CBS News just reported that the Department of Justice has started an investigation into Blue Bell after their ice cream was linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak earlier this year that killed three people. Sources told CBS News that the Department of Justice is trying to determine what Blue Bell management knew about potentially deadly
Health Inspector or PR Agent?
The Boston Globe reported that the head of Boston’s restaurant inspection program ate lunch at a Chipotle in Cleveland Circle on Monday afternoon to show he is confident that it is safe to dine at the location after more than 100 people got sick after eating there this month. Commissioner William Christopher, who was joined
How to make the Civil Justice System look even better
News from Benin makes the rough and tumble of my world look a bit better today after this tragic event.
The police in Benin have confirmed the death of three persons who were allegedly shot dead by a middle-aged man identified as Onana Osua.
Osua who was said to have shot six persons over alleged
Chipotle, with friend like this, who needs enemies?
I think Mike Adams, the “Health Ranger,” thought he might be helping Chipotle with his recent post: “ANALYSIS: Chipotle is a victim of corporate sabotage… biotech industry food terrorists are planting e.coli (sic) in retaliation for restaurant’s anti-GMO menu.”
Although, I understand that people might want to deflect blame/responsibility away, however, blaming one, or six,
12 Steps to Food Safety
Were I the CEO of a 1,900-store restaurant chain with 45,000 employees (with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 1522:1), and just had six foodborne illness outbreaks in six months, what would I do this coming Monday morning?
Frankly, with my stock price in free fall – losing $6 billion in value in less than two
11 Food Safety Tips for the Holidays
1. Keep hands clean. Cooks and bakers should wash their hands before, during and after preparing food. Proper hand hygiene can get rid of most germs that cause food poisoning. It’s important for people working in a kitchen to wash their hands between tasks, particularly if they’ve been handling raw meat. Also, do not rinse
The Chipotle Outbreak Misses Bill Keene – as do all of us
As the Chipotle E. coli O26 outbreak(s) creep(s) into its second month, I found myself thinking and talking today about Bill Keene, former Epidemiologist Extraordinaire at the Oregon Department of Public Health. Somehow, I have to think that with the use of his “shotgun” questionnaire, we would have figured out by now what the what
Did Chipotle Fire the Wrong Guy(s)?
The local Boston CBS station reports that the Boston Chipotle linked to over 150 cases of Norovirus will likely open again within days. However, a public health official said the Chipotle manager has been fired from the restaurant as a result of the outbreak.
Chipotle has had six foodborne illness outbreaks in the last six
Chipotle Stock Falls Below 500
Man, E. coli (three times) and Salmonella and Norovirus (twice) can be bad for business.
When it Rains in Pours
Since the last CDC update on December 4, one more ill person has been reported from Pennsylvania bringing the total to 53 in nine states.
Fifty-three people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O26 have been reported from nine states. The majority of illnesses have been reported from Washington and Oregon during October