Bread

  • Live rat found in loaf of bread in Austrlalia

    Posted: August 3rd, 2011 - 10:34pm by Doug Powell

    Authorities are investigating how a live rat was allegedly able to find its way into a loaf of bread at a Townsville supermarket (that’s in Northern Queensland, Australia) before being sold to an unsuspecting customer.

    The gruesome find was made by a shopper who bought a loaf of Helga's Bread from Coles at Centro in Aitkenvale on Sunday.

    The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said she was unloading her shopping into a car with a friend when she noticed the slices had holes in them.
     

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  • British dad finds dead mouse in loaf of bread

    Posted: September 28th, 2010 - 7:45am by Doug Powell

    A shocked dad went to make lunch for his children - and found a dead mouse embedded in the loaf of bread.

    Stephen Forse, 41, bought the Hovis Best of Both loaf at a Tesco grocery store and had already used several slices when he made the gruesome discovery, The Sun reported.

    The father of four, from Oxfordshire, central England said: "I felt quite ill - and even worse when an environmental health officer said the tail was missing. I wondered if we'd eaten that earlier."

    None of the family fell ill. Premier Foods were fined £16,821 ($28,000) for failing to maintain acceptable standards at their site in Mitcham, south London. A spokesman said: "We apologize profusely."

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  • Gratuitous food porn shot of the day – Sunday morning bread making

    Posted: July 18th, 2010 - 9:54am by Doug Powell

    Wearing my trusty safe food Queensland apron – and nothing else because it’s too hot – Sorenne and I had a go at bread making.

    This was the first time Sorenne helped because she needed to be steady enough on the chair while kneading the dough. I use a mixture of 50 per cent stone-ground whole wheat flour and 50 per cent unbleached white, sometimes with a little rye flour, salt, honey, yeast, garlic and fresh rosemary from the herb garden. This will get formed into two or three baguettes, or maybe rolls, or maybe a loaf.

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  • Oakridge Calgary Co-op victim of product tampering

    Posted: January 19th, 2010 - 6:35am by Doug Powell

    Here I was saying Calgary was a decent place the other day and someone decides to go and put needles or metal in bread or something.

    Calgary Co-op Oakridge Centre on Southland Drive and 24th Street SW, Calgary, was the victim of a product tampering incident. As a result, Calgary Co-op has contacted the police and initiated a criminal investigation, and has notified the appropriate health authorities and is working closely with those authorities on the situation. Calgary Co-op has temporarily closed its Oakridge Centre as a precautionary measure and is conducting a complete inspection of its premises.
     
    Further, Calgary Co-op is initiating a voluntary recall of its bulk bakery products, bulk food items and packaged cheeses, which may contain small metal objects. To the best of Calgary Co-op’s knowledge, these are the only products tampered with and Calgary Co-op will let the public know as soon as possible if it discovers any other concerns. Customers who may have purchased any of these items since Friday, January 15 at the Oakridge Centre are asked to return them to the Oakridge Calgary Co-op on Southland Drive and 24th Street SW for a full refund.
     

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