Mexicantown Wholesale Issues Alert: Undeclared Milk In Cuernos (Croissants)

December 30, 2010 FDA

Mexicantown Wholesale of Detroit, Michigan is recalling all lots of cuernos (croissants) manufactured between 6/27/2010 and 12/28/2010, because they may contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Wesley Webber Speaks At AIB International’s Graduation

Use the solid foundation of an AIB education as a base to learn new skills and mentor people so the collective wisdom of your company is raised, was the advice offered to the31 graduates of Baking Science and Technology Class 177 by R. Wesley Webber, Vice President of Human Resources, Nickles Bakery, Dec. 17 in Manhattan, Kan.

IDDBA’s Offers New Training Job Guide, Listeria Basics

Develop your staff using IDDBA Job Guides. “Listeria Basics” details vital information about the dangerous pathogen Listeria monocytogenes.

A French King’s Cake Heralds The New Year

From the King’s Cakes of New Orleans to the Roscon de Reyes of Spain, food-centric holiday revelries don’t stop at the flip of a calendar page. There’s still New Year’s, Twelfth Night and Mardi Gras to come, with all the attendant culinary traditions.

Blue Crabs, Oysters Up As Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity Improves

December 29, 2010 Public News Service

One of the biggest improvements to the Bay’s fisheries was in the blue crab population, which more than doubled from 120 million crabs in 2008 to 315 million this year.