QFC Recalling Deli Tuna Salad Items in Washington and Oregon
Salad Items May Contain Milk Not Identified on Label
Quality Food Centers (QFC) said today it is recalling five deli tuna salad items sold at some QFC stores in Washington and Oregon. Salad dressing used to make these items may contain milk not listed on the label. [...]
Healthy Tuna Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
2 cups macaroni, uncooked
2 6-ounce cans canned tuna, water-pack
1/2 cup zucchini, chopped
1/4 cup carrots, sliced
1/3 cup onions, diced
1/4 cup salad dressing, mayonnaise type
Directions:
Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain.
Drain tuna.
Wash vegetables. Chop zucchini; slice carrots into thin slices; dice onions.
Mix macaroni, tuna, and vegetables together in mixing bowl. Stir in salad dressing.
Chill [...]
U.S. consumers have a big thirst for bottled water, buying more than 8 billion gallons of it in 2007 alone, according to the International Bottled Water Association.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates bottled water products, working to ensure that they’re safe to drink.
FDA protects consumers of bottled water through the Federal Food, Drug, [...]
Do good Monday through Friday on your diet, and what do you get?
The weekend, and that’s not good.
Susan Racette of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that. She says most dieters have trouble losing weight on the weekends, when people don’t pay as much attention to what they eat.
These findings help explain [...]
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Eating healthy vegetable oils and fish regularly can help your heart. These foods have special fatty acids called omega-3. The body does not make omega-3 by itself, so it’s important we make them a part of our diet.
Omega-3s are in some vegetable oils, as well as in [...]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring the safety of all food packaging, including components of packaging materials that are expected to migrate into food. The agency refers to these materials as “food contact substances.” Examples include coatings on cans, plastics, paper, and sealants for lids and caps.
The Office of Food Additive [...]
Bacon makes everything better, even… chocolate?
It sounds so wrong — but for some, these ingredients just taste so right
Whoa! How’s that for a “pairing”???
I can’t quite imagine how this would taste – and don’t really think I’m all that eager to give it a try. What do you think – would you like to try [...]
Whole Foods Market® Issues Recall on 365 Organic Everyday Value™ Popcorn Lightly Salted Due to Undeclared Dairy Allergen
Whole Foods Market today is recalling 365 Organic Everyday Value Popcorn, Lightly Salted because it may contain undeclared milk ingredients. The popcorn in these packages was incorrectly flavored with a white cheddar seasoning which includes milk ingredients; the [...]
Home Made Brand Foods is voluntarily recalling approximately 4890 pounds of Ready-to-Eat Tuna Salad with an expiration date of 8/19/08. This product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Although healthy [...]
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has unfairly found itself with a bad reputation.
For years, nutrition activists have campaigned against the corn-based sweetener, claiming that its beet-derived cousin, table sugar, was supposedly healthier because it was “natural.” But many experts disagree.
And now the American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted the all-sugars-are-created-equal position. After examining related research, [...]
