Fresh Express announces Recall

Fresh Express Recall...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --July 13, 2010 Salinas, California – Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling certain Romaine lettuce salad products with expired Use-by Dates of July 8 - 12 and an "S" in the Product Code because they may have the potential to be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. No other Fresh Express salads are included in the recall.

No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall. The precautionary recall action is being conducted to reach retailers as well as consumers. Consumers should check their refrigerators for Fresh Express Romaine salads with Use-by Dates of July 8 - 12 and an "S" in the Product Code (see separate listing). Retailers should check their inventories and store shelves to confirm that none of the product is mistakenly present or available for purchase by consumers. Fresh Express customer service representatives have already contacted a majority of retailers and are in the process of confirming that the recalled product is not in the stream of commerce. THE FULL FDA ANNOUNCEMENT...Click

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CLOSING GULF SHIP YARDS

Northrop Grumman to Shutdown 3 Louisiana Yards

Copyright MarEx Newsletter

Northrop Grumman Corp., plans to close its Avondale, Louisiana shipyard early in 2013, along with two smaller yards at Tallulah and Waggaman as it consolidates its military work on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

5,000 people are employed at the Avondale yard and will find themselves without a job after work is finished on two Navy amphibious assault ships.

Fish Tacos a hot growth trend for 2010

Fish Tacos a hot growth trend for 2010
Copyright: USA Today

Not even the Gulf oil spill contamination has put a dent in one of the restaurant industry's hottest growth trends for 2010: fish tacos.At a time many consumers are looking to cut calories and costs, fish tacos are hitting the mainstream as they spread rapidly from the West Coast eastward. California Pizza Kitchen just put them on the menu. They're top sellers at The Cheesecake Factory and BJ's Restaurants. El Pollo Loco recently began to test fish tacos. Two Southern California chains, Rubio's Mexican Grill and Wahoo's Fish Taco, are eyeing East Coast locations. And Taco Bell plans to test fish tacos in its stores next year. "You'd think people would run away from fish today with the oil spill," says Warren Sackler, hospitality professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. After all, 54% of consumers recently surveyed by the University of Minnesota say the spill will have them rethinking their seafood consumption. But the spill hasn't affected sales of fish tacos, according to their largest national sellers.
Consumers are requesting fish tacos because they perceive them as healthier than meat — and restaurants want to sell them, Sackler says, because they're very profitable.

Woman sues McDonald's, alleging bone in burger!

Woman sues McDonald's

Copyright: The Chicago Tribune

A McDonald's customer sued the fast-food giant in Cook County Circuit Court on Tuesday for allegedly serving her a double cheeseburger that contained a bone or bone fragment. When Millicent Brown bit into the burger on July 8, 2008, the bone caused "significant damage to her teeth," which required a root canal, tooth extraction, bone graft and implant, according to the suit.

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Was there really a Mr. Lea and Mr. Perrins?

Yes, there were two gentlemen that produced the now famous Lea & Perrins® Worcestershire sauce. In 1835, Lea and Perrins were running a small drugstore in Worcester, England when Lord Marcus Sandys came in and asked whether they could duplicate an Indian sauce he had enjoyed while in Bengal. The two of them mixed up a batch and the Lord did not like the smell nor the taste. They threw it in their cellar and forgot about it. Until, two years later they came across it and gave it a try. They were surprised by its different smell and flavor created by the aging. Lea & Perrins® Worcestershire sauce is now one the the most popular steak sauces in the world. Since that time, the recipe has changed very little from the original. The recipe is made up of anchovies, tamarinds, molasses, garlic, vinegar, chiles, cloves, and shallots. The mixture is still aged for two years before the solids are removed.

"You can't do it unless you can imagine it."
-- George Lucas, director

Michigan Firm Recalls Beef Jerky Products Due to Mislabeling and Undeclared Allergen
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:43:27 -0500

M&K II Co., a Macomb, Mich., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,000 pounds of beef jerky products. Click here for the full story from the FDA.