and restore consumer confidence home and abroad.
It issued the first white paper on food safety on Aug. 17 and put Vice Premier Wu Yi to head a high-profile panel on product quality and food safety issues, followed by a string of efforts made by various government organs in the recent month to crack down on food s ...
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- Food Safety | Does Your Kitchen Serve Up Food Safety?
By: Chrystle Fiedler | - Who would believe that fresh spinach could make you sick? But that's just what happened last winter, when a rash of illnesses broke out that were linked to consuming E. colicontaminated fresh spinach.
Since then, you've probably wondered what's safe to eat and what's not, and what you can do to protect yourself and your family from foodborne illnesses. Plenty, it turns out.
Foodborne-diseases cause roughly 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations and about 5,0 ...
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- Six Secrets To Keeping Your Pet Healthy, Frisky, And Safe.
By: Susan Thixton | - Secret #1 Understand what your pet is eating. Science proves that the average size cat has the potential to live 30 years and the average size dog has the potential to live 25 years. Proper nutrition is vital to your pet living a long and healthy life.
Unfortunately, more than 80% of all pet foods don't provide the quality nutrition that is needed for your pet to thrive. The good news is that 20% of pet foods do.
While there is a HUGE amount of information to con ...
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- Top 7 Tips For Maintaining Kitchen Food Safety
By: Charlotte Buelow | - Bacterial food poisoning is becoming more common in the US. Some experts estimate that over 76 million cases occur each year. By following a few simple household precautions, you can greatly reduce your family's chances of food poisoning.
1. Check your kitchen appliances and ensure that the fridge and freezer thermostats are working properly. Also, make sure that they are set on the correct temperature for food storage- your fridge should be set at 40 degrees Fahrenheit (or les ...
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- How Long Is Food Good For
By: Victor Epand | - Raw hamburger: has a refrigerator shelf life of 2-3 days after purchase. If you do not use the hamburger within 3 days, it should be frozen for future use. It can be frozen either raw or cooked.
Hummus: It has the typical ingredients - chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt. Hummus can be refrigerated in a closed container for up to 5 days and can be kept in the freezer in an air-tight container for up to one month. If the hummus appears dry when you take it out o ...
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- Many Different Ways To Go About Taking Care Of Food
By: Victor Epand | - If you talk to fifty chefs you'll get fifty different answers on packaging. Yes, it is addressed extensively in the training materials and during the seminars. Believe it or not, it is not really a big deal. You just look at the options and decide what's best for you and your clients. It is really not a big deal at all, and you could get fifty or more different answers here. There are typically three different types of packagaing. Disposables, Rubbermaid type, and pyrex... usually people choose ...
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- All About Restaurant Sanitation
By: Josh Stone | - Restaurants have a natural challenge that just comes with the territory: cleanliness and food safety. It seems not a day goes by without another horror story in the news about contaminated food products. Restaurants get routinely shut down by the Health Department. Even if things don't get that bad for your business, all it takes is for a delivery person to see a puddle of muck on the floor in your kitchen for a bad word-of-mouth campaign to start circulating about your establishment. The media ...
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- Dietary Guideline Usa
By: rolfie | - Dietary Guidleine
Are you sick and tired of the confusion about our dietary guideline? Don't do this, do that, no not this, lose weight this way and on and on. Too much fat, more of this and it goes on and on and on. Frankly, it's enough to drive us all nuts. Turn off the TV, boot up the computer and take a real hard look at the new 2005 dietary guideline released recently.
Let's face it its not easy trying to manage our lives today with so much going on. Learning ...
Tags: nutrients, weight, physical activity, fats, alcoholic beverages, food safety
- Harmful Bacteria In Your Kitchen
By: Minh Nguyen, D. D. S. | - Many people do not practice effective food safety procedures until a food-related illness affects them or someone they know. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 76 million people get sick each year from foodborne illnesses. Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria and Staphyloccus are the most common forms of bacteria that may be hiding in your kitchen.
Unfortunately, these bacteria and other pathogens may also be hiding in your food. A 1997 study at the University ...
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