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U.S. to Step Up E. coli Testing in Beef
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I don’t eat red meat, but lots of people do. So this is important. Meat and animal poop are big spreaders of E. coli. That’s why the USDA will expand testing on meat used to make ground beef.
It’s a good idea. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claim an estimated 76 million people in the United States fall ill from food-borne illness each year. 5,000 don’t survive. Scary stuff.
It’s frightening to me–and maybe this is ethnocentrism speaking–because a food-borne illness sounds like a third-world problem. In developed nations, like the U.S. and others, this should be eradicated, especially DYING from it!
So to stop this, the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety Inspection Service will have meat inspectors test “bench trim” for E. coli. Apparently bench trim is the fat and meat used at meat processing plants.
Similar safety initiatives have been deployed for fruits and vegetables, and the U.S. House of Representatives have passed a bill to give the FDA more power to increase food safety, answering calls to overhaul the system.
I think it’s a social responsibility issue too. You don’t want your customers getting sick. So go above and beyond to ensure it doesn’t happen!
Healthy On-the-Go Eating Tips
Eating healthy — sure we’d all like to, but who the heck has the time? Grabbing an on-the-go meal is simply a much more feasible option when you’re always, well, on the go. The downside of that option, however, is the consumption of too many calories, unhealthy fats, and fast-digesting carbs. Sounds to me like it’s time to make time for eating healthy.
Weight Watchers magazine offers some easy, time-saving tips for whipping up a healthy meal in a pinch. Here are a few you can use for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Breakfast Time-Saver. Hard boil five eggs on Sunday evening (they’ll last one week in the fridge), and portion one-cup servings of cereal in plastic bags. Each morn
7 Metabolism Facts Every Dieter Should Know
Your cells are continuously turning matter into energy that your body can use; that conversion process is what’s known as metabolism. Essentially, human metabolism is measured by how fast and efficiently your body burns the calories you eat every day. A body in homeostasis features a metabolism that works efficiently, providing the energy needed for healthy fitness and body mass index. Being overweight or underweight results in a lack of homeostasis in the body.
Fact #1: Personal Health and Genetics Can Influence Metabolism
If you have a family history of weight-related medical issues, or personal health issues, those problems can impact your metabolism. T
No More Hydrogenated Oils In Margarine?
No more hydrogenated oils used in tub margarine? Zip, zero, nada? Unilever is showing consumers that it can be done. From the middle of August and into the fall, you’ll start seeing “non-hydrogenated” on the front of two brands of tub margarine – I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter and Brummel & Brown, with the rest of Unilever’s tub margarine brands (Country Crock and Imperial) following in the beginning of 2010.
Unilever is completely removing partially hydrogenated vegetable oil from their tub margarines, which means they are completely eliminating artificial trans fats from these products. And don’t think they are trading one dangerous fat for another either. E Continue reading…