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National Food Holiday: Today Is National Pasta Day!
October 17 is National Pasta Day, just another reason to enjoy one of the countless delicious variations that pasta offers. But did you know that the history of pasta has long been surrounded by myth, but in fact goes back centuries, or actually even thousands of years? National Pasta Day: World Records With Pasta!
Italy's Barilla, and Turkey's Migros Ticaret supermarket chain teamed up to produce a half-tonne box of penne pasta, measuring 1-and-a-half meters high and well over a meter wide, which sells for 999 Turkish lira ($560), for charity , setting the world record for the Biggest pasta box, according to the World Record Academy. National Pasta Day: Pasta Jokes!
Q: What do Italians eat on halloween? A: Fetuccini A-fraid-o Q: What do Italians eat on halloween?A: Fetuccini A-fraid-o Q: What would you get if you crossed pasta with a snake?A: Spaghetti that wraps itself around a fork Q: Where did the spaghetti go to dance?A: The meat ball! Q: What does an Irishman get after eating Italian lasagna? A: Gaelic breath! My girlfriend broke up with me the other day because she said I'm addicted to pasta. Canada Ground Beef Recall 2012: XL Foods Inc. Resuming Normal Operation by the End of Week?
A few days ago, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a restricted license to XL Foods' Brooks, Alberta facility, allowing processing about 5,100 carcasses that were in the plant at the time of its closure due to E. coli bacteria contaminated ground beef. Now the CFIA announced that if XL Foods' control plan works effectively and consistently, they would permit the facility to resume its normal operations - even before the end of the week. Peanut Butter Recall List 2012: Raw and Roasted Peanuts Recalled, Sunland’s List Extended
Portales, New Mexico-based Sunland Inc. once again expanded their list of recalled peanut butter products that was caused by salmonella illnesses spreading to 19 states. The 71 added products do not only include peanut butter and related products, but now also raw and roasted peanuts. The recall list that began with Trader Joe's Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter quickly grew to about one hundred Sunland products and was recently extended to 240 products. Peanut Butter Recall List 2012: Sunland Inc. Further Extends List, Now Including Raw and Roasted Peanuts
Once more, Sunland Inc.'s peanut butter recall list has been expanded, now not only including peanut butter and related products, but even raw and roasted shelled and in-shell peanuts. The recall list that started with a specific item at Trader Joe's that was related to salmonella illnesses in several states quickly grew to about one hundred products and was recently extended to 240 products. Windows 8 Release Date: Special Upgrade Price for Recently Purchased Windows 7 PCs
An upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for only $15 is Microsoft's special offer for customers who bought or will buy a Windows 7 PC between June 2nd, 2012, and January 31st, 2013. In order to prevent a drop-off in PC sales before the launch of Windows 8 devices, Microsoft decided to make the upgrade available for a symbolic price. Lion Adopts Antelope Video: Watch this Unbelievable Scenery of a Lioness Taking a Baby Oryx Antelope as its Own
Watch this unbelievable video of a lioness that adopts a baby oryx antelope as if it was its own cub. Saba Douglas-Hamilton, a conservationist of the 'Save the Elephants' trust said: "I couldn't believe my ears when I first heard about the adoption. That was just absolutely non-sense. I thought, just give it a few hours and the lioness will eat the calf." Canada Ground Beef Recall 2012: XL Foods Plan in Alberta Resumes Meat Processing, No Meat Allowed to Leave Plant
The XL Foods' Brooks, Alberta, plant may resume limited meat processing today, Thursday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported. However, no meat will leave the plant at this time, as it only marks the next stage in a review of the improvements that took place since suspension of Brooks' operating license on September 27. National Food Holiday: Today is National Gumbo Day!
Today, October 12, is National Gumbo Day. That means you don't have to look for any other reason for your party. Just invite your family, friends, neighbors and so on, to a delicious Gumbo meal. Now you may be asking what Gumbo actually is? "Gumbo", an African word for okra, was introduced to the white population by African cooks who came here with the slave trade. Canada Ground Beef Recall 2012: XL Foods Says All Problems Fixed, CEOs Not Available For Comments
XL Foods, the company responsible for a huge beef recall in Canada and the U.S., said that it has fixed all the problems and claimed that it finished what the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered it to do. Several cases of E. coli led to an in-depth investigation at a slaughterhouse in Alberta, that revealed severe problems at the facility, including leaky pipes, clogged water nozzles, a smelly drain, "insufficient record keeping" and no process for handling what happens when bacteria are found on products that have already been shipped to clients. Peanut Butter Recall List 2012: Recalled Product List Extended Due to New Salmonella Cases
In the past few days, the peanut butter recall list has grown from 100 to around 240 products due to new cases of salmonella. A total of 35 cases have so far been recorded in 19 U.S. states. Continuing their investigations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is collaborating with health departments from different states. It calls the recent salmonella infections increase a "fast-moving outbreak." Peanut Butter Recall List 2012: Which Products You Should Avoid And Which Ones Are Safe
The list of peanut butter and peanut butter related products grew from about 100 to over 240 in the recent days, causing consumers to worry about which products are safe and which not. Trader Joe's and Sunland Inc. both recalled some of their items as precautionary measure, but recent investigations led to more specific results as to which production date is of concern. Peanut Butter Recall List 2012: More Cases of Salmonella Lead to Extended List of Recalled Products
The list of recalled peanut butter products has grown from around one hundred to 240 products in the past few days, as new cases of salmonella were recorded in 19 states. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues their investigations collaborating with health departments from several states, it calls the recent increase of salmonella infections a “fast-moving outbreak.”
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