About 20 years ago, I went to China to teach English at Hunan University in the sleepy little city of Changsha (1.5 million). I learned more than I taught, and it started with perspective. Suffice it to say, we all put our pants on, one leg at a time. Beyond that, it’s a different world. […]
“Pouches, organic bags, amber bottles, bundles, what in the world are you doing?” asked one of my customers! It’s about the environment! It’s about value! I am trying as best as I can to align this business around being a good steward of our environment and available resources. While this transition is not easy for […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant It’s autumn. It’s cooler outside, and our need to sweat, to cool us off, isn’t quite as strong as it was just a couple of months ago. But we still sweat, and we cover it with deodorant to keep those around us from determining we’re just […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant It’s autumn. It’s cooler outside, and our need to sweat, to cool us off, isn’t quite as strong as it was just a couple of months ago. But we still sweat, and we cover it with deodorant to keep those around us from determining we’re just […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant Okay, it isn’t precisely a pyramid. But it is a valuation of foods that are good for you. And raspberries received a 100 point score, which is the best you can get. Already, however, there is controversy over which foods made the ‘good for you’ list […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant A Fence on the Cliff, or an Ambulance in the Valley – a Poem by Joseph Mailns. The origin of this poem goes back to 1895 and was originally titled “An Ambulance Down in the Valley.” I’ll let our readers look it up and enjoy their […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut. Sometimes You Don’t! Advertising jingles are cute and often stay in our memories. That’s the point. It’s an advertisement meant to stay with you right up to the point of sale. I wish we had a memorable jingle. Or a […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant It never ceases to amaze me the lengths we go to, to make “things” cosmetically correct. At times, my wife has 17 different lotions, eye enhancers, hair lighteners, anti-wrinkle creams, cuticle sticks, nail files, cream rinses, shampoos for various conditions, conditioners of all sorts, and so […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant When chemicals and medicines are analyzed for toxicity, a series of laboratory tests are done to show when 100% of test animals will die. Today, many chemicals are tested via computer models so that life forms, such as rats, mice, monkeys, and rabbits won’t die in […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant When I was working with restaurants, etc, there was a two-fold fear among my peers that our agency wasn’t doing enough to protect the dining public. The regulations under which we worked were geared towards providing protection from bacteria and viruses. Little, actually, was being done […]