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Showing posts with label organic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organic. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 6, 2017

State of USDA Organic - Growing Demand, But Beware of Fraud

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USDA released summary of Investigation Reports for the USDA Certified Organic program.  While the demand for organic foods is increasing, so...
Friday, April 28, 2017

Ginger Powder Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination

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Lords Organics, a California  is recalling Ginger Powder due to potential for Salmonella after product testing revealed the presence of the ...
Friday, November 4, 2016

CDC Study - Outbreaks Associated with Organic Foods

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A study conducted by CDC evaluated the outbreaks associated with organic foods.  From the study: " We identified 18 outbreaks caused by...
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Researchers Find Low Income Individuals Willing to Forgo Produce

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In a study published in Nutrition Today, researchers investigated opinions of  low-income individuals about organic versus conventional frui...
Friday, March 25, 2016

CDC Updates Salmonella Outbreak Info on Raw Meal Organic Shake Product

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CDC provided an update on an ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to Garden of Life Raw Meal Organic Shake and Meal Products.  there are now 2...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Consumer Reports Ground Meat Report - Hype versus True Risk

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Consumer reports released a study of pathogenic bacteria found in ground beef titled – How Safe Is Your Ground Beef . The tag line – “If y...
Monday, July 20, 2015

Study - Pesticide Levels on Produce Well Below Level for Health Concern

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In a recently published study in the Journal of Food Contamination, a UCDavis researcher found that pesticide levels in foods are far below ...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Increasing Demand for Organic Food Challenges Certifying Inspector Capacity

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USDA estimates that the double digit growth in organic food will reach $35 Billion in sales this year. According to a report in the WSJ,  ...
Thursday, October 9, 2014

Organic Food Safety - Fact versus Hype

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In an opinion piece in the Des Moines Register, John Block writes about how consumers are mislead regarding the safety of organic foods. He ...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

British Study Shows Organic Unlikely to Reduce Risk for Cancer

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The British Journal of Cancer published an scientific study that indicates women who eat organic foods do not reduce the risk to develop...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Organic Foods - No Support for Claims that it is More Healthy Compared to Convential Foods

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There are many reasons people buy organic foods, but as a recent research article conducted by Stanford researchers show, the arguement that...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Increased Risk of T. gondii in Free Range Animals

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There has been some recent press surrounding Toxoplasmosis gondii, a parasite that has been identified as one of the leading causes of foodb...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

Has Artisanal Become the New Natural for Food Products?

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In an article by Jillian Eugenios, she asks the question, “Does ‘artisanal’ even mean anything anymore?”. ( http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Outbreak of Salmonella paratyphi B linked to Organic Tempeh

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For Update ( http://pennstatefoodsafety.blogspot.com/2012/05/updates-on-salmonella-linked-to-tempeh.html ) A North Carolina company, Smili...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Is your Organic considered Authentic Organic?

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Large companies continue to move into the growing organic marketplace, often through the purchase of small organic companies, in order to ca...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Local foods and organic foods face food safety issues too.

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While we have known this and have been saying it for some time, it is good  to see the media is communicating this type of information.  I...