FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., doing business as Margherita Meats, Inc., of Omaha, Neb., is recalling approximately 10,990 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pepperoni products because of possible Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The problem was found by the Department of Defense, who notified FSIS that they found B. cereus during routine product testing.
The products were shipped to retail locations...
INSIDER – Men who use e-cigarettes are more than twice as likely to experience erectile dysfunction compared to those who don't vape, according to a study published Wednesday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
In the first effort to study the relationship between vaping and sexual health, researchers analyzed self-reported data from more than 13,000 men aged 20 and older surveyed in the national Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.
Those who reported daily...
PSYPOST – Red wine induces psychological states characterized by bliss, a focus on the present moment, an enhanced fascination with one’s surroundings, and a softening of the differentiation between oneself and the environment when consumed in a tranquil environment, according to new research published in PLOS One.
Although the intoxicating effect of alcohol is common knowledge, little research has been conducted to examine how wine consumption is related to specific changes in consciousness.
Study author Rui...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoga studio owner David Gross felt relieved after Los Angeles passed a vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in the country, a measure that took effect Monday that requires proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses from restaurants to shopping malls and theaters to nail and hair salons.
For Gross, the relief came from knowing he and his co-owner don't have to unilaterally decide whether to...
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – A plant commonly referred to as female ginseng and used to make soup is being recalled because of excessive levels of heavy metals.
Murray Int’l Trading of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling its Angelicae Sinensis because it may contain elevated levels of lead and cadmium, according to the company’s recall notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration.
Recalled Angelicae Sinensis
“The recall was initiated after FDA routine sampling revealed elevated levels of lead...
The larva of this intestinal parasite can burrow through the skin of a person walking barefoot, entering the bloodstream, then the lungs, and ascend the windpipe, where they are coughed up and then swallowed. The worms can survive undetected in humans for decades, producing generation after generation.
Avocado farming is extremely water-intensive, with 60 gallons of water required to grow just one avocado, and the international trade of these fruits comes with a significant carbon footprint.
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – 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.
Here are "highlights" of some of the imported foods, beverages, drugs, and medical devices subject to recent FDA actions and alerts:
– "The article is subject to refusal of admission...
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Researchers have suggested opportunities are being missed to prevent listeriosis from pre-packed sandwiches.
Eating pre-prepared sandwiches served in hospitals was the most common source of Listeria infections in England and Wales between 1981 and 2015.
Scientists said repeated incidents, despite guidance on reducing the risk of listeriosis in healthcare settings being available, shows lessons are not being learned, with risk factors having similarities to those described previously.
They made the comments as part...
J.R. Simplot Company has announced a deal with California-based Plant Sciences Inc. to grow genetically modified strawberries that taste better, stay fresh longer and have a longer growing season.