So hear I was, looking for something positive to blog and I found it. It is my go to drink when a lack of sleep or morning fuzziness sets the world right. I head for the cabinet and grab one of the many grandchild covered mugs and smell the morning COFFEE. Someone two cups gets me in the right frame of mind to see the morning news or change to local weather whatever is more positive. As I perused the news on the CNN website, I found that I am doing a great thing for my body just by indulging in caffeine. Among people with no diagnosis of heart disease, regular coffee consumption of 0.5 to 3 cu ..read more

Bellisio Foods, Inc., Jackson, Ohio is recalling approximately 3,927 pounds of not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) spaghetti with meat sauce product due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). announced. The product contains soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.  The frozen, NRTE spaghetti with meat sauce items were produced April 22, 2021. The following products are subject to recall: 8.5-oz paperboard tray with lid packages containing “Michelina’s Spaghetti with Meat Sauce” w ..read more

JOLLY TIME Pop Corn issued a recall of select Healthy Pop® Kettle Corn 100’s (4 count) because they may contain undeclared milk ingredients. The products covered by this recall have been regionally distributed to select retailers / warehouses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. JOLLY TIME Pop Corn did not distribute these recalled products to any other states. Retailers States Associated Food Stores Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming Indepen ..read more

The CDC has posted the following outbreak on its website. Important information: Illnesses: 10 Hospitalizations: 9 Deaths: 0 States: 4 Recall: Yes Investigation status: Active Queso fresco product labels: On February 19, El Abuelito Cheese Inc. recalled all queso fresco products made at the same facility with sell-by dates through 03/28/21. These queso fresco products were sold under the brand names of El Abuelito, Rio Grande, and Rio Lindo. The El Abuelito brand 5-lb product may be repacked by stores and sold without a brand label or with a different brand. Connecticut officials found ..read more

By Brittany Shammas and Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post March 1, 2021 | 9:33 AM The Trader Joe’s employee appealed directly to the CEO. In a letter citing a medical journal and experts who study respiratory transmission of the coronavirus, Ben Bonnema called on the grocery chain’s head, Dan Bane, to adopt more-stringent safety protocols. Among his requests: improving filtration, requiring masks without exception and adopting a “three-strikes” policy for removing uncooperative customers from stores. “We put our lives on the line everyday by showing up to work,” wrote Bonnema, who is a “cre ..read more

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by Susan Reef, editor US Food Safety The food and beverage, referred to as hospitality, industry has taken a blow that is unprecedented due to Covid-19. The once robust hospitality is a shell of its former self. Closures, restaurants hibernating in colder climates, and a reduction in the workforce is heartbreaking. Our business, that depends on certifying food service workers as part of its core business, has also suffered. Even if staff can be certified virtually, there is not the staff to certify. With consumers jittery about in-door dining, outdoor dining not feasible in many locations, and ..read more

Big Y, Shaw’s, Star Market + Hannaford are among the retailers pulling fresh pizza dough from store shelves. According to Boston.com, a New Hampshire man is accused of putting razor blades in the pizza dough at a Hannaford store in Saco, Maine. Nicholas R. Mitchell, 38, was arrested Sunday night and charged as a fugitive from justice in Dover, New Hampshire. He was due to make his first court appearance Tuesday in New Hampshire. Mitchell is a former employee of It’ll Be Pizza, the Scarborough, Maine, company that makes several brands of dough, including the Portland Pie Co. dough that was alle ..read more

It’ll Be Pizza, LLC5 Lincoln Ave Scarborough, ME Last night, the Dover, NH Police Department arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a number of food tampering incidents involving Portland Pie Co. branded food items, one of several retail and wholesale brands manufactured by It’ll Be Pizza. This incident has no direct connection to the Portland Pie Co. restaurants or to any of their menu items. The suspect was an ex-employee of It’ll Be Pizza.It’ll Be Pizza, a frozen pizza dough manufacturer in Scarborough, ME, has been working closely with law enforcement and our retail supermarket partn ..read more

Sponsored Content Anderson Nutrition Services is a group of experienced dietitians that provide nutrition consultations for organizations. We offer vital services to home health agencies, adult day care centers, nursing and rehab centers, psychiatric and addiction facilities, nursing homes, independent and assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Over the past decade, Anderson Nutrition Services has improved the lives of thousands of people through our meal planning and enrichment programs. Services we offer include nutrition for health and wellness, nutrition assessment and counseling, cli ..read more