Damn, great to see the ABA is finally paying attention to my blog – errr, blawg
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Perhaps I’ll make it into the Top 100 this year?
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Quotable Quotes on Food Safety
CDC acts to expedite foodborne data sharing
Such single-point reporting may be a weakness of the new system, because it cannot establish trends in the way that multi-year analyses do, said prominent food-safety attorney Bill Marler of Seattle. "It you looked just at 2006, you would think that produce is a terrible risk, but in
I Never Thought I Would Live to See the Day – Food Safety in the Age of Obama
In 16 years of litigating thousands of foodborne illness cases and taking over $500,000,000 from food companies, I really may live to see the government "put me out of business." Here are the talking points for today’s Food Safety Working Group Event. Now the only issues will be financing and execution.
PRESIDENT’S FOOD SAFETY WORKING
Obama’s Food Safety Working Group to Take a Bite Out of Food Safety
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The President’s Food Safety Working Group will announce today at 1:30 Eastern Time that the Food and Drug Administration and the Agriculture Department will adopt new standards targeted at combating foodborne illnesses in the United States. According to a pre-release, under the new rules:
• The FDA will help the food industry establish better tracing
Federal Court Complaint Filed in JBS Swift E. coli O157:H7 Beef Case
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Food Safety Advocates Marler Clark File First E. coli Lawsuit against JBS Swift Beef Company on Behalf of Gravely Ill Victim
The first lawsuit stemming from the current E. coli O157:H7 (E. coli) recall by JBS Swift Beef Company of Greeley, Colorado that has been linked to 23 E. coli illnesses in California, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Wisconsin was filed today on behalf of an Albuquerque-area child who
Before You Light the Grill Check the FSIS Retail List of JBS Swift Recalled E. coli Beef
Good to see USDA/FSIS and JBS Swift are working on the 4th. The list of retailers is now is 82 pages long. The E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses are at least 23 in 9 states.
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I am off to California and New Mexico in the morning to meet with two HUS victims of this recall.
So, how does your garden grow?
We have had very warm and dry weather over the last six weeks and the garden has exploded! We have already eaten lettuce, peas, carrots, beet greens, basil and radishes. The corn is well over knee high well before the 4th of July. We will soon be overwhelmed by tomatoes of every color and type.
The Net Tightens Around Retailers Who Received JBS Swift E. coli Meat – 23 Reported Ill in California (4), Maine (1), Michigan (6), Minnesota (1), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (2), New Mexico (1), New York (1) and Wisconsin (6).
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JBS Swift USA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have released a list of retailers that received meat that may have been tainted with E. coli. JBS Swift USA has recalled more than 420,000 pounds of beef that left the Greeley packing plant in April. The retail outlets include:
Wegmans Recalls Fresh Anaheim Peppers Due to Salmonella Risk
Batch/UPC Code: Anaheim peppers sold since June 11, 2009.
Reason for Recall: Wegmans has removed fresh Anaheim peppers from its Produce departments due to the possibility of salmonella contamination. The FDA is currently investigating the situation.
If you still have Anaheim peppers, please throw them away. Do not return them to the store.