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I have been invited back to Bejing for the China International Food Safety and Quality Conference.
Marler Clark Is Updating www.fsis-pfge.org – Food Safety Inspection Services (FSIS) Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Patterns Online Since 2000
Marler Clark is in the process of updating www.fsis-pfge.org through 2009. We have taken the initiative to publish this information in the hopes that it will provide assistance to government agencies – Federal, State and Local – as well as individuals, in ascertaining the source of E. coli O157:H7 infections. More broadly, Marler Clark hopes
Valley Meats recalled hamburger due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination AFTER illnesses were found in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois – Why are we not all “Testing and Holding?”
Valley Meats LLC, a Coal Valley, Illinois grinding plant recalled approximately 95,898 pounds of ground beef that might have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in late May.
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However, the problem was discovered through an epidemiological investigation of illnesses, NOT before the meat
I try not to work all the time – mid-morning at Bainbridge Island Farmer’s Market
Oldest daughter was taking the SAT’s, middle daughter we dropped at softball practice, so the youngest one and I went to the Farmer’s Market – a big deal on the Island on a Saturday. We picked up some fresh strawberries (ours at home are not ripe), a couple more pepper plants and a bag of
Another Great Charity – Art With Heart Helps Kids
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Art with Heart is a charitable 501c3 nonprofit organization that has helped over 41,000 children through the healing power of creativity. Our books and programs support the mental health of fragile populations at times of crisis, such as after a diagnosis of cancer, a natural disaster, or the tragedy of a school shooting. The need
Bar Date Extended to October 31, 2009 for Filing of Personal Injury Claims Against Peanut Corporation of America
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Yet Another Reason NOT to Poison Your Food Customers – Peanut Corporation Claims Top $200 Million
Ray Reed of the Lynchburg News and Advance reported today that “[c]laims totaling $202 million had been filed Thursday against the Peanut Corporation of America in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Lynchburg, as next Monday’s deadline for filing claims approached."
He continued:
Among the claims were eight involving deaths attributed to a nationwide salmonella outbreak that
CDC Data – Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States, 2006
CDC just today published its 2006 data on Foodborne Disease Outbreaks. Here is the Report – no wonder I have been so busy:
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Foodborne illnesses are a major health burden in the United States. Most of these illnesses are preventable, and analysis of outbreaks helps identify control measures. Although most cases are sporadic, investigation of
Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections in Boulder County & other Denver-area Counties September-October 2008 Linked to Jimmy John’s Restaurants
Boulder County Public Health just published this report:
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US State Department Funds Clear Path International Programs in Vietnam & Cambodia – Marler Clark Matches Grants
Sometimes when you do well, it is good to lend a hand.
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The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal & Abatement has approved matching grants totaling $177,000 for Clear Path International’s humanitarian mine action programs in Vietnam and Cambodia.
The largest grant of $127,000 will be used to fund efforts that assist survivors