CNN reports that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was forced to cancel an appearance Friday before a national meeting of black journalists due to – you guessed it –… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Senator Reid Promises E. coli Survivor Action on S. 510
Linda Rivera, a Nevada woman who contracted E. coli from cookie dough and has been battling for her life for the past fifteen months, has been promised the Senate will… Continue Reading
Relative Risk between Raw or Pasteurized Milk – a large glass of reality
I get a lot of emails on raw milk – most are from raw milk promoters, producers or consumers who liken me to the devil or at least a pawn… Continue Reading
IAFP Speech – “Is Ingredient a 10-letter word for financial disaster?”
After being in the fog of Seattle for the better part of the day working on my slides for the International Association for Food Protection conference (with a little bit… Continue Reading
Shiga Toxin E. coli O157:H7, antibiotics and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in children
I get asked frequently about the correlation between the use of antibiotics and the onset of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) – that is, does the use of antibiotics with an… Continue Reading
Senate, it is time to pass S 510. Do it for Linda!
Linda has been hospitalized since May 2009 due to a severe E. coli O157:H7 infection. The below is a picture I took of her yesterday. Three weeks ago she appeared… Continue Reading
Ideas for safer food at churches?
I am in San Francisco today to visit with a client who is still suffering the devastating impact of an E. coli O157:H7 infection fifteen months after first becoming ill. … Continue Reading
I know the Recession is bad, but “Reptile food may have sickened people in 17 states?”
AP’s Mary Clare Jalonick reports that reptile owners who have been feeding rats, mice and chicks to their pets may be at risk for Salmonella poisoning. The company that sells… Continue Reading
Public Radio – Progress Slows for Food Safety Legislation
From KBIA Public Radio Missouri: Time is running out for new food safety regulation legislation to receive a senate debate. If it becomes law, regulations in the Senate Food Safety… Continue Reading
$500,000 Setlement Reached in Hepatitis A Class Action
According to the Quad-City Times, anyone who received immunizations as a result of possible exposure to hepatitis A at a McDonald’s restaurant in Milan, Ill., can make a claim in… Continue Reading