Archive for December, 2007
Poultry Workers Can Spread E.coli
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan December 30th, 2007 in Food Organizations, Food Safety, Political Food Issues.
Antibiotic use in poultry processing has been controversial for decades, but researchers now say workers who handle broiler chickens in manufacturing plants are at risk of contracting drug-resistant E. coli and spreading it to local communities.
A broiler…
[more...]Fast Food, Healthy Choices for the New Year at Jack in the Box
1 Comment Published by Karyn Zoldan December 30th, 2007 in Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Lifestyle Choices.
As soon as January 2 rolls around, everyone starts thinking about dieting, exercising, and eating healthy.
This time Jack in the Box restaurants will help you get into your skinny jeans with two new menu options debuting January…
[more...]Raw Oysters from Louisiana May Be Contaminated/Food Poisoning
3 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan December 29th, 2007 in Food Poisoning, Food Safety.
In a nutshell: Raw oysters from Louisiana may be contaminated.
December 29, 2007–FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Raw Oysters Harvested from the West Karako Bay Section of Growing Area 3 in Louisiana – possibly contaminated with norovirus.
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14,800 pounds of ground beef stolen. May cause food poisoning.
2 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan December 28th, 2007 in Food Poisoning, Food Safety.
In a nutshell: a Texas ground beef company had a trailer stolen containing 14,800 of ground beef. Since they don’t know what happened to the ground beef or how it was stored, they are issuing a public health alert.  …
[more...]Food Recall Blog: Ground Beef Patty May Cause Food Poisoning
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan December 25th, 2007 in Food Poisoning, Food Recalls, Food Safety.
In a nutshell: Ground beef patty may be contaminated with Listeria.
December 25, 2007–The Maramont Corporation, a Brooklyn, N.Y, company, is voluntarily recalling approximately 88 pounds of a beef patty product that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the…
[more...]Working Out on Christmas Eve Day
1 Comment Published by Karyn Zoldan December 24th, 2007 in Christmas, Food Memoir.
I joined another gym. I had been going to Curves for 15 months and hated it. Actually, I didn’t go for 15 months, I was signed up for 15 months and was paying for it but went sporadically. The routine…
[more...]Easy Appetizer Recipes – Holiday and Otherwise
1 Comment Published by Karyn Zoldan December 23rd, 2007 in Cravings, Entertaining / Parties, Healthy Snacks, Recipes, Snacks.
One of my favorite things to do is make an entire meal out of appetizers. Who needs soup to nuts or a large portion of a big entree when tiny bites of delicious foods await.
Mark Bittman, the Minimalist…
[more...]Chocolate Bar Recall-Whole Foods Expands Recall (Nuts & Milk)
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan December 21st, 2007 in Chocolate Chocolate, Food Recalls, Food Safety.
In a nutshell: Whole Foods is expanding the recall of chocolate bars because of undeclared allergens such as tree nuts and milk which could be deadly to people who have these allergies.
December 21, 2007 — Whole Foods Market®…
[more...]Food Recall: Canned Green Beans May Cause Food Poisoning
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan December 21st, 2007 in Food Poisoning, Food Recalls, Food Safety.
In a nutshell: Canned green beans may be contaminated causing fatal food poisoning.
December 21, 2007–New Era Canning Company of New Era, Michigan is voluntarily recalling 171 cases/ 6 cans per case of 6 lbs. 5 oz. GFS Fancy…
[more...]Public Health Alert: Ground Beef Food Poisoning in 5 States
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan December 21st, 2007 in Food Recalls, Food Safety.
In a nutshell: 38 people in 5 states may have been sickened with food poisoning after consuming fresh ground beef from Safeway supermarkets.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health…
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