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1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection, worse than restaurants

Source: USATODAY.com  A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants. Restaurants should be spotless, and so should your own home; especially the kitchen area.  I have a few rules that I find to be helpful in this regard. Garbage is emptied every evening. [...]
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Potato industry ‘at risk’ after latest outbreak of disease

Source: Scotsman.com Business THE Scottish seed potato industry has reacted with anger to the confirmation of another crop of potatoes being infected with the highly infectious and transmissible potato disease dickeya solani which was found in a sample of ware potatoes grown last year on West Mains of Colliston outside Arbroath. The outbreak has a number [...]
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66,000 pounds of bison meat recalled

Source: CNN.com The recalled products include: • 16-ounce packages of Great Range All Natural Ground Bison with a sell- or freeze-by date of June 21, 22, or 24. • 16-ounce packages of Nature’s Rancher Ground Buffalo with a sell- or freeze-by date of June 22. • 16-ounce packages of The Buffalo Guys All Natural Ground Buffalo 90 Percent [...]
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15 million pounds of SpaghettiOs recalled

Source: CNN.com Blogs Campbell Soup Co. is recalling nearly15 million pounds of canned "SpaghettiOs with Meatballs" because of possible under-processing, the U.S. agriculture department said. The recall includes 14.75-ounce cans with a use-by date between June 2010 and December 2011 of three varieties of the product: "SpaghettiOs with Meatballs," "SpaghettiOs A to Z with Meatballs" and [...]
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Wet summer, more demand could create seed shortage

Dreaming of biting into a garden-fresh cucumber sandwich this summer? Better order your seeds now. A poor growing season last year and increased orders from Europe could make it difficult for home gardeners to get seeds for the most popular cucumber variety and some vegetables this spring. Farmers, who usually grow different varieties than home gardeners, [...]
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A paradox of plenty – hunger in America

Call it a paradox of plenty. In the world’s wealthiest country, home to more obese people than anywhere else on earth, almost 50 million Americans struggled to feed themselves and their children in 2008. That’s one in six of the population. Millions went hungry, at least some of the time. Things are bound to get [...]
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Stockpile food and water but don’t panic

AUSTRALIANS have been advised to stockpile food and water after the World Health Organisation raised its swine flu alert to phase five yesterday, indicating an imminent pandemic. The Federal Government’s pandemic plan, a 132-page manual issued to medics, media and the public, insists that once the world reaches phase five, Australians should stock their pantries with [...]
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Dollars from dirt: Economy spurs home garden boom

With the recession in full swing, many Americans are returning to their roots — literally — cultivating vegetables in their backyards to squeeze every penny out of their food budget. Industry surveys show double-digit growth in the number of home gardeners this year and mail-order companies report such a tremendous demand that some have run [...]
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Survey finds holes in US disaster preparedness

Via: The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a disaster such as an earthquake or terrorist attack, nearly two-thirds of U.S. parents would disregard orders to evacuate and would rush to pick up their kids from school, according to a new survey. The survey found that 63 percent of parents would ignore orders to [...]
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What Is Food Grade Plastic?

A very good resource: Definitions and direction on how to determine what plastic containers are food grade. The Virtual Weber Bullet
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