As summer approaches, people are beginning to get their grilling equipment ready. When grilling, barbequing, and cooking meat in general, certain minimum temperatures should be reached. FoodSafety.gov provides a handy table which lists proper minimum cooking temperatures for meats.    According to the website located at foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/mintemp.html, the following are recommended temperatures: Category Food Temperature... [more]

  On February 5, 2010, the Food Safety Inspection Service announced a voluntary recall by The Murphy House. This Louisville, North Carolina company is recalling 2,850 pounds of pork barbeque products because they contain soy flour, and this ingredient was not indicated on the label. This product can be a source of allergic reactions in certain individuals.  According to the FSIS notice, the recall... [more]

A dozen people have recently been hospitalized after coming down with severe food poisoning symptoms according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Health Department Officials say the victims all became ill after eating at a barbeque fundraiser. A hunting club sold the meal of barbeque pork, coleslaw, sweet potatoes and rolls at the Cedar Grove Baptist Church... [more]