USA Today (7/20, Hellmich) reports that calorie counts listed on restaurant menu items may not be accurate, according to a study published in the July 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. For the study, researchers collected “269 restaurant dishes from 42 popular fast-food and restaurants,” then “sent the dishes…to their laboratory …
If you want to get the “skinny” on tainted foods (ha, ha), you’ll want to check out the FDA’s new website on recalls. The Los Angeles Times (4/5, Zajac) reported that the website compiles food “recall notices in a searchable table. from 2009 on by date, product brand name, product description, the reason for the …
This is an interesting piece of news, although I’m not a big fan of calorie counts. The AP (4/2, Jalonick) said the Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed new rules that require chain restaurants “with 20 or more locations, along with bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and coffee chains, to clearly post the amount …
This is good news for food safety, but it’s unfortunate it came too late to prevent the salmonella outbreak. The AP (8/13, Freking) reports, “A bipartisan group of senators said Thursday they have reached agreement on legislation designed to enhance the safety of the nation’s food supply,” which “would give the Food and Drug …
Folks, please check the brand of eggs that you have in your refrigerator, as this recall is expanding. According to a post in the Philadelphia Inquirer, a second Iowa farm is recalling eggs due to salmonella poisoning. Iowa’s Hillandale Farms said Friday that it was recalling its eggs after laboratory tests confirmed illnesses associated with …
USA Today (6/28, Stoller) reports that according to the paper’s analysis the agency’s “inspectors have cited numerous catering facilities that prepare airline food for suspected health and sanitation violations following inspections of their kitchens this year and last. … The inspections were at the US facilities of two of the world’s biggest airline caterers, LSG …
More fast food companies are providing reduced-calorie choices these days. However, some things are just too good to be true… The New York Times (1/28, Ellin) reports that many fast food companies “have jumped on the reduced-calorie bandwagon” recently, although Taco Bell “is one of the few to promote their low-fat offerings so widely.” …
In a commentary appearing in The Atlantic (1/12), FDA senior advisor Michael Taylor discusses the agency’s food safety initiatives for the coming year. Taylor said the nation “is at an historic tipping point,” with Congress close to passing legislation that will “usher in a new era of food safety in this country.” Citing the …
In an editorial, the Philadelphia Inquirer (1/6) praises Congress for “making a welcome push for higher food-testing standards,” citing bills by Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Noting recent problems with USDA food supplied to schools and “a recent report by the Government Accountability Office [that] questioned whether federal agencies are getting …
A recent headline in USA Today warns travelers about food safety violations at airport restaurants. Some of the violations are: 1. Tuna salad and turkey sandwiches are stored at dangerously warm temperatures. 2. Raw meat contaminated. 3. Rat droppings. 4. Kitchens lack soap for workers to wash hands. These are national chains located in airports …
