FAUCHE, Haiti — Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Fay both slammed Haiti in the past two weeks, killing at least 95 people and dealing a serious setback to efforts to boost agricultural production and break the impoverished country’s dependence on imported food.
Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Fay both slammed Haiti in the past two weeks, killing at least 95 people and dealing a serious setback to efforts to boost agricultural production and break the impoverished country’s dependence on imported food.
SAN FRANCISCO — A lush, under-the-stars spread of handmade bread, gourmet olives and fine wine made an unlikely launch for a weekend dedicated to ending hunger, empowering poor nations and transforming farming as we know it. Welcome to Slow Food Nation, epicenter of the split personality that is America’s burgeoning foodie reform movement. Some 30,000 people were expected to gather for this …
1:45 p.m. — A poster contest is being held to promote food safety. The Department of Public Health and Social Services’ Division of Environmental Health, the governor’s office, and the Guam Food Safety Task Force is sponsoring the contest, for Guam students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
If cooking outdoors is in store for your family and friends this Labor Day weekend, follow safety guidelines to prevent bacteria from causing foodborne illness. Use these simple guidelines for safely grilling food.
While it’s not truly a nutrition topic, knowing basic food safety is important when it comes to preparing meals.
Insulated coolers are a great help for keeping food cold if the power will be out for more than four hours. LSU AgCenter food safety expert Beth Reames recommends having a couple on hand along with a dozen frozen gel packs.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) applauds the California Assembly for listening to scientific experts and not passing SB1713 — a bill that would have needlessly removed safe and essential products from store shelves. The safety of food-contact products containing bisphenol A has been recently reaffirmed by scientific and government bodies around the world.
LANSING - As part of National Food Safety Education Month, the Michigan Department of Agriculture has launched a new alert system to notify consumers when food-related recalls and warnings are issued.
Food service managers are encouraged to attend a food safety training program Sept. 8 and Sept. 15 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 7887 U.S. Highway 87 North.