Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
"New Stickers Will Go Beyond M.P.G. in Rating Cars" - NYTimes.com
Doesn't food merit at least this kind of clarity? There is so much more that food labels could tell us, so much more efficiently.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Egg recall
This ought to be a lot easier to find:
"Wright County Egg Expands Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Shell Eggs Because of Possible Health Risk
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:59:00 -0500
Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is expanding its voluntary recall (original recall date: August 13, 2010) of specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis or arthritis.
• Product: Shell eggs packaged under these brand names: Albertsons, Farm Fresh, James Farms, Glenview, Mountain Dairy, Ralphs, Boomsma, Lund, Kemps and Pacific Coast. Brand names for the original recall are Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemps. See the recall notice for details on brands, dates, and codes on the egg cartons.
• Distributed: Nationwide
• Why: Possible Salmonella contamination
• Illnesses reported: Yes; see the CDC investigation announcement
• For more information: Visit www.eggsafety.org or call Wright County’s toll-free information number (866-272-5582) "
"Wright County Egg Expands Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Shell Eggs Because of Possible Health Risk
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:59:00 -0500
Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is expanding its voluntary recall (original recall date: August 13, 2010) of specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis or arthritis.
• Product: Shell eggs packaged under these brand names: Albertsons, Farm Fresh, James Farms, Glenview, Mountain Dairy, Ralphs, Boomsma, Lund, Kemps and Pacific Coast. Brand names for the original recall are Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemps. See the recall notice for details on brands, dates, and codes on the egg cartons.
• Distributed: Nationwide
• Why: Possible Salmonella contamination
• Illnesses reported: Yes; see the CDC investigation announcement
• For more information: Visit www.eggsafety.org or call Wright County’s toll-free information number (866-272-5582) "
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
"Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts > Wright County Egg Conducts Nationwide Voluntary Recalls of Shell Eggs Because of Possible Health Risk"
When I was still a post-university student 40 years ago or so, one of the exercises I recall confronting in class was how would we, the students, advise the US Consumer Product Safety Commission on how they should notify purchasers of "trouble lights" that there was a defect in the product. I remember that every time I hear of a problem with a product, especially when it is food, and especially when it is recalled. What I realize each time is that the likelihood of reaching the purchasers with the recall information is probably about the same today - despite all of the technology - as it was then.
We remain ever so close to a world in which we will have so much better a link with our food, both before we buy it and extending til after we eat it or discard it. But we are not there yet, not by an embarassing longshot.
One of the moves not made by any food retailer, including restaurants, that I can recall is to post clearly at the entrance to the store and their website a list of any products they have sold or used that are subject to a recall. Imagine how much more one would trust a place that did this! On entering the physical space or website, one would see if anything was on the list.....
We remain ever so close to a world in which we will have so much better a link with our food, both before we buy it and extending til after we eat it or discard it. But we are not there yet, not by an embarassing longshot.
One of the moves not made by any food retailer, including restaurants, that I can recall is to post clearly at the entrance to the store and their website a list of any products they have sold or used that are subject to a recall. Imagine how much more one would trust a place that did this! On entering the physical space or website, one would see if anything was on the list.....
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Moonlight Packing Corporation: Information from Answers.com
Their "California Finest Peaches" that I bought at Sam's Club have proven to be a huge disappointment. They are taking forever to ripen, are quite dry, and hardly worth the price. When I looked on the box for contact information, the only thing that appears is "Moonlight Packing, Reeldey, CA 93654". Not phone number, website or e-mail address. I guess they are not interested in knowing what ultimate customers think of their produce. I have sent a link to this to Sam's Club and will see if they react....
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Vital Signs: State-Specific Obesity Prevalence Among Adults --- United States, 2009
North Carolina may have plateaued?
Les petites Américaines deviennent pubères de plus en plus tôt, selon une étude - LeMonde.fr
This is closley tied to problems of obesity among children.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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