The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a nonprofit education and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply and on reducing the carnage caused by alcoholic beverages. CSPI seeks to promote health through educating the public about nutrition and alcohol; it represents citizens' interests before legislative, regulatory, ...

Your complete guide to food safety. Providing information on the causes of food poisoning, food safety and foodlink's National Food Safety Week.

Iowa State University Extension's Food Safety Project offers the latest in foodsafety news, information, and educational curriculum for students. Updated daily.

The BevNET's main listing of beverage reviews. There are several hundred different sodas, drinks, etc on this page. Visit this page if you need information on beverages.

This page is a Web version of the brochure that discusses the risks and benefits of pesticide use on food, and ways in which consumers can reduce their exposure to pesticides. A search feature allows you to determine what pesticides are approved for use on foods.

FDF represents and promotes the interests of food and drink manufacturers, liaising with and providing authoritative information to media, consumers, distributors, legislators in Westminster, Brussels and Strasbourg, enforcement authorities, health professionals, academics, schools, the scientific community and other sectors of industry.

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Welcome to the Go South! For Quality Produce from the Southern U.S. website. We re glad you re here! During your visit we d like to extend some southern hospitality by introducing you to new fresh recipe ideas, product information and preparation tips sure to save you time in the kitchen and to assist you with maintaining the quality of your produce once you ve brought it home. Come back and ...

Drusilla Banks Extension Educator, Nutrition & Wellness Subscription Information The Summertime Rules Your refrigerator should be maintaining 37 - 40 degrees F all year. During the summer months you may need to lower the temperature setting. So how can you find out the internal temperature of your refrigerator Invest in a refrigerator/freezer thermometer. Thermometers can be purchased cheaply ...

Vanilla, Saffron Imports is a direct importer of saffron, vanilla and other specialty foods for the professional chef, supermarket buyer and home cook ...

Independant and in depth reviews of hundreds of beers from around the world.

Searchable database of wine reviews for recent vintages. Largest free and up-to-date on-line database of quality wine reviews. No commercial tie-in. Honest wine reviews. Submit your guest wine review. ...

They are usually found in the intestines of healthy humans and healthy animals. Escherichia coli 0157: H7 is one particular strain that is ... an eme ...

A good food source of calcium contains a substantial amount of calcium in relation to its calorie content and contributes at least 10 percent ...

Living on fast food Reduce fats, saturated fats and cholesterol. Choose plain burgers and beef sandwiches; leave off the sauce, mayonnaise, cheese a ...

Shigella is a germ (one of the bacteria) that causes an infectious disease. This disease can be treated and most people get better quickly. Severe ...

A good food source of vitamin A contains a substantial amount of vitamin A and/or carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the body, ...

A good food source of folate contains a substantial amount of folate in relation to its calorie content and contributes at least 10 percent ...

Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for vitamin C in a selected serving size. RDA for vitamin C is 60 milligrams per day. RDA given is for adults (excep ...

Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for vitamin E in a selected serving size. RDA for vitamin E is 10 milligrams per day. The 1989 RDA for vitamin E h ...

One listeria species, Listeria monocytogenes, can cause the serious foodborne illness listeriosis. Approximately 425 deaths occur each year in the ...

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Commonly called staph, this bacterium produces a poison/toxin that causes the illness. The most common symptoms are nausea, vomiting, abdominal cr ...

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Seasoned Cooking August 1998 Issue How to Eat on the Net by Rossana S. Tarantini Over the years, thanks to boomers, yuppies and the like, food has come into the spotlight in a big way. Like never before, people are talking about food, comparing recipes and even going so far as to keep their ingredient sources secret. Because of this new direction, we have 'food trends' and food magazines abound ...

These bacteria are fairly widespread, occurring in humans and animals, skin, soil, and water. They can live in any setting that provides nutrients, mo ...

We want food to look and taste good. Store foods in cool cabinets. Keep foods in glass jars in a dark place. Do not keep canned fruit juices more than ...

Seasoned Cooking June 2000 Issue Home Cooking by Ronda L. Carnicelli Cooking on the web has become hot. Every time you do a search words like cooking, food, or chef, thousands of results are bound to pop up. To help you weed through the confusion, About.com has created a site called Home Cooking. Home Cooking is set up to be a forum for food enthusiasts, from gourmet to home cooks. It features ...

Seasoned Cooking September 2000 Issue FoodGeeks.com by Ronda L. Carnicelli With a name that's sure to inspire a few smiles along the way, FoodGeeks.com is a web site that offers more than a laugh. With over 5, 000 recipes in its online database and the ability to maintain your own cookbook, its a resource for food lovers (and, yes, geeks) everywhere. In addition to a great selection of recipes ...

Index Are Generic Foods a Better Buy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2000 Generic food products are often less expensive than their brand-name counterparts. Whether generic foods are a good buy is a matter of individual taste and preference. Some generic foods offer a substantial savings over national and even many store brands, often as much as 60 percent, says Carol Schlitt, nutrition ...

Selecting a Fresh Pineapple R.E. Paull and D.P. Bartholomew When is a pineapple ready to eat. A pineapple is ready to eat when harvested. The fruit shell will gradually turn yellow beginning at the base of the fruit. Over time the fruit will become completely yellow if left standing on the kitchen counter for a few days. The same color change occurs if the fruit is left on the plant in the field.