Food Safety News - April 16, 2018 Vinegar can help home cooks battle bacteria on leafy greens

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Vinegar can help home cooks battle bacteria on leafy greens

By Carl Custer

The most recent outbreak from Escherichia coli O157:H7 in romaine lettuce spurred me to pull up an old draft, trim it and post it in an attempt to promote public health. Enjoy.  In the Spring of 2017 while sprinkling balsamic vinegar over chopped romaine lettuce, I wondered if anyone had published on the bactericidal effect... Continue Reading

FDA warns bakery about insanitary conditions, pests

By News Desk

A bakery is on notice from the FDA because the firm's products were prepared, packed, or held under conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby they may have been rendered injurious to heath. Staff from the Food and Drug Administration inspected the Olympia, WA, location of Blue Heron Bakery from Nov. 28 through Dec. 6, 2017, and discovered  "serious... Continue Reading

Publisher's Platform: Besides hepatitis A, what do McDonald's, Applebee's and Texas Roadhouse have in common?

By Bill Marler

Answer: They are all in Kentucky where a hepatitis A outbreak has been ongoing for months. With 272 people infected with Hepatitis A in Kentucky, restaurants must offer hepatitis A vaccines to employees – its common sense. – Full Report A McDonald's Corp. employee in Kentucky could have potentially spread hepatitis A to customers, according to local health... Continue Reading

Hepatitis A illnesses prompt recall of frozen strawberries

By News Desk

Montana brand frozen strawberries are being pulled from Canadian stores because of possible hepatitis A contamination. This recall was triggered by findings during an investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. CFIA will notify the... Continue Reading

FSIS shows how career service professionals run government

By Dan Flynn

Except for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent threats to extend the Senate’s work week unless it picks up the pace on confirmations, the continued vacancies in top government positions do not get much attention. Maybe it’s because the government continues to do its thing no matter who’s on top. More than 450 days into the... Continue Reading

FDA downgrades Gate Gourmet airline catering operation

By Kelsey M. Mackin

In a March 29 warning letter the FDA formally notified Gate Gourmet Inc. owners that the classification of their airline catering facility in Erlanger, KY, has been downgraded from approved to provisional. In November of 2017 Gate Gourmet found Listeria in its Los Angeles kitchen at LAX airport, and several airlines including American, Delta and Virgin Australia suspended their use of the air catering service... Continue Reading

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