Cinammon and Lead

Checking Those Deliveries! Lead in Cinnamon The health effects of cooking with cinnamon are well known. So, it comes as a shock when the US Food and Drug Administration announces a recall of lead-tainted cinnamon products. While there are naturally occurring...

Listeria Update

Listeria Updates Recent articles published in Food Safety News (*) provide important information about Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria), how it causes foodborne illness and the importance of public awareness about the illness. These articles implicate smoked salmon...

Global Food Safety Initiative

GFSI. Global Food Safety Initiative This food safety group was founded in Belgium in 2000. The public faith in food safety was low. Food manufacturers and wholesalers were subjected to numerous audits with confusing requirements. The food supply chain, including the...

Food Expiration Dates: What They Mean

Food Expiration Dates – What Do They Mean, What Don’t They Mean? Food products often carry a myriad of dates and codes that seem important. Many people have been guilty of reading them too literally and discarding otherwise edible food. Most people do not know,...