Recipe: Nonno?s Olives
A recipe for nonno's olives. Read more…
Recipe: Pasta With Chickpeas, Chorizo and Bread Crumbs
A recipe for pasta with chickpeas, chorizo and bread crumbs. Read more…
Recipe: Honey-Glazed Pear Upside-Down Cake
A recipe for honey-glazed pear upside-down cake. Read more…
Recipe: Green Beans and Tofu Skins With Rice Sticks
A recipe for green beans and tofu skins with rice sticks. Read more…
Recipe: Zucchini Pasta
A recipe for Zucchini pasta. Read more…
Recipe: Pasta With Winter Squash and Tomatoes
A recipe for pasta with winter squash and tomatoes. Read more…
Recipe: Eggplant Croques Monsieurs
1 eggplant, about 1 1/2 pounds. Read more…
JAPAN: Young girl dies from E. coli O157 infection - (GaijinPot)
FUKUOKA -- The Fukuoka Municipal Government was cited as saying that a 4-year-old girl has died after being infected with the O-157 strain of the E.coli bacteria. Read more…
UK: Mouldy food gives the Black Horse a black day in court - (Kenilworth Weekly News)
The owner of a Warwick pub has, according to this story, been fined 5,000 after environmental health inspectors found food "unfit for human consumption" in its kitchens. Read more…
NEW YORK: Groton family files lawsuit for tainted Topps hamburger - (Ithaca Journal)
GROTON — Kristen Goodwin and one of her 8-year-old twin sons fell ill after eating tainted Topps hamburgers at a family picnic in Groton in September, and Wednesday a lawsuit for punitive damages was filed on their behalf in Tompkins County Supreme Court. Read more…
JERUSALEM: MKs will have to bring food from home after infected cafeterias shut down - (The Jerusalem Post)
The Knesset's two cafeterias - for MKS and for the general public - have, according to this story, been closed by the Health Ministry after routine tests in the kitchen were found infected with Listeria bacteria. Read more…
US: Study reveals E. coli’s grip on gut - (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
U.S. scientists have discovered how a potentially deadly form of E. coli bacteria adheres to and colonizes the gut. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7A, or E. coli, is a common cause of food poisoning. Read more…
MINNESOTA: Salmonella closes Rochester Quiznos - (KTTC TV)
Rochester, MN -- In a story the NewsCenter had first, an outbreak of Salmonella forces a Quiznos restaurant to temporarily close its doors. Read more…
FRANCE: Ultraviolet light helps to secure water supply - (Science Daily)
A major public health issue and economic problem has been addressed in experiments carried out by researchers from the University Denis Diderot in Paris, and the VEOLIA Research Center in Maisons-Laffitte (France). Read more…
UK: Holland and Barrett withdraws more sesame seeds products - (Food Standards Agency (UK))
The Agency has issued an updated Food Alert for Information in relation to the withdrawal by Holland and Barrett of a batch of a Nature's Harvest product contaminated with salmonella. Batches of two other Nature's Harvest products have been withdrawn as a precautionary measure. Read more…
How 1 bacteria colonizes the gut and causes food poisoning - (from a press release)
Food poisoning caused by the bacteria enterohemorrhagic Eschericia coli (EHEC) O157:H7A results in severe abdominal cramps and bloody diarrhea. In the very young and old it can also cause hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) -- a disease characterized by anemia and kidney failure. Read more…
IQUALUIT walrus meat found to be clean of trichinosis - (CBC News)
Iqaluit residents anxiously awaiting fresh walrus meat from a recent hunt can rest easy knowing the meat is safe to eat, after samples of walrus tongues have all tested negative for a potentially deadly parasite. Read more…
CHINA always attaches great importance to food safety: official - (Xinhua News Agency (China))
Geneva -- China has always attached great importance to product quality and food safety, and recently a series of measures have been taken in this respect, a senior Chinese official said here on Thursday. Read more…
Lumpiang Ubod
Lumpiang Ubod is a favorite food especially when one is on a vegetable diet. It has the vegetables, a few carbohydrates and probably a little fat in it, hopefully the good fats. It is the better alternative though since one can’t help but eat out when in meetings, parties or events. Read more…
Delivering Flavor
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The Quest To Refresh
Trend-setting West Coast chefs, especially those in the Pacific Northwest, have been calling attention to local foods for decades. Read more…
Pan-Seared Tofu with Avocado Sauce, Mediterranean Rice
from Horizons: The Cookbook I am totally digging this whole pan-seared tofu with sauce approach to tofu cookery. It’s super easy and really flavorful. Read more…
iFSN SPANISH: Hoja Informativa de la Red de Seguridad Alimenticia: Usa un termómetro para asegurarte que tus alimentos esten bien cocinados - (Red Internacional de Seguridad Alimenticia)
What this means is that iFSN has started a trial translating weekly food safety infosheets into Spanish. They will be available at http://fsninfosheetsesp.blogspot.com/. Let us know what you think: bchampan@uoguelph.ca or dpowell@ksu. Read more…
Food warnings by U.S. drop after tainted spinach - (Bloomberg.com)
U.S. regulators, according to this story, issued 72 letters in the first eight months of the year warning food suppliers of safety violations, the fewest in a decade, even after tainted spinach and peanut butter sickened hundreds of Americans. Read more…
US: UDS food safety a group effort - (The Minnesota Daily)
As the nation's consumers are digging out their recalled pot pies and ground beef to throw them into the trash, University Dining Services is looking to prevent students from being afflicted by food-borne illnesses. Read more…