The Kentucky Public Health Department is taking measures to ensure its citizens that it is actively involved in food safety. The program, “Good Agricultural Practices,” or GAPS, developed by the Kentucky produce industry, is a series of best practices to help farmers and processors keep down the risk of contamination.
The program includes monitoring water quality, [...]
‘GAPS’ IN KENTUCKY FOOD SAFETY
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Food Safety, Trends
E COLI MYSTERIOUSLY CROSSES STATE LINES
July 18th, 2008 · No Comments · E. Coli, Food Borne Illness, Food Safety
The E. coli outbreak traced to Kroger and Nebraska Beef, which had been contained to Ohio and Michigan, has recently mysteriously affected three people who live away from those states.
One case, in Kentucky, is close to the Ohio border, but the other victims — in Indiana and New York — have not gone near [...]
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TORNADO VICTIMS NOW FACE FOOD-SAFETY PROBLEMS
February 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Food Borne Illness, Food Safety
Tornado victim sits on a refrigerator outside of her destroyed home.
More trouble awaits the victims of this week’s tornadoes, sad to say. The Kentucky Department of Public Health has issued advisories on potential food-safety problems wrought from lack of electricity.
A full freezer, kept closed, will keep meat at a safe temperature for 48 hours; a [...]