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Spice Check
Some things do get better with age but spices are not among them. When I moved to a new house five years ago, I was horrified to realize how long some of my spice containers had been around. I should...
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Last Words on Ground Beef
The customer comments about “pink slime” have really upset us. They felt we were not honest in our responses to their question “does your ground beef have pink slime?” Could we have handled this...
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One More Worry…or Not
Every now and then I’m overwhelmed with the number of things we should worry about, from a food safety perspective. The latest was a CBS report linking a reusable shopping bag and cookies to an...
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In Sandy’s Wake…
Source: Instagram photo by @olgaswims In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, all of our stores are now open. Generators kept the stores going in areas most seriously affected by the storm (New Jersey and...
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Gluten Free Mixes Back On Shelf
The seven Wegmans Gluten Free baking mixes are now all back on the shelf, following their recall in October. The potential issue with undeclared allergens in the gluten free brownie mix came to our...
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Safety in Sizzling Summer
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by a world that seems to become more and more complex. Technology gets the blame for giving us endless choices for communication. In one area though— food safety—the simple...
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Earning Your Trust
We take food safety very seriously because we want people to live healthier better lives and we never want to make anyone sick. Much of our energy centers on prevention. Let’s talk about produce. We...
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“Putting It Away”
I remember a phrase from my growing-up-in-West Virginia days…”putting it away,” meaning canning to capture the goodness of quality food from the garden for use during winter months. In recent years,...
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Food Waste
“Is this bacon still good?” “How long can I leave food out at a party?” These and countless other questions are answered in a valuable storage guide to help you maintain the freshness and quality of...
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No More Fridge Fright!
No matter how you plan to spend the rest of 2014, chances are those plans will include food. Whether you’re the host that provides most of the food, or the gracious guest that brings a dish to pass,...
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The USDA FoodKeeper
In April, the USDA (US Dept. of Agriculture) announced the launch of a new Smartphone application (App) designed to help reduce food waste by consumers. Their partners in this development were Cornell...
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Spice Check
Some things do get better with age but spices are not among them. When I moved to a new house five years ago, I was horrified to realize how long some of my spice containers had been around. I should...
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