In the sizzling documentary "Super Size Me", the DVD extras contain an experiment performed on the shelf life of a McDonald's french fry. Is it possible that I may have identified the science behind the almost perpetual shelf life of the fried spud?

As I was reading the latest copy of Food Quality magazine, I came across an article describing new antimicrobial products that were currently undergoing extensive testing for potential inclusion in industrial paints and clothing. One such combination was identified as an acrylamide polymer.

If there is to be greater transparency about hygiene standards in food premises, regulators will have to take account of the public in their communications. The public will need to be educated about the inspection and enforcement process and any systems used to disclose inspection results.

We the public demand an increase in food safety and sanitation!

We at NakedBread hope to make a difference by offering late-breaking news items, food science data and restaurant inspection reports available in an easy to search and syndicate forum.

Thank you for your support.

Craig Chiodi

12.aug.08
Barfblog
Andrew Reece
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/08/articles/yuck-factor/restaurant-sinks-are-not-bathtubs/

11.aug.08
Time
Deirdre Van Dyk
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1831421,00.html
The public-advocacy group that helped maneuver the trans-fats ban in New York City restaurants and pushed national chains to divulge fat and calorie content on their menus is agitating for more change. The Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is now calling for easy public access to restaurant health-code grades, improved health-inspector training and a nationwide standard for restaurant inspections.

09.aug.08
abc
Joce Sterman
http://www.abc2news.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=bf9781b5-81b9-4d49-a58c-be64936758c0
It's a restaurant that?s reached a record for our Dirty Dining series, the most closures of any restaurant we've covered in the series so far. ABC2 News Investigator tells us which dining spot gets the honor and why.

15.apr.08
International Food Safety Network
http://www.foodsafety.ksu.edu/en/article-details.php?a=4&c=18&sc=151&id=1183
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v4DYoKjwFw
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/04/articles/salmonella/safely-preparing-cantaloupe/index.html
A table of U.S. outbreaks related to the consumption of cantaloupe is available at: http://www.foodsafety.ksu.edu/articles/1183/cantaloupe_outbreaks_.pdf

26.nov.07
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/26/opinion/26mon1.html?ref=opinion
According to a survey for the Food Marketing Institute cited in this editorial, only 66 percent of consumers in the United States are confident that the food they buy is safe, down from 82 percent last year. With news of killer spinach, tainted hamburger patties and imported seafood that can provide as many toxins as omega-3s, who can blame them?

20.nov.07
From a press release
QUEBEC City ? Medicago today announced
additional positive results from a preclinical study of its H5N1 Influenza
Virus-Like Particles ("VLP") vaccine. Medicago previously reported that its
proprietary VLP vaccine stimulates a significant seroprotective immune
response against the lethal Indonesia strain of the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus
in mice who received doses as low as 1 microgram (ug). The Company has now
generated additional data showing that a strong protective immune response is
achieved against this virus at even lower doses of only 0.1 ug.

20.nov.07
Southeast Texas Record
John G. Browning
http://www.setexasrecord.com/arguments/contentview.asp?c=204264
If you're still snacking on Thanksgiving leftovers, this column just may jumpstart your diet plans.
And while for many people the very thought of going to a lawyer can cause stomachs to churn, if your stomach is churning for other reasons, then the lawyer you need to see is Bill Marler.
Who is Bill Marler? He's simply the preeminent lawyer in the country in a rather specialized practice area - representing victims of food poisoning.

05.nov.07
statesman.com
Rebecca Carr
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/secrecy/entries/2007/11/05/secrecy_in_farm_bill.html
You might think that the massive farm bill now on the table has nothing to do with government secrecy, but it does.
This blog post says that OpenTheGovernment.org, an umbrella organization of conservative and liberal organizations, discovered a provision in the measure that would create an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act for all records related to the Agriculture Department?s animal identification system.