Alexa Nemeth is currently a student at Washington State University majoring in Pre-Law Political Science with minors in Philosophy and Business Administration. She is originally from Seattle is currently interested in pursuing Health Law. Alexa is a senior and will be applying to law schools this fall. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity for women and is involved in many on campus activities including Pre-law Society and Philosophy Club. Her favorite activity is running.
"Green Apple Tales" is a new children's series which aims to deliver food safety information through its lovable characters, colorful illustrations, and easy to understand principles.There are ten stand-alone books in the series, and each one focuses on a different food safety principle. Each book is based on USDA and FDA guidelines. The principles in the stories help to keep...
As a result of a recent rojak poisoning incident, Singaporeans are becoming more aware of food safety. The food court at Changi International Airport Terminal 3 has achieved an international food safety standard, and has implemented a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan. This food court is one of the first to achieve this certification in Singapore. The Standards,...
Food safety watch dog, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), is inviting a group of national experts from EU Member states to a top level summit on bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is an industrial chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic resins, epoxy resins, and other chemicals. BPA is often found in polycarbonate baby bottles and epoxy linings of food cans. ...
Washington State University has developed a new technology that will allow food to look, taste, and be as nutritious as the original food but with a shelf-life of more than six months.Juming Tang, a professor in the WSU Department of Biological Systems Engineering, led a team of industry, university, and U.S. military scientists to create this technology. The outcome not...
The Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People Program is an integrated education, Extension and research program consisting of classroom education for youth, Extension activities conducted during fairs, festivals, and community events, and research focused on hand washing behavior change related to safe food handling and health. There are several objectives of the Germ City Program. First, the program wants to...
Researchers who conducted a study in September 2009 sought to find which issue-based product claims are most important to consumers when making specialty grocery and restaurant menu decisions. In "Beyond Organic: How Evolving Consumer Concerns Influence Food Purchases," researchers from Context Marketing released their results of a survey of six hundred affluent and educated consumers between the ages of 20...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has developed new pathogen reduction performance standards for control of Salmonella and Campylobacter in chilled carcasses at young chicken (broiler) and turkey slaughter establishments that are eligible for agency verification sampling.In the past, FSIS has had standards for Salmonella but not for Campylobacter. The President's Food Safety Working Group...
Genetically modified foods are becoming more popular in the news as they become more prevalent in our society. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has defined GM foods or GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) as crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques. These plants are modified in a laboratory to add nutritional value...
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