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Did Your Microwave Nuke the Bacteria in Your Frozen Dinner? It Depends
I'm not usually all that skittish when it comes to food safety (I do stay away from frozen boxed hamburger on principle), but when I read in the New York Times about people very likely contracting salmonella from eating frozen food that hadn't been microwaved long enough, I got very scared. According to the story, a 19-month-old baby girl became "so violently ill after eating a Banquet chicken pot pie she passed out and had a seizure, a 104-degree fever, and nearly constant diarrhea" (she had diarrhea for six weeks before she fully recovered). She was not alone. "According to the Centers for Disease Control," the story continues, "165 people in 31 states have become ill with the same strain...In the News: Pot Pie Food Scare; Food Stamp Diets; Low-Fat Diets
And then they came for the pot pies: ConAgra plant in Missouri shuts down after possible link to 139 salmonella cases in 30 states. Check your freezers, folks. ConAgra advises against eating "Banquet brand turkey and chicken pot pies as well as generic-store brand pot-pie products bearing the number 'P-9' on the side of the package." [The Canadian Press] U.S. considering food aid to North Korea: "Pyongyang has positively responded to a U.S. plan to send monitors to ensure the food reaches the neediest, [newspaper Chosun Ilbo] said, adding that Washington was considering other aid such as generators for hospitals." [Agence France-Presse] Alice Waters appears on Today. With video. [MSNBC] An act of Congress: In a look at food-stamp...In The News: Kill E. Coli, Heathly Food Trends, Smoking Bans
Cooking ground beef to 160°F kills E. coli (and perhaps your desire to eat it). [TCPalm] Five healthy food trends: Cooking Light identifies five good-for-you food trends. [Cooking Light/CNN] Beverly Hills institutes smoking ban in outdoor dining areas: California law prohibits smoking inside restaurants, cafes, and bars. A growing number of cities have taken things a step further by banning smoking in outdoor venues. [L.A.Times] Gamble away your money and your health: In Tunica, Mississippi, "a 560-seat Paula Deen's Buffet will be installed at the Grand Casino Resort Tunica." Deen is the woman, you'll remember, who offers a deep-fried butter recipe. [Associated Press] Battle over best way to ensure food import safety: Government and food industry officials favor high-tech...Exclusive: 30th Annual National Food Policy Conference
Thirty years ago, leafy spinach wasn't the green enemy and contaminated Odwalla juice hadn't killed a kid yet. These and other food policy issues were discussed at last week's 30th annual National Food Policy Conference in downtown D.C., where Serious Eats was on the scene with a room full of scientists, congressional members, strategists from Tyson and Kraft foods, and the conference BMOCs—the "ag" crowd (the USDA and FDA). 'In my day, we didn't die trying to eat PB and J.' Experts discussed issues like contaminated Peter Pan peanut butter, healthier school lunches, and the farm bill. Snarkiest among panelists was molecular biologist and Kansas State University professor Douglas Powell, who said media wasn't doing enough. In his web forum,...In the News: Golden Clogs, Food Imports, Acetaminophen and Coffee
Michael Ruhlman and Anthony Bourdain announce the inaugural Golden Clog Awards, the best and worst of the year in food. The award categories run the gamut from the Rocco Award, for worst career move by a talented chef, to the Chef's Chef Award, for the least heralded yet most deserving working chef. [Ruhlman.com] Economics drive surge in U.S. food imports: " 'There are economic factors that are pushing' this growth in food imports, David Acheson, FDA's food safety czar, said at a conference on food policy. 'The expectation is, I don't want to pay $5 for a head of lettuce. How are you going to deal with that? You import the food,' he said." [Reuters] More efforts to regulate U.S....E. Coli Outbreak in Lettuce
Yes. Again. Another food scare. This time it's bagged lettuce from Dole: The voluntary recall, issued Monday, affects all packages of Hearts Delight sold in the United States and Canada with a "best if used by" date of September 19, 2007, and a production code of "A24924A" or "A24924B," the company said.... The latest recall affects packages sold in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada and in Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee starting around Sept. 8, said Marty Ordman, a Dole spokesman. If you live in the affected areas, check your fridge!...In the News: Caffeine Is Good for You (If You're a Woman)
Caffeine may bolster women's memories. [cbsnews.com, via Yumsugar] FDA drops ball, allows one million pounds of suspect Chinese seafood go unscreened. [International Herald Tribune] In agriculture, the serious money is in specialty work such as inseminating cows, trimming hooves, sheering sheep. [Boston Globe] Grocery stores installing recipe kiosks. Scan an item, and the machines spit out possible preparations, wine pairings, and more. [BakingBites.com] Amazon now selling fresh food online. Don't click away just yet, though. It's only available to residents of Mercer Island, Washington. [Slashfood]...In the News: Rising Food Prices, FDA Flunkies
U.S. health officials visit Beijing to talk food safety with Chinese government. This, after the recent string of tainted product scares. Officials on both sides want to devise ways to increase the flow of information about products and to come up with regulations that will govern production and transport. Meanwhile, Paris-based food chain Carrefour makes hay at locations in China by promoting itself as a safe alternative, with its in-store food-testing labs. FDA food-safety officials give their own department's inspections a flunking grade. But, hey, they're working on it, people....Botulism Risk Found in at Least 90 Different Products
Right now, either head to your pantry or make a note to do so upon getting home tonight and toss any of the products listed here. They may be linked to four botulism outbreaks—two in Indiana and two in Texas....Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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