Gear: Magnesium- Recalls
- Recall Good Taste Noodle MFG Recalls "Egg Noodles and Wonton Skins" Because Of Possible Health Risk: Good Taste No... http://bit.ly/aukuRM
- Recall Whole Foods Market® Announces Recall of Morningland Dairy and Ozark Hills Farm Cheese: The following press ... http://bit.ly/cXAebO
- Recall: No Specific Cause Found Yet Linking Dry Max Diapers to Diaper Rash: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commi... http://bit.ly/cSONKe
- Recall: Toshiba Recalls T Series Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard: The notebook computers can overheat at the... http://bit.ly/aXtQxR
- Recall Azteca Linda Corp. Expands Recall of Queso Fresco Because of Possible Health Risk: Azteca Linda Corp. of Br... http://bit.ly/cfGjVc
- Recall P&G Voluntarily Recalls a Small Amount of Dry Cat Food: CINCINNATI, August 31, 2010 - The Procter & Gamble ... http://bit.ly/9FAtb3
- Recall QUESERIA CHIPILO INC. Recalls Cheese Products because of Possible Health Risk: August 26, 2010 QUESERIA CHI... http://bit.ly/ctkFAQ
- Recall: CPSC Makes Recall Data Available Electronically to Businesses, 3rd Party Developers: The U.S. Consumer Pro... http://bit.ly/bweLHz
- Recall Torn & Glasser Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts Fancy, No Peanuts: Torn & Glasser of Rancho Domin... http://bit.ly/9TkPLa
- Recall Morningland Dairy Conducting Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Cheese Labeled as Morningland Dairy & Ozark... http://bit.ly/aXNl8A
Category Archives: Food
UK: Red alert for brassica pests and disease
Source: farminguk.com
Brassica growers are facing high risks of pest and disease pressure this season. The Brassica Alert disease and pest forecasting system for brassica crop growers has already hit red warning high risk for the key diseases Alternaria, Ringspot and White Blister by mid-July, along with high risk for Silver Y and thrips.
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Certain Pepperoni Products From Cowichan Valley Meat Market May Contain Dangerous Bacteria
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
OTTAWA, July 28, 2010 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Cowichan Valley Meat Market are warning the public not to consume the pepperoni products described below because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.
The following pepperoni products, [...]
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Urban farming: Detroit gets growing
Source: The Observer
Now the seeds of a remarkable rebirth are being planted – literally. Across Detroit, land is being turned over to agriculture. Furrows are being tilled, soil fertilised and crops planted and harvested. Like in no other city in the world, urban farming has taken root in Detroit, not just as a [...]
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13260 cans of Chicken of the Sea Tuna recalled over Botulism concerns in 10 states
Source: Food recall
On July 1, 2010 Tri-Union Seafoods announced a recall of Chicken of the Sea 12 ounce cans of solid white tuna packed in water, citing that a production error caused some issues with proper sealing. The FDA has specific guidelines on canned foods and the sealing process and the tuna recalled did not [...]
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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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Genetically Modified Potatoes Grow in Sweden
Source: NYTimes.com
Johan Bergstrom, a blond and boyish man of 31, who farms here with his father, reached into the dark, soft soil and extricated a tennis-ball-size potato, holding it gently so as not to snap off any of a half-dozen white shoots that were growing out of the potato’s eyes. He advised against tasting [...]
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Black Rice May Be Cheap Source of Antioxidants