Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) sent a letter Tuesday to Attorney General Eric Holder, requesting information on the Department’s investigation into the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). In 2009, more than 2,000 products containing peanuts processed at PCA were recalled for possible salmonella contamination. A Food and Drug Administration report stated that PCA
London Grocery Store Chickens Risky
The Tests – According to tests on 20 grocery store chickens, picking up a package of chicken in Asda, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Tesco could put you at risk of food poisoning. E. coli was found on one of the chickens from Sainsbury’s. Staphylococcus aureus, an MRSA-related bacteria that can cause wound infections
Everything you always wanted to know about food poisoning but were afraid to ask
With nearly two decades of foodborne illness litigation behind us, tens of thousand of clients and hundreds of experts involved in those cases, we have developed what I hope is a lot of good information about the state of food illness in the Untied States.
Botulism
Campylobacter
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The Ohio State – Consumers will pay more for food that will not kill them
Now, that is a shock.
But, according to research supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the University of Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station; the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center; and the Marvin and June Morrison Chair in Agribusiness at Arizona State University, that is exactly what
Hello, I am your waiter and I should be home – if I had sick leave
I did get up a bit too early this morning, but just in time to see Elizabeth Cohen at CNN report – “US: Restaurant workers show up sick:”
One out of eight restaurant workers has come to work at least twice in the past year while suffering from diarrhea or vomiting, according to a new
If Illinois Farmer’s Markets and Cottage Industries can’t stand the heat, get the hell out of the kitchen
I heard the fears of the small, local, sustainable, locavore regarding the Food Safety Modernization Act, which is why exclusions for on-farm sales and sales at farmer’s markets, and direct sales to grocery stores and restaurants were added, along with additional protections with the Tester/Hagen Amendment. However, it appears that what some in the movement
Raw Milk Bad Boy, Michael Hartmann, in Contempt?
MPR Radio has become “Milk Public Radio” for its ongoing coverage of raw milk bad boy, Michael Hartmann, and his ongoing battle with state of Minnesota officials for raw milk sales and the customers sickened by E. coli, Campylobacter and Cryptosporidium.
Mr. Hartmann is now facing potential jail time and/or a fine for failing to
Comments on Blogs – the good, bad and ugly
Comments on my blog, and other sites I am sure, tend to be made by people who disagree with a point made. My bet is that you seldom hear from people who agree with you (although it has been known to happen). On my blog, I have tried to have a policy of allowing all
Jimmy John’s and Tiny Greens Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:- Tops at 140
According the the CDC, between November 1, 2010, through February 9, 2011, 140 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-, whose illnesses began (onset dates) since November 1, were reported from 26 states and the District of Columbia.
The number of ill persons identified in each state and the District of
Colorado Bill Leaves Poisoned Consumers Without Justice
Retailers in Colorado might well escape any liability for a consumer’s illnesses if Colorado House Bill 11-1190 becomes law – even if the manufacturer is bankrupt or from a foreign country. According to a summary of the Bill:
The bill applies to a product liability action brought against a food retailer who is not a