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Follow directions when cooking frozen food

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Determine if the product is fully cooked, raw or partially cooked. Buying and eating frozen food is a quick way to satisfy your hunger. However, recalls and foodborne illness outbreaks suggest that consumers must take the time to read and follow cooking directions on packages. Manufacturers of convenience frozen foods research and test products for
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Salmonella outbreak may spur U. S. food safety

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The latest U. S. salmonella outbreak could spur food safety reform in the U. S. Congress, but the process will be slow and consumers will remain at risk until the shattered regulatory regime can be fixed. “Congress is poised to take early action on food safety legislation,” said Caroline Smith DeWall, a director of food
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Listeria investigator announced

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It took almost four months but Prime Minister Stephen Harper has got someone to investigate the Maple Leaf Foods listeria outbreak of last summer. Just how Sheila Weatherill, former president and CEO of Capital Health in Edmonton, will investigate the outbreak that killed 20 and sickened at least 50 more may be a secret until
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USDA nominee Vilsack impresses lawmakers

U. S. Senator Herb Kohl on Jan. 7 said he was impressed with Tom Vilsack, president-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the U. S. Agriculture Department, and expected the former Iowa governor to be confirmed easily by the Senate. “I’m confident this will be a man who will do his job very well,” Kohl, a
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Fresh ideas for rejuvenating country fairs

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“Our last two generations have forgotten how to cook, how to garden, how to sew, how to can.” – Doris Fletcher The volunteers who log countless hours organizing community fairs should not lose sight of why they got involved in the first place, community development expert and motivational speaker Paul Born says. “Caring is the
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Insurance company says farmers need more insurance

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Farmers can expect to be named in lawsuits arising from food poisonings, a lawyer from Hanover told a food safety and traceability forum organized by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs here recently. Bryan Hicks said “we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg” in class-action lawsuits so far, and also said
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U. S. watchdogs call for tighter GMO oversight

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More oversight and coordination is needed among federal agencies to prevent unapproved releases of genetically modified crops into the environment and food and feed supply, the investigative arm of the U. S. Congress said Dec. 5. Since 2000, there have been six known unauthorized releases of GMO crops into the food supply involving GMO corn
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Wily McCain settles class-action suits

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Michael H. McCain is a wily strategist. First, as president and chief executive officer of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., he made a big deal of dismissing advice from the company’s lawyers and accountants to not admit any liability for Canada’s most notorious case of food poisoning last summer. He won praise from business reporters and
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Vilsack to face food subsidy issues in top ag job

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Tom Vilsack, a former governor of the top corn-and soybean-producing state of Iowa, was set to be named next agriculture secretary by U. S. president-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials said Dec. 16. Vilsack, a lawyer, will oversee one of the largest federal departments with 100,000 employees and a $95 billion annual budget, the bulk of
Beef cattle, Livestock, Other

New MCPA head wants more emphasis on agriculture

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“If you’re not willing to do something, you can’t complain.” – JOE BOUCHARD, MCPA If Joe Bouchard had his way, agriculture would qualify for a federal bailout package ahead of the auto industry. Like many of his fellow producers, Bouchard believes the federal Conservative government gives agriculture, especially the cattle sector, mere lip service at

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