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Portland school board will not ban peanuts

 Feb. 06, 2014

Prepackaged peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will stay on the menu at Portland’s Beverly Cleary school, despite a push to make the school peanut-free.

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Food safety remains top priority

 Jan. 14, 2014

Half of the respondents to our survey indicated that they are more concerned about food safety now than they were five years ago, and 46% say they are just as concerned now.

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Farm-to-fork in Peril?

By Paul King on Nov. 11, 2013

Sometime early in 2014 the rules governing the first major overhaul of U.S. food safety regulations in more than 70 years, known as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will take effect. 

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Emerging Trends: October 2013

Oct. 04, 2013

This month, schools improve nutritional policies, tracking food poisoning through Twitter, cheese pizza most popular for college students and more.

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Food safety law yet to grow teeth

By Paul King on Jul. 25, 2013

When is a law not quite a law? Apparently when it is prickly, sensitive legislation such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama two years ago.

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Chops by any other name—finally

By Paul King on Apr. 28, 2013

Of all the information I came away with during last weekend’s Pork Summit 2013, held at The Culinary Institute of America’s Greystone campus in St. Helena, Calif., the most interesting had nothing to do with cooking techniques, flavors or even ways of using the whole animal (more on that in another blog).

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The Big Idea: Allergy Safety

Jul. 16, 2012

Allerschool is an online program that helps parents and students know what allergens are in every one of our food items. It went live in August 2011. It’s made our special diets management so much easier. We have a whole lot of students—it see

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Purchasing After “Pink Slime”

By Becky Schilling on May 16, 2012

“Pink slime.” Those two words have sparked public outrage from parents and caused a public relations nightmare for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The controversy forced Beef Product Inc., the South Carolina-based company that produces lea

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On Food Safety Practices for Daniel Salk

May 10, 2012

As general manager for Bon Appétit at a B&I account in Calif., Daniel Salk has committed himself to promoting a culture where workplace safety and safe food handling are a priority. He spoke with FSD about his company’s efforts, including

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Sustainability in Practice: Humane the Name of the Game

By Lindsey Ramsey on May 01, 2012

In February Bon Appétit Management Co. announced the rollout of a comprehensive animal welfare policy to all of its more than 400 cafés nationwide. The new policy includes requirements such as all pork Bon Appétit serves must be produ

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