Three repeat health violations involve failing to mark chemical containers with their contents and hazardous warning labels, as well as to provide an emergency eyewash station for employees working with corrosive chemicals such as sodium hypochlorite and anhydrous ammonia.
For more than 30 years, excess weight, insufficient physical activity, and an unhealthy diet have been second only to tobacco as preventable causes of disease and death in the United States.
The food safety scientific community knows about them, but the public's knowledge isn't as good.
When the Food Safety Discovery Zone visited a Baltimore expo on March 21, at least 5,000 visitors stopped by for tours and prizes.
Replacing one serving of total red meat with one serving of a healthy protein source, such as fish, poultry, and nuts, was associated with a lower mortality risk.
The researchers found clear differences in dietary patterns across demographic and socioeconomic groups.
The sleep-deprived group, which slept one hour and 20 minutes less than the control group each day consumed an average 549 additional calories each day.
OSHA found numerous instances of unguarded moving machine parts and electrical hazards, including failing to train employees in electric safety-related work practices.
From 2005-2010, 39 outbreaks and 2,348 illnesses were linked to imported food from 15 countries.
Researchers, who studied 42,883 men in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, found that the heart disease risk persisted even after controlling for other risk factors, including smoking, physical inactivity, alcohol use, and family history of heart disease.
Of those that listed an excuse for not following through with healthy habits, the most common culprit is said to be a lack of time.
OSHA opened an inspection following a report of a fire resulting from a dust explosion in a machine at the company's Fond du Lac, Wis., facility, which converts liquid whey products into dried whey protein concentrate powder.
The serious violations include failing to provide required machine guarding to prevent workers from coming into contact with rotating parts on drill presses, ensure that employees are trained on the use of energy control procedures, and prevent slip and "struck-by" hazards by ensuring walkways are kept clean and dry.
"Publix is well aware of the hazards the cleaning crew was exposed to, yet took no steps to safeguard employees by controlling the conveyor equipment's energy source," said Brian Sturtecky, OSHA's area director in Jacksonville, Fla.
The most common sources of sodium include breads and rolls, luncheon meat such as deli ham or turkey, pizza, and poultry.
Diamond Sponsor DNV Business Assurance says the Global Food Safety Conference is the most important event of the year that is focused on this topic.
As mass manufacturing and processing of fresh produce increases due to demand and dietary recommendations to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, so may the risk from foodborne illness.
The faster line speeds would be permitted under a new inspection system the agency has proposed.
A multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary team of researchers, educators, and extension specialists at UNL plan to use the $25 million grant to improve risk management and assessment of eight strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in beef.
OSHA initiated an inspection after the July 20, 2011, incident, in which the employee’s arm allegedly became caught in an energized turkey shackle line while the employee was working alone in a confined space.