http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/foodsupply/ en-us Sat, 2 Jan 2010 00:22:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419249/posts A nauseating "moldy" odor has sickened some people using Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles with red EZ-Open caps. Tylenol maker McNeil PPC Inc. has recalled all of this product, which is easily recognized by its distinctive red cap. The new recall expands a five-lot recall of the product announced last November. McNeill says consumers reported the product had "an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor" linked to symptoms of nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea." So far, all of these health events "were temporary and non-serious," McNeill says in a news release. The source of the odor appears to... WebMD Health News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419249/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 00:22:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2390093/posts Kellogg is rationing its Eggo products due to flooding and equipment problems at two bakeries. The shortfall could last through mid-2010. Better hoard your Eggos! Grocery stores will be experiencing a shortage of the waffles until mid-2010 due to problems at two bakeries, a Kellogg's spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Flooding at an Atlanta bakery during heavy rains in October forced Kellogg, which makes Eggo products, to shut down production temporarily, said company spokesman Kris Charles. Plus, equipment at Kellogg's largest waffle facility, based in Rossville, Tenn., needs extensive repairs. "We are working around the clock to restore Eggo store inventories... Yahoooooo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2390093/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:27:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377181/posts And now some welcome news for a change: In a little-noticed move, the U.S. Congress tore down a barrier to imports of chicken from China last week. It's a victory for free trade and for a more rational approach to safety standards. President Obama signed an appropriations bill Wednesday that clears the way for the imports by allowing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct in China the safety inspections U.S. law requires for any country exporting food to America. The congressional move in 2007 to block funding for those regulatory steps amounted to an import ban. Now USDA will... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377181/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 05:24:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372823/posts At the small warehouse tucked away in the back side of the French Quarter, the shuckers at P&J Oyster Co. have arrived before daybreak for 133 years. Their in-shell and shucked oysters have been on the menus of generations of restaurateurs, from oysters on the halfshell at Acme Oyster House and Casemento’s to the seafood gumbo at Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse. In less than two years, the tradition could become obsolete for seven months out of the year, based on newly announced oyster guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration. In an effort to reduce cases of a rare, but potentially... Nola.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372823/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:22:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372527/posts NEW ORLEANS – Federal officials plan to ban sales of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico unless the shellfish are treated to destroy potentially deadly bacteria — a requirement that opponents say could deprive diners of a delicacy cherished for generations. The plan has also raised concern among oystermen that they could be pushed out of business. The Gulf region supplies about two-thirds of U.S. oysters, and some people in the $500 million industry argue that the anti-bacterial procedures are too costly. They insist adequate measures are already being taken to battle germs, including increased refrigeration on oyster... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372527/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:35:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2368899/posts In my opinion, this over the top idea isn’t sustainable at any level. On a personal note, my cat eats with a footprint more like a Volkswagen microbus. I think I’ll give “Minners” a can of doplhin safe tuna tonight, just for spite. From Stuff.co.nz By TANYA KATTERNS – The Dominion Post Save the planet: time to eat dog? The eco-pawprint of a pet dog is twice that of a 4.6-litre Land Cruiser driven 10,000 kilometres a year, researchers have found. Victoria University professors Brenda and Robert Vale, architects who specialise in sustainable living, say pet owners should swap cats... wattsupwiththat.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2368899/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:22:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360960/posts The top of the frozen apple juice can was stamped with the date, then the word "China." I could not believe it. China? I live in the Shenandoah Valley, at one time the biggest apple producer in the world, and my apple juice comes from China? Maybe it's just this store brand, I thought. But a visit to another grocery store confirmed it. They stocked a name brand, the top of it stamped with the date and the words "from China." I googled "China and apples." Stories and reports came up confirming my ... yes, fear. I hadn't been paying... Care 2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360960/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:53:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2356282/posts Leafy greens: 363 outbreaks involving 13,568 reported cases of illness.Eggs: 352 outbreaks with 11,163 reported cases of illness.Tuna: 268 outbreaks with 2,341 reported cases of illness.Oysters: 132 outbreaks with 3,409 reported cases of illness.Potatoes: 108 outbreaks with 3,659 reported cases of illness.Cheese: 83 outbreaks with 2,761 reported cases of illness.Ice Cream: 74 outbreaks with 2,594 reported cases of illness.Tomatoes: 31 outbreaks with 3,292 reported cases of illness.Sprouts: 31 outbreaks with 2,022 reported cases of illness.. Berries: 25 outbreaks with 3,397 reported cases of illness. MSN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2356282/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 22:49:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301179/posts http://thecomingdepression.blogspot.com/2009/07/there-is-hunger-coming-like-run-away.html e driven the almost 400 mile stretch of Interstate 5 from L.A. to Sacramento dozens of times. Quite honestly, it's as boring as it gets. with only the usual gas stations, mini-marts, fast-food, home-cookin' restaurants, and strangely a newer batch of Starbuck's Coffee shops sprouting up everywhere. In between... farms, orchards, cattle, and dirt. On July 15th, as I began my trip to Utah, I came off the Grapevine decline and hit the flat 250 or so mile stretch of interstate which begins the farming belt in the valley. Almost immediately I noticed what I had only heard about... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301179/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:58:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2288626/posts Agriculture leaders, as well as farmers and ranchers, are watching the outcome of the many congressional bills that are being discussed on Capitol Hill. They question whether farmers and ranchers will survive if additional permits and taxation are implemented. Two of the issues currently being discussed are the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) that is included in House Resolution (HR) 875, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, and the probable taxation of cattle by means of changes in the Clean Air Act. Those who have followed the NAIS controversy may have read editorials written by Henry Lamb, chairman of... Farm Wars http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2288626/posts#comment Thu, 9 Jul 2009 04:17:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286780/posts Couple pleads guilty in toxic pet food case By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Las Vegas-based company and its owners have pleaded guilty to distributing a tainted ingredient used to make pet food that killed potentially thousands of dogs and cats. Sally Qing Miller, 43, and her husband, Stephen S. Miller, 56, along with their company, Chemnutra Inc., pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of selling adulterated food and one count of selling misbranded food, both misdemeanors. They initially were charged with 13 counts of introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce, 13 counts of introduction of... Educational Cyber Playground http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286780/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 21:19:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280727/posts The real crisis is coming… and it’s coming fast. Indeed, it started last year, almost entirely off the radar of the American public. While all eyes were glued to the carnage in the stock market and brokerage account balances, a far more serious crisis began to unfold rocking 30 countries around the globe. I’m talking about food shortages. Aside from a few rice shortages that were induced by export restrictions in Asia, food received little or no coverage from the financial media in 2008. Yet, food shortages started riots in over 30 countries worldwide. In Egypt people were actually stabbing... Seeking Alpha http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280727/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:24:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275963/posts After a bruising campaign last fall, Californians voted by a 27-point margin in favor of what was billed as an effective ban on cages for egg-laying hens. The Humane Society of the United States, which sponsored the measure, may have won that battle. But the war over Proposition 2, it seems, is just getting started. The egg industry says the proposition might allow it to use cages, and wants an interpretation from the state to support that idea. The Humane Society isn't budging. It says voters meant to enact a ban on cages, and that's what they should get. Meanwhile,... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275963/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274290/posts A new food safety bill is on the fast track in Congress-HR 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. The bill needs to be stopped. HR 2749 gives FDA tremendous power while significantly diminishing existing judicial restraints on actions taken by the agency. The bill would impose a one-size-fits-all regulatory scheme on small farms and local artisanal producers; and it would disproportionately impact their operations for the worse. HR 2749 does not address underlying causes of food safety problems such as industrial agriculture practices and the consolidation of our food supply. The industrial food system and food imports are... Farm Wars http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274290/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:27:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272701/posts “Control the food production and you can control the people. What they are doing is creating starvation of Biblical proportions,” said a farmer who wished to remain anonymous. The Global Warming Scam plays into this we are going on Act II of the Food Crisis and by taxing cows for passing gas we will be going on Act III. Act II of the Food Crisis? 06/15/09 Gaithersburg, Maryland Inflation – rising prices, or a drop in the purchasing power of the dollar – will soon rise to the very top of economic concerns. I can’t understand why there are pundits... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272701/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:53:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2271357/posts The goal seems to be nothing short of eradicating American farms and self-sustainability. Even DEMOCRATS are opposing the Obama Energy Bill. Climate change legislation will be utterly devastating for American farmers. Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) of the House Agriculture Committee says that not only will he not vote for it, but no one else on his committee will support it either. The bill would increase the cost of everything that farmers depend on, such as diesel fuel, gasoline, fertilizers, pesticides, and a host of other things. It would raise taxes on energy by $846 billion over the next ten years.... Start Thinking Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2271357/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:23:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269927/posts Economists at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis are digging deeper into the effects of the Waxman-Markey climate change legislation that includes a cap and trade plan to reduce carbon dioxide... Today’s victim: Farmers. Our CDA analysts found that Waxman-Markey would adversely affect farmers in a number of ways: • Farm income (or the amount left over after paying all expenses) is expected to drop $8 billion in 2012, $25 billion in 2024, and over $50 billion in 2035. These are decreases of 28%, 60% and 94%, respectively. • The average net income lost over the 2010-2035 timeline is... Heritage Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269927/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:38:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2252897/posts While the world most people inhabit rarely adopts Hollywood and Berkley fads, the 'green' movement has indeed caught fire with people who actually work to eat. Bemused by Kabbalah, Scientology, earth auras, and the like, regular America seems interested in being 'green.' Naturally, wherever there is a fad, an enterprising company will step up to exploit it. In this case, the practice of exploiting the public's concerns is called 'green washing.' While most green washing is simply characterizing established practices as somehow environmentally friendly, the grocery chain Whole Foods has magically turned one of the least green practices into a... Shout Bits Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2252897/posts#comment Sun, 17 May 2009 23:42:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249973/posts May 5,2009 WARNING LETTER CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Refer to MIN 09 -18 Ken Powell Chairman of the Board and CEO General Mills One General Mills Boulevard Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426 Dear Mr. Powell: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed the label and labeling of your Cheerios® Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal. FDA's review found serious violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) and the applicable regulations in Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR). You can find copies of the Act and these regulations through links in FDA's home page at http://www.fda.gov.... FDA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249973/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 13:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250303/posts WASHINGTON — Popular U.S. breakfast cereal Cheerios is a drug, at least if the claims made on the label by its manufacturer General Mills are anything to go by, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said. "Based on claims made on your product's label, we have determined that your Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal is promoted for conditions that cause it to be a drug," the FDA said in a letter to General Mills which was posted on the federal agency's website Tuesday. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250303/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 21:37:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2248843/posts T.G.I. Friday's says a severed snake head found in a dish of broccoli at one of its upstate New York restaurants was apparently planted in the meal. Company spokeswoman Amy Freshwater said Friday independent laboratory tests confirmed the snake head wasn't cooked, but was added to cooked broccoli at its Clifton Park restaurant. The Carrollton, Texas, company has asked state police to investigate. Diner Jack Pendleton of Ballston Lake says he found the snake head on Sunday. Freshwater says the company doesn't know who put the head in the meal. Pendleton says he didn't. thecabin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2248843/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 22:51:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242726/posts CALEXICO, Calif. — A food distribution company in Calexico is recalling candy imported from Mexico because it contains high levels of lead. King Midas Inc. said Friday it is warning stores to stop selling Hola Pop, a caramel lollipop with a salted apricot in the center. The candy also comes in other fruit flavors. FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242726/posts#comment Sat, 2 May 2009 15:33:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240892/posts Grist Magazine online has a must-read story by North Carolina-based food editor Tom Philpott examining a possible link between the outbreak of swine flu and Smithfield Foods of Virginia, the world's largest pork producer and processor. Forty cases of the disease have been confirmed so far in the United States, including two cases in Texas, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The outbreak of this particular strain of flu, which is caused by virus found in pigs, originated in the Mexican state of Veracruz, where Smithfield subsidiary Granjas Carroll raises about a million hogs a year,... Facing South http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240892/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:49:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238433/posts U.S. pork producers on Sunday, responding to a swine flu outbreak that has escalated into a public health emergency, said their product is safe and that consumers cannot catch the virus by eating properly cooked food. The industry-funded National Pork Board said it "wishes to reassure the public that pork is safe and will continue to be safe to consume." The statement comes as multiple nations increase their screening of pigs and pork imports from the Americas or are banning them outright as the virus is said to have killed up to 86 people and likely sickened up to 1,400... The Indiana Business Journal / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238433/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:52:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2238246/posts My hubby just left to return a large container of Planters Peanuts. It had a large (what looked like cat dooo doo on the top.) I feel like barfing! He returned it to Wal-Mart in Springfield , Oregon. Luckey for us it was right on top...like it was placed there by some one. Thank the Lord we never ate any of it! my kitchen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2238246/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:37:26 GMT