Benefits Of A Formal Food Hygiene Training

The food industry is continuously changing and so are the safety standards. In order to keep aware of the latest changes, it is necessary to have food hygiene training. Whether you’re in a food business or just a homemaker, food safety training is something that you may want to consider. It is you sole responsibility to follow the set hygiene and safety standards to ensure the good health of people around you. Not only for meeting legal requirements, the set standards should be followed to eliminate the risk of food poisoning and other deadly diseases. Continue reading “Benefits Of A Formal Food Hygiene Training”

Food and Farms Emerge As a Key Movement of Our Era

If all politics is personal, as is widely held, then ultimately not much is more political than our food, and the farms which produce it. Everyone must eat, thus everyone has a vested interest in food.

Just now, early in the 21st Century, foods and farms are emerging as a leading-edge political movement. Thousands of college students are awake to the crucial importance of food and farms, and more are awakening.

With food poisoning scares, the ongoing onslaught of genetically modified food products being surreptitiously introduced to our diets, and the mounting evidence of the health and environmental consequences of large-scale, chemically dependent industrial agriculture, the list of reasons is growing for people to become active and take a direct part in ensuring food quality and food supply. Continue reading “Food and Farms Emerge As a Key Movement of Our Era”

Insurance Coverage for the Egg /Poultry Farmer

Like any business owner, a poultry farm owner faces exposure to many commercial liability risks. Storms, floods, fires, insect and rodent damages and equipment is perhaps more real to this industry than others.

Nonetheless, the genuine threat posed to this type of farmer relates to the dreaded salmonella bacteria. Salmonella contamination can result in food poisoning. In the case of the poultry farmer, eggs can become infected and if eaten by the public cause a health threat.

Of late, there has been a salmonella scare about the eggs sold in various US states. Due to this the egg farmers have recalled more than two hundred million eggs! Continue reading “Insurance Coverage for the Egg /Poultry Farmer”

Shrimp and Vegetables With Pasta, Capers, and White Wine

Professional chefs and home cooks find creative uses for leftovers. Their recipes are often excellent. I had some leftover spaghetti on hand and some frozen shrimp that was starting to develop freezer burn. A thrifty person, I couldn’t discard these ingredients, and decided to combine them in an original recipe.

When I looked in the vegetable drawer of my refrigerator I found a red pepper, a small zucchini, and a yellow onion–foods that go well together. When I checked the pantry shelves I found some rosemary bread sticks imported from Italy. Ta da! I had the makings of a marvelous meal. Continue reading “Shrimp and Vegetables With Pasta, Capers, and White Wine”

Are You Dealing With Food Intolerance Symptoms?

After enjoying a meal, someone may start to feel uncomfortable-specifically with one of the following…

Pain in the stomach
Outbreaks of wind
Nausea
Bloating
Vomiting
Indigestion
Diarrhea
Sudden irritability
Weight gain

The cause may be a food intolerance which is a response from the digestive system to a specific food; an ingredient in the food irritates the digestive system and the person is unable to digest and breakdown the food properly. One of the most common food intolerances is dairy intolerance which means an individual experiences the symptoms above when they eat milk or dairy products. Dairy intolerance affects approximately 10% of the population. Gluten intolerance is also common-as is wheat intolerance. Gluten intolerance symptoms and wheat intolerance symptoms include ‘typical’ food intolerance symptoms. But it may not be those foods that are causing the problem…it could be the nori seaweed or the Lindseed you have everyday because it is ‘healthy’ Continue reading “Are You Dealing With Food Intolerance Symptoms?”

Food That Cats Can’t Eat

As a cat owner, do you know food is very important to cats? And do you know what is that cats can’t eat? Here are some information about food that cats can’t eat.

1. Onion. Onion include something that may destroy the red blood cells of a cat. So please pay attention to meat which may mixed with onion.

2. Haslet. We all know that eat too much haslet may cause Skin problems. The same is true of the cat. And eat too much haslet will also cause Bone problem. So please don’t feed your cat haslet frequently.

3. Fish bone. Some one believe that cats chew bone while it eat food. Actually, cats Swallow food without any chewing. Big bone may stab its stomach. So we’d better get rid of the bone from the food before feeding the cat.

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The Difference Between an Allergic Reaction and Foodborne Illness

All across Washington State, there are people waiting for food to arrive in restaurants, thinking about what they’ll have for dinner, or eating a quick lunch at the office. Most of them probably aren’t thinking about foodborne illnesses or allergies, but some of them will get sick from the food they ate while at home or out and about. While it’s not something you want to think about, it’s important to know the facts so you can safeguard your health and avoid serious complications.

Adverse effects that occur after eating certain foods are typically the result of foodborne illnesses or allergic reactions. These are similar in several key respects. First, many substances can cause both illnesses and reactions. Second, effects of allergic reactions and foodborne illnesses can be mild, serious or even lethal. Last, with some diligence and effort, allergic reactions and foodborne illnesses can usually be avoided. The two are also very different in many ways. Continue reading “The Difference Between an Allergic Reaction and Foodborne Illness”

Health & Safety Code Requirements of a Salad Bar Or Buffet and How to Prevent a Food Poisoning

Except for the high end establishments, just about every type of restaurant these days has some form of customer self-service buffet or salad bar serving ready-to-eat foods. Even El Pollo Loco and other Mexican style restaurants allow you to pick and fill up from a choice of salsas. Asian style all-you-can-eat restaurants are another big one with many popping up in most big cities. Then there are of course the restaurants that focus entirely on buffets and salad bars.

The health and safety laws governing these displays have developed over the years to address the uniqueness of this type of set up and some of the unique hazards or risks to consumers. Noted below are most of those requirements as well as my own recommendations from years of experience inspecting restaurant buffets and salad bars:

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Why Is Food Hygiene So Important?

Food preparation process involves a lot of steps. One of the most important parts is known as food testing. This is vital because we can’t deny the importance of food hygiene whether it’s a home, retail store, restaurant or food factory. With the passage of time, more and more people are realizing the importance of food safety. Let’s find out why food hygiene is of paramount importance.

According to statistics, 48 million people fall sick because of food borne illnesses, 3,000 lose their lives from food poisoning, and 128,000 are hospitalized. Given below are some common reasons why food safety is so important.

1. First of all, if the available drinks or foods are not safe, you can’t have them. For instance, if water is not free of harmful elements, you may fall sick from drinking dirty water. The same rule applies to different types of food. Continue reading “Why Is Food Hygiene So Important?”

Food Poisoning Cured With Homeopathy

Not the best way to spend a few days. Food poisoning can be a memorable event in someone’s life because it is so overwhelming and relentless. Homeopathy is at the ready to help. What would take many hours, and sometimes even days, to recover, homeopathy can transform to a short version and then leave the sufferer in a better state than it found him to start.

When we decide to use homeopathy for this malady, the remedy must be chosen based on symptoms and the cause. In other words, the symptoms point the way. This is reason enough to not use conventional meds to cover up what the body wants us to know. The benefits of having symptoms outweigh the short amount of relief. What ever remedy is chosen, take it every hour if the symptoms are extreme and every 4-5 hours if less intense. As soon as there is relief, stop taking the remedy. The first remedy we think of when we have been poisoned by bad meat is Arsenicum album. A person requiring this has a sudden attack of nausea, vomiting, great weakness and a dry mouth. There is usually anxiety and restlessness and even a fear of death. This is accompanied by an unusual thirst for small sips of warm water and burning at some area, most often rectally. There may be straining. It can often be traced back to the ingestion of ice cream or bad meat. Continue reading “Food Poisoning Cured With Homeopathy”