Month: November 2022

Cheese: As of September 28, 2022, six people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from six states. Sick people’s samples were collected from August 6, 2017, to August 5, 2022. Sick people range in age from 56 to 83 years, with a median age of 78, and 67% are female. Five people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.

State and local public health officials are interviewing people about the foods they ate in the month before they got sick. Of the five people interviewed, four (80%) reported eating brie or camembert cheese. Most people did not remember the brand of the cheese they ate, but one person reported eating Lidl Premium Brand Brie. Old Europe Cheese is the only manufacturer of Lidl Premium Brand Brie.

FDA, with assistance from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, inspected the Old Europe Cheese facility

November 21, 2022 • FQ&S Staff

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is proposing changes to the foods prescribed to participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). These science-based revisions incorporate recommendations from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. FNS is proposing changes to align the program’s food packages with the latest nutrition science and support equitable access to nutritious foods during critical life stages.

Taken collectively, the changes will increase the current level of assistance while providing WIC state agencies with more flexibility to tailor the packages to accommodate personal and cultural food preferences and special dietary needs and increase variety and choice for WIC participants, making the program more appealing for current and potential participants.

The proposed revisions support fruit and vegetable consumption by increasing the amount provided and the varieties available for

The weather is unpredictable. One day, it could be beautiful and sunny. On another day, it could be gray and cloudy. And on some days, the weather can be downright dangerous especially during the winter months across Middle America.

Inclement weather often results in the closure of establishments for the safety of the team and customers. If the local weather is severe enough to disrupt business or pose a danger to your customers or employees, send an email or social media announcement letting them know you’ll be closed an unavailable for the day. Don’t worry, work will still be there tomorrow. Here are some ideas for OOO due to inclement weather.

Office Closed Due to Inclement Weather Email Announcements

Let’s start off with some basic announcements for clients, suppliers, business partners, and teams.

• Due to severe weather, our office will be closed today. We will open and continue our operation

14. Wine B’Gone Ultra Stain Remover

While a stain remover may not be high on a gift ideas list, it is one of the most useful gifts for a wine lover.

Say goodbye to grappling with hard-to-remove wine stains from a favorite couch, carpet, or outfit.

Red wine is particularly notorious and Wine B’Gone Stain Remover is the fast-acting solution to keeping things stain-free.

Featured in Good Housekeeping magazine’s list of best red wine stain removers, Wine B’ Gone Ultra features advanced cleaning agents. 

Available as a 16-oz spray bottle, it helps remove wine and alcohol stains from upholstery, carpets, clothing, countertops and just about everything.

While designed for safely removing wine stains, it also removes many other tough stains. Use it on stubborn coffee stains, ketchup, grass, hair dye, blood, fruits and even perspiration.

It has a

November 21, 2022 • FQ&S Staff

Earlier this month, FDA announced finalization of its food traceability rule, which the agency says is designed to more effectively trace contaminated food through the food supply, whether sourced in the U.S. or abroad.

The final rule establishes additional food traceability recordkeeping requirements for those that manufacture, process, pack, or hold certain foods, including fresh leafy greens, nut butters, fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, and ready-to-eat deli salads. In collaboration with industry, FDA says it will be able to more rapidly and effectively identify the origin and route of travel of certain contaminated foods to prevent or mitigate foodborne illness outbreaks, address credible threats of serious adverse health consequences or death, and minimize overly broad advisories or recalls that implicate unaffected food products.

“This rule lays the foundation for even greater end-to-end food traceability across the food system that we’re working on as part of