Rhode Island health officials said 15 students from Lincoln Middle School suffered diarrhea after a trip to Camp Bournedale in Cedarville Massachusetts last week. Two of the students tested positive for E. coli O157:H7. Two students were hospitalized for treatment.
Rhode Island health officials said the sixth-grade students from Lincoln attended a three-day session
Steve Bjerklie MeatPoultry.com
WASHINGTON — The real consequence of the continuing vacancy in the Undersecretary for Food Safety’s post at USDA is that there is no one "with the gravitas of a Senate appointment" to unite the industry, consumer organizations and regulatory agencies into an effort to pursue a plan to improve the safety of
Not much really.
Last word from US Attorney’s Office on the Peanut Corporation of America Investigation:
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2009 FBI Atlanta
Contact: Special Agent Stephen Emmett
(404) 679-6451
FBI To Assist FDA in Ongoing Investigation of the Peanut Corporation of America
ATLANTA, GA—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, announces
I have been watching the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions food safety hearing this morning by live video. Watching and listening to the Senators’ opening comments gave me hope that S 510 may well pass – and before the end of the year. It would be great to see both the
“Keeping America’s Families Safe: Reforming the Food Safety System”
Good morning. Food safety is not a partisan issue – we all want the safest food supply possible. The United States has one of the best food safety systems in the world. But even in the best of systems, there is always room for improvement.
The
Committee: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Title: Keeping America’s Families Safe: Reforming the Food Safety System
Date: Thursday, October 22, 10:00 a.m.
Place: SD-430 – Click on picture below to watch live:
According to news reports, the Rhode Island Department of Health was notified Monday of several sixth grade students from Lincoln Middle School with diarrheal illness.
The students just returned from Camp Bournedale in nearby Plymouth, Massachusetts which they attended from October 13th through 16th. As of today (October 21), there have been 15 cases of
Andrew Zajac of the Los Angeles Times penned what I hope to be correct – “Bill giving FDA new powers to oversee food supply has wide support.” He says, “Industry and public backing — a recent poll showed 90% of voters favor measures similar to those in the legislation — adds up to a "quick
Everyone will want one – a Food Safety News widget. Next is video on FSN and perhaps an Iphone App? if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget(‘7af36f2f-10b8-492a-a688-c744b72ebe1b’);Get the Food Safety News – Global Food Safety News & Info widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing a widget? (More info)
This what I am reading as I board another plane:
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