Asheville, NC
Tag: food safety
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Letter writer: Long-term studies of GMOs needed before they can be considered safe
“Assuming that GMOs are safe is an experiment with the American people’s long-term health.”
Letter writer: Raw-milk debate misses point: Why drink cow’s milk anyway?
“Why are humans drinking cow’s milk in the first place? The idea that people should drink cow’s milk has gone the way of Donna Reed and TV dinners.”
Letter writer: Raw-milk problems have been reduced by vaccines, better sanitation
“In my comments about raw-milk problems in the 1800s, I provided a few examples of the problems that occurred. I never intended to suggest that the examples I mentioned were the only ones.”
Letter writer: Farmers and consumers need to educate themselves on risks of raw milk
“As the popularity of raw milk grows, it needs to be both the responsibility of the farmer and of the consumer to be educated of the risks and talk openly about them. “
Letter writer: Raw-milk activist failed to mention disease at heart of debate
“In Reading food rights and raw-milk activist David Gumpert’s [interview] on ‘The raw milk debate,’ I was struck by his passion for his subject, but at the same time his ignorance and omission of one of the most important facts as to why the pasteurization of milk has become mandatory in this country.”
‘Pickle School’ focuses on food safety
When we think of pickles, it’s unlikely that we picture the series of legal and bureaucratic hoops necessary to bring them to market. However, last week in Asheville a group of potential food entrepreneurs dove head first into the challenge of re-imagining pickles in just such a context. Photo by Josh O’Conner
Information sources on food-borne illness
Salmonellosis. Botulism. Campylobacteriosis. Hepatitis. Cyclosporiasis. Just a few of the more common food-borne illnesses in the U.S. Here we have tried to get the best collection of information on what they are and how to avoid them in one place.
The Dirt Scoop: Garden & farm news and events
This week highlights the West Asheville Garden Stroll, grant funding for greener foods at three local elementary schools, and the state’s focus on food safety.
The Dirt Scoop: Garden & farm news and events
This week highlights the West Asheville Garden Stroll, grant funding for greener foods at three local elementary schools, and the state’s focus on food safety.
State revs up food-safety training for extension agents
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension gave its agents some food-safety training on April 30 and May 1. Later this spring or early summer, the extension service plans to train anyone involved in handling fresh produce – from farmers and field hands to packing houses, truckers, grocery stores, farmers markets and roadside stands
The Green Scene
These are names that only a congressional bill sponsor could love: the Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act, the Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act, the Food Safety and Tracking Improvement Act, and the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, a Democrat, has sponsored the latter bill, which has […]