The judge who will preside over the criminal trial next year of former Blue Bell Ice Cream President Paul Kruse is giving the defense team more time to sort out the expert witnesses they may need. Federal Judge Robert Pitman extended the deadline for the defense to share their expert witness list with the government…
Many Americans are once again planning for holidays that look more like they did before the pandemic, but the continuing COVID-19 pandemic coupled with rising costs can make for a stressful holiday season. Don’t let this stress distract you from keeping your family safe from foodborne illnesses. According to a survey from researchers at Ohio…
A music festival ended in chaos and tragedy this weekend. At the 2021 Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, eight people died and hundreds more were injured in a chaotic crowd surge during headliner Travis Scott’s performance on Friday night, as the New York Times reports. Right now, little is known for certain about what exactly happened,…
Thinking of giving your living space a makeover? Canvas prints can help you spruce up your home in different ways. Read this blog to find out how.
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links for specific details…
So, you need some white elephant gift ideas? You’ve come to the right place. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a white elephant gift exchange, it’s a holiday game (typically a work team builder) that involves opening and swapping gifts until all the gifts have been opened. The perfect swap, or steal, is all…
An outbreak of Salmonella linked to a traditional meal containing meat affected more than 20 people earlier this year in Wales. Public Health Wales was notified about two cases of salmonellosis in late July, according to a presentation at the ESCAIDE conference, organized by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Both belonged…
What about soap? Both VanTrece and McLellan say to skip it, since harsh soap can cause the pan’s seasoning to break down. Besides, if you follow McLellan’s method of putting your pan in a 500-degree oven after cooking, “that will kill anything on it,” he says.What can you not put on a cast-iron skillet?Acidic foods…
The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of Salmonella infections, but the agency hasn’t released any details except the patient count, which stands at 19. In a weekly update the Food and Drug Administration reports that its investigators are looking into an outbreak caused by Salmonella Javiana. The agency is not reporting what states are…
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has received a petition from the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) on the campus of Oklahoma State University. The petition requests that FSIS amend 9 CFR 325.19(e) to remove “hides” from the articles considered naturally inedible by humans that are not subject to the federal…