Can I eat that? New app helps answer

Do you find yourself throwing away uneaten groceries you forgot were hanging out in the back of your refrigerator? Or wondering if you can still eat that bacon that you accidently left on your counter overnight?  Well, a new app from the USDA will now remind you when groceries are about to expire and will… Continue reading Can I eat that? New app helps answer

Illinois sales of Raw Milk is now legal

Illinois switch: On-the-farm raw milk sales now legal BY DAN FLYNN | JANUARY 21, 2016 Food Safety News Two years of tweaking raw milk policies in Illinois has opened the state to legal raw milk sales for the first time in 30 years, but only on the farm where it is produced. The change comes… Continue reading Illinois sales of Raw Milk is now legal

Got Night Milk???

Night milk could be a possible treatment for anxiety and insomnia. Drinking cow’s milk produced at night may be a treatment for anxiety and insomnia, suggests an animal study in the Journal of Medicinal Food. A glass of milk at bedtime has long been touted as a sleep aid. But the study found that milk… Continue reading Got Night Milk???

Final rule on water used with produce

Standards for Produce for Human Consumption – Water fda.gov   02 December 2015 The final rule for produce safety was finalized November 2015.  One of the key requirements covers the water used in agriculture. 1. Agricultural Water Water quality: The final rule adopts the general approach to water quality proposed in the supplemental rule, with… Continue reading Final rule on water used with produce

FDA and the PMO

  Final Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food as it Relates to Dairy Products Produced under the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) FDA website as of 02 December 2015. PMO.1. Do facilities operating under the PMO meet the requirements of the final preventive controls rule? The preventive controls provision of FSMA (section 103) does not… Continue reading FDA and the PMO

Stray Cats Guard Chicago Brewery

Protect Precious Beer Grain From Rats By Patty Wetli | October 30, 2015 8:20am RAVENSWOOD — If you’re a brewery and you’ve got rodents chewing through 50-pound bags of expensive grain, who you gonna call? Ghostbusters. Meet Venkman, Raymond, Egon and Gozer — Empirical Brewery’s “Ghostbusters”-named feral cat colony, adopted in December through the Tree House… Continue reading Stray Cats Guard Chicago Brewery

10 Life Lessons from Admiral McRaven

Adm. McRaven Urges Graduates to Find Courage to Change the World May 16, 2014 The following are the remarks by Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the University-wide Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin on May 17: President Powers, Provost Fenves, Deans, members of the faculty, family and… Continue reading 10 Life Lessons from Admiral McRaven

FSMA Environmental Monitoring – Clear as Mud

Environmental Monitoring … What You’ll Need to Do and Why SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 · DAVID ACHESON As we continue our analysis and review of the rules, our focus this week is on environmental monitoring. As expected, FDA is developing guidance on environmental monitoring, but until then, it is helpful to understand the key points of… Continue reading FSMA Environmental Monitoring – Clear as Mud

“Starry Night” with Agar and Bacteria

A Microbiologist Recreated ‘Starry Night’ With Bacteria In A Petri Dish And it’s not too shabby. Priscilla FrankArts Writer, The Huffington Post Posted: 10/20/2015 09:38 AM EDT | Edited: 10/20/2015 06:12 PM EDT If only Vincent van Gogh could have lived to see this strikingly accurate reproduction of his iconic “Starry Night” — especially since, instead… Continue reading “Starry Night” with Agar and Bacteria

Warning About Xylitol and Dogs

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 Oregon Vet Ramps Up Campaign Warning About Xylitol and Dogs BY CATHY SIEGNER | AUGUST 19, 2015 An Oregon veterinarian is expanding efforts to get the word out that a sugar alcohol-derived sweetener used in an increasing number of foods poses a serious, and potentially fatal, threat to dogs. Dr. Jason Nicholas of Portland (Preventive Vet) has posted… Continue reading Warning About Xylitol and Dogs