Denis Stearns and I will be speaking next week at the FSIS District Managers’ Conference on "FSIS’ Actions in the Judicial Branch" – here is the PowerPoint:
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Food Safety – Now on to the Senate – S 510
I am in the process of reading S 510 – FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Click below to download and read. This was introduced in March 2009 by Senator Durbin. The bill is presently in the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
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Another Peer reviewed Award – My mom would be proud
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Hurricane Bill Heads towards the East Coast
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Adapted from AP:
The first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season has gathered strength with sustained hot air of up to 135 mph, the US National Hurricane Centre said.
Hurricane Bill at this time posed no threat to food manufacturers in the Gulf of Mexico but authorities in Bermuda have warned restaurants to be prepared.
Third E. coli Lawsuit to be Filed Against JBS Swift Beef Company
Three Family Members Sickened in Wisconsin, One Gravely.
A Wisconsin family sickened in the JBS Swift Beef Company outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 will file suit against the company Wednesday. The lawsuit will be brought by the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark in the Federal Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. This is the
Non-E. coli O157:H7 Serotypes linked to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
I was reading recently an article in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases by R. J. Pomajz, M. Varman, A. Holst and A. Chen entitled, Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) incidence and etiologies at a regional Children’s Hospital in 2001–2006. Here is the abstract:
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a serious health concern
The Reality is Non-O157:H7 Shiga-toxin E. coli Causes Human Illness – So, Why Does the USDA and FSIS NOT Consider it an Adulterant?
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June Dunning, E. coli O146:H21, 2006, Death
Right up until the time of her death, Ms. Dunning remained an active, self-aware and outgoing woman. Her health had always been good too. For the last seven years of her life, June lived in Hagerstown, Maryland with her daughter, and her son-in-law. On August 28, 2006, June
Milan McDonald’s Inspection Reports from 2008 – 2009 Paint an Ugly Picture – Hepatitis A Outbreak was Bound to Happen
I must admit having the video of a former employee saying that she worked at McDonald’s while infectious with Hepatitis A, and that she told her manager that she had Hepatitis A after the employee was released from the hospital, is priceless. However, having the inspection reports from the Rock Island County Health Department for
Seattle Voices – Interview with Bill Marler
Bill Marler is a national expert on foodborne illness. He has been deeply involved in issues related to food companies whose contaminated products have caused serious injury and death. His advocacy for better food regulation and his work as a lawyer has led to invitations to address local, national, and international gatherings on food safety
Why the CDC has it right – It was Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough that Sickened 80 with E. coli O157:H7
In early June 2009, public health investigators noticed an increase in isolates submitted by multiple state public health laboratories to PulseNet with a two-enzyme pattern combination of EXHX01.0224 and EXHA26.0536. This is a relatively common pattern combination, appearing at least 364 times in the PulseNet database since 2005. Newly submitted isolates were tested by MLVA