'Food Safety'

In a nutshell: product mislabeled; class III recall

From the Rudolph Foods press release distributed by the FDA

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2010 – Rudolph Foods Company, Inc., a San Bernardino, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 186 pounds of…

HVP. Up until last week those initials had no meaning. When I wrote about the tortilla soup base recall, I looked up what hydrolyzed vegetable protein was and thought — oh dear — lots of food recalls will…

Here’s a good article naming the 15 best food movies of all time and the 10 best food documentaries along with…

In a nutshell: Oh, no, here comes the hydrolyzed vegetable protein problem again. Can you imagine how many products use HVP?

From a Homemade Gourmet press release distributed by the FDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 3, 2010 – [more...]

Urgent from Food Democracy Now:

After years of bureaucratic wrangling, a recent USDA environmental review may finally approve Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa. If approved, GMO alfalfa will fundamentally undermine the entire organic industry overnight. In addition, the USDA says Americans consumers…

In a nutshell: 96,000 pounds of beef products may be contaminated with E.coli food poisoning

From the Randolph Packing Co. distributed by FDA

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2010 – Randolph Packing Co. Inc., an Asheboro, N.C. establishment, is recalling…

In a nutshell: chicken soup base may cause salmonella food poisoning.

From Castella Imports & Basic Food Flavors distributed by the FDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 02, 2010 – Castella Imports of Hauppauge, NY, is voluntarily recalling…

Top 10 Food Saving Tips

According to Fresh Plaza, an online newsletter about global produce, food prices are once again on the…

A Circle of Food blog reader sent me this list of Fast Company’s 10 most innovative food companies.

I personally find…

Ever wonder about the expiration dates or sell by dates on what you buy?

Sometimes it’s stamped clearly. Other times, it’s in some…