tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009:/2009/3/16/intro-to-goodguide-food-ratings/comments Mephisto Drax 2009-08-26T23:04:14Z LnddMiles tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-03-16:11062:13413 2009-07-21T22:44:05Z 2009-07-21T22:44:05Z Great post! I’ll subscribe right now wth my feedreader software! James tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-03-16:11062:11634 2009-05-16T20:02:16Z 2009-05-16T20:02:16Z This web site is a good idea but I'm disappointed by your incredibly simplistic, naive and misleading food rating system. Your RRR approach is so flawed I don't even know where to start. If your goal really is to do the world good I strongly recommend consulting with a respected naturopathic physician to give you some insight into the real world of food nutrition. Susie tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-03-16:11062:11094 2009-03-29T00:18:22Z 2009-03-29T00:18:22Z Hi, I didn't notice allergen statements along with the other nutritional info. Did I miss that? If not, are you planning on adding it so it could be a filter for browsing? Thanks. Dara tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-03-16:11062:11068 2009-03-16T23:22:23Z 2009-03-16T23:22:23Z Ed - Thanks for your comment. And good catch on the salmonella issue. You are right that after months of research the government was able to finally track down the source as chili peppers. Sorry for my error. In the spinach case it similarly took months to find the small farm where the outbreak originated. I totally agree that what is needed is for farmers and food manufacturers to have good food safety systems (such as HACCP programs) in place. I will be blogging about this next week. Thanks! Dara Ed Beckman tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-03-16:11062:11065 2009-03-16T19:19:40Z 2009-03-16T19:19:40Z In reference to your comments - "The peanut scandal follows closely on the heels of several other food safety crises: melamine recently showed up in baby formula, E. coli was found in bagged spinach, and an outbreak of salmonella occurred in tomatoes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year an estimated 76 million people in the U.S. contract a food borne illness, leading to 5,000 deaths." Your reference to salmonella and tomatoes is misleading. The 2008 outbreak of salmonella was linked to peppers, not tomatoes. Further, the CDC makes a number of assumptions based upon statistical analysis that may or may not prove accurate. While we all concerned with the safety of fresh produce, it's important to keep in proper context the documented source of salmonella as compared to statistical evidence. One of the great challenges that a consumer faces is related to product origin and the food safety practices of the farmer. It's not how big or how small that's important - it's that the grower is dedicated to minimizing the risk of microbial contamination on the farm and that his customers including supermarkets or other points of service, maintain that same attention to maintaining the quality established by the farm. Today's consumer has the right to know where their fresh produce was grown. But, food safety is not limited to the farm. It requires that we all take responsibility for the food we select and prepare for ourselves and families.