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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Food Safety | November 10, 2018
As someone with grown children and young grandchildren, I have witnessed in my lifetime the ebb and flow of education. What was once important has been tossed by the wayside while other educational pursuits are followed. I am in no… read more
Food Safety | November 4, 2018
Halloween has come and gone, and as a parent, I now have loads of candy laying around my home. Trick or Treating, Halloween parties, relatives, etc. have blessed us with an abundance of sweets, and there is a special day… read more
Fukushima & The Myth of Radioactive Seafood
Food Safety | October 29, 2018
Are you at risk of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster that Japan suffered in the wake of a 2011 tsunami? Are we eating radioactive seafood? Should we be concerned about our fish? Certain posts on Facebook would have you… read more
Food Safety | October 27, 2018
Farmers in Arkansas aren’t allowed to spray a weed killer called Dicamba. So says the Arkansas State Plant Board, which decides which chemicals and seeds are allowed on the state’s farms. What’s the Deal with Dicamba? Dicamba is an herbicide… read more
Crops and Flood Waters – Is The Food Safe?
E. coli,Food Safety | October 19, 2018
The southern states have been slammed lately with one hurricane or tropical storm after another. It seems like we take a breath and there will be another one coming or stirring around in the ocean and we are waiting to… read more
Food Safety | October 6, 2018
Meal Kit delivery services are convenient. For the busy mom, the bachelor, or the college co-ed who wants to learn to cook, they are an amazing new tool. They promise to deliver at your door high quality homemade meals with… read more
Of Pesticides, Produce and PLU Codes
Food Policy,Food Safety | October 3, 2018
How many of us have taken our chances with something? Does it extend to your purchases of food? I would have to say most likely not. We check expiration dates, sell by dates; we visually examine food for signs of… read more
Food Safety,Our Blog | September 20, 2018
Do you or someone you know have PSL Addiction? This affliction often pulls new victims into its grasp this time of year? Both effects and withdrawal symptoms could be compared to hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin. What am… read more
Breastmilk on the Playa? Why Drinking Breastmilk at Burning Man (and as an Adult) is a No No
Food Safety | August 27, 2018
You think of yourself as all natural. You consider your body to be a well-built machine that deserves only the best. You’re thinking about your future, how you will feel, how strong you will be. One of the ways you… read more
Holy Corn Dogs! Food Safety & Fair Food
Our Blog | August 23, 2018
Fall is my favorite season of the year. The colors, the weather, even knowing the snow will descend soon; I love it. But there is a different “season” I love more than fall: Fair Season. Even writing about it brings… read more