#food-safety

#food-safety

The reason you should avoid freezing a cooked egg white is that it will have a yucky texture when it is defrosted. An egg white is a tight network of proteins that trap water in place. Freezing and thawing disrupts that arrangement irrevocably, causing them to unravel, a process called protein denaturation. As the ice crystals form under freezing conditions, they force their way through the tight protein network, leaving behind tiny ruptures, so when the egg thaws, it comes out rubbery and wet.

Potassium bromate is a dough conditioner that bakers have long used to strengthen dough, improve elasticity and create a more consistent final product, especially helpful in New York's unpredictable weather.

Utz Quality Foods announced a safety alert involving products sold under its Zapp's and Dirty brands, recalling nine varieties of potato chips due to potential salmonella risk.

"Depending on the surface of your grill, steel wool might make sense, but I find it to be too coarse most of the time and prefer a brush."

DoorDash's rules exist to ensure that customers feel safe receiving deliveries and to maintain the company's reputation. They also help reduce the company's legal liability, aiming to prevent Dashers from knowingly or unknowingly breaking local, state, or federal laws.

Raw cookie dough is disgusting. Cookie dough tastes better cooked. Why would you leave it in its untransformed, its nascent state, when 10 minutes in the oven turns it into something that is the food of the gods?

The old oyster rule refers to the toxic red tides common in ocean waters during warmer months - which also happens to be oyster spawning season.

Owen Carey died after eating dairy at a Byron burger restaurant, where he had informed staff about his allergies but was unaware of the buttermilk in his meal. He collapsed shortly after eating and was pronounced dead later that day.

"Prime rib tastes best when it is freshly sliced and rested. However, buffets typically mean that the prime rib sits under heat lamps for an extended period of time."

In the United States, eggs are usually packed within a week of being laid, but they can legally be sold for 30 days after that packing date. This is called the Julian date, and it's shown by three numbers that represent consecutive days of the year - starting with 001 for January 1.

The recalled shellfish was harvested on March 22 through April 9, according to a safety alert from the FDA. The alert follows an April 10 recall conducted by the Washington State Department of Health, cautioning the FDA about all species of shellstock from the company, Gomez Shellfish, due to norovirus-like illnesses that were associated with the consumption of raw oysters.

"Nothing is allowed that has gluten in it. We have a zero-tolerance policy on having any gluten in our kitchen or pantries."

The Bronx Times found that the majority of Bronx food businesses received an A in their most recent inspection, with about six times as many passing than failing scores.

Luc Lagace, a microbiologist and director of research at ACER, stated, 'This is the first time I've seen falsification of this kind. You can see that it's outright cane sugar that's been added to the cans. This is not an accident. It's deliberate.'

The USDA has issued a health alert for dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets sold at Walmart, as certain packages may contain lead. Lead is especially harmful to pregnant women, infants and young children.

The Bay Terrace location has been inspected five times since May 2025, and only once has it scored within the A-grade range without additional flags worth noting.

The fourth plate is necessary to qualify for moving forward to the next round. When you see contestants struggling to put their items on that fourth plate before the countdown runs out, the stress is real!

I felt I was too hot. My mind, my head. I contacted my wife - I said there's a problem with the sauce. Manz argued that the restaurant failed to warn customers about the salsa's spiciness. For someone with little experience with spiciness, the experience was, in his words, a very big shock, physically and mentally.