What are the levels of natural or unavoidable defects in foods that present no health hazards for humans? For answers, see the online Defect Levels Handbook of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “These ‘Food Defect Action Levels’ listed in this booklet are set on this premise–that they pose no inherent hazard to […]
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FDA: Recall of Toxic Waste candy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall notice for Toxic Waste candy: Candy Dynamics Recalls Toxic Waste® brand Nuclear Sludge® Chew Bars all flavors — Net wt. 0.7 oz (20 g) package FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 13, 2011 – Circle City Marketing and Distributing doing business as Candy Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, […]
On finding worms in your fish (2)
Behold a safety equation for sushi. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) produced this jolly poster called “Application of Interaction Tables – Sushi Roll with Raw Fish. Potentially Hazardous Food: The Evolving Definition of Temperature Control for Safety”