After giving my speech this afternoon at the 6th Annual Dubai Food Safety Conference, I was approached by a reporter or Gulf News about my thoughts that the doctor, a… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Faster Response to Foodborne Outbreaks Makes “Cents”
Three years after a Salmonella outbreak, first linked to United States Tomatoes and then Mexican Peppers, that sickened about 1,500 people and claimed two lives, U.S. epidemiologists have learned that… Continue Reading
Merle’s BBQ Restaurant linked to Clostridium perfringens Outbreak
According to press reports, the City of Evanston said Merle’s BBQ Restaurant was the source of a recent food borne illness outbreak that caused 30 people to get sick. The… Continue Reading
Dubai Food Safety Conference Starts Sunday
Checking in to the Burj Al Arab at 11:00 PM Friday after a flight from Seattle to Atlanta and Atlanta to Dubai, left me a few more hours to tweak… Continue Reading
Find Your Health Department to Report Food Poisoning or Foodborne Illness
Most state health departments encourage consumers to report food poisoning incidents to local health departments. Food Safety News has provided links (see below) to pages on state health department or… Continue Reading
Call for Nominations for up to four state or local health or state agricultural department employees to attend IAFP 2011
The IAFP Foundation, through a contribution from Marler Clark, will fully support travel, hotel and registration expenses for up to four state or local health or state agricultural department employees… Continue Reading
Corrections and Contributions sought for Foodborne Illness Outbreak Database
Welcome to outbreakdatabase.com, a searchable database of illness outbreaks caused by one or more of the following 1. consumption of contaminated foods or beverages, 2. exposure to animals, 3. exposure… Continue Reading
Food Safety – the “Rest of the Story, ” or “Show me the Money?”
Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H., (a.k.a., the god of food safety epidemiology) wrote today in the New England Journal of Medicine – “Foodborne Disease in 2011 — The Rest of… Continue Reading
The Epidemiology of Foodborne Illness with Patti Waller of Marler Clark
It is great to have the best and most experienced foodborne illness epidemiologist in any law firm in the United States a few doors down the hall.
The 2008 Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections linked to Tomatoes … errr … Peppers
If there ever was a reason (in addition to the risk of bio-terrorism) to apply more resources to national and state surveillance of bacterial outbreaks, the 2008 Salmonella outbreak that… Continue Reading