It’s Memorial Day. The last Monday in May is set aside in the U.S. to honor the men and women who have died while serving in the Armed Forces. But it’s also considered the unofficial
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Lack of Inspection Spurs Recall of Frozen Pasta
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D’Orazio Foods of Bellmawr, NJ, is recalling approximately 161,000 pounds of frozen stuffed pasta products that were produced without federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said Thursday.
Potluck: Two-Fisted Labor Day Picnic Choices
By Dan Flynn on
Labor Day is a holiday best known for its parades and picnics.
The role of unions in the United States was very much unsettled in 1894 when Labor Day became a federal holiday. The
Massive Recall of Pet Food by Kroger
By Mary Rothschild on
The Kroger Co. Monday recalled particular lots of 4 cat food and 2 dog food varieties sold in some of its retail stores because the products may contain aflatoxin, a fungus-produced toxin that can occur…
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Sunday Surprise: Senate Passes Food Safety Bill
By Dan Flynn on
The food safety bill–S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act–which some had given up for dead, was revived late Sunday attached to a shell bill and passed unanimously just before the Senate adjourned for the