Wednesday, September 30, 2009

New Food Allergen Tests

I was reading my email, and saw this article and just had to post it.

Food Quality News just posted an article about new food allergen tests for testing foods for allergens.

According to the article: "Food processors could soon be able to detect minute traces of food allergens in their products on site and within minutes, thanks to a new test system under development in Germany."

It does not say that corn/maize is one of the allergens in this, but I am hoping that this new testing would also improve their awareness.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

365 Brand Frozen products

Just a warning to those of you who, like myself, love to indulge in quick fix, easily prepared frozen veggies. (Hey, when you can't make reservations or call for take out, at least you can drop some pre-cut veggie blend into your pasta pot and call it a five minute meal.)

After reported reactions to the previously safe 365 brand frozen vegetables (Just veggies, no sauce and no corn included in the listed ingredients) a member of Delphi did a bit of sleuthing.
She discovered that the packaging has now changed, and the ingredients now include potential corn-taminated salt.

So be cautious. And contact the company.
We'll keep you updated on any future details.