http://foodsafetyportal.com Truth about food Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:10:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The holidays are filled with delicious tempting treats, but the festive atmosphere doesn't provide a pass to ignore the Kentucky Department for Public Health's (DPH) food safety recommendations. http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/22/holiday-food-safety-whas-11-louisville/ THOUSANDS of burgers and sausages have been seized from an unlicensed Princes Street snack van as part of a public safety blitz. http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/23/burgers-seized-in-food-safety-blitz-the-scotsman/ One of the Salinas Valley's biggest produce companies has rolled out new food-safety rules for its growers because of E. coli outbreaks roiling the industry. http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/23/ag-giant-sets-new-safe-food-guidelines-the-monterey-county-herald/ As it says in the song Home for the Holidays, you can't beat home sweet home for celebrating an important feast with family and friends. However, holiday meals -- often prepared by several cooks, can take a turn for the worse if food safety isn't a key ingredient in handling ... http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/21/food-safety-recommendations-for-holiday-gatherings-kansas-city-infozine/ With an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness spreading through Wisconsin, local and state health officials are urging residents to exercise good hygiene and food safety practices. http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/21/hygiene-crucial-to-food-safety-health-experts-say-wausau-daily-herald/ The Food & Agricultural Products Center on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater, Okla. received an outstanding service award in the area of food safety. http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/20/fapc-receives-food-safety-award-high-plains-journal/ The Kentucky Department for Public Health offers the following tips for handling food over the holidays: http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/22/kentucky-officials-urge-food-safety-the-huntington-herald-dispatch/ The holiday season is an excellent time to experiment with new dishes, try old family favorites or make baked goods. However, food safety precautions must be followed to ensure holiday meals end as happily as they began, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln food safety specialist said. http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/20/tis-the-season-to-follow-food-safety-precautions-burwell-tribune/ In response to a string of safety scares this year, large supermarket chains and food service suppliers are demanding that the industry adopt uniform safety practices for handling fruits and vegetables. http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/22/produce-industry-moves-toward-safety-rules-npr/ TORONTO (CP) - Deaths, paralysis and hundreds of illnesses from food poisoning spooked North American consumers in 2006 as headlines and water-cooler chat were dominated by word of some unlikely recalls: carrot juice, spinach, sprouts - even chocolate. http://foodsafetyportal.com/2006/12/21/food-safety-threats-sprout-this-year-amid-worries-about-contamination-risks-cp-via-yahoo-canada-news/