Marler’s Baker’s Dozen
1. Tattoo on a body part that you use everyday FSIS’s Mission Statement:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and
I need to hand it to the FSIS, I am beginning to loose track how often its recall notices go out on either a Friday night or on a holiday. They sure have learned to get bad news out when no one is watching. Kudos to press manipulation 101. I used to know the FSIS
According to Meatingplace.com:
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a new directive for inspection program personnel on how to do routine sampling of ammoniated beef products for E. coli O157:H7.
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The agency did so in the wake of a Dec. 30, 2009, story in The New York Times, examining the products
E. coli O157:H7 is blamed for 73,000 illnesses and 61 deaths in the United States annually (not all from red meat).
In the last two years, about 44 million pounds of beef has been recalled for E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Thousands of our friends and neighbors have been sickened and dozens have died.
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So it
My oldest daughter is a budding photographer. Here is a story that ran in our local paper this AM – "Photography students giving back to inspirational BHS class" – email me if anyone who attends the show wants a print or two.
"Bainbridge High School senior Morgan Marler has organized a photo show at Andante Coffee to highlight the talents of her fellow students and raise money for the class that fostered their work. All proceeds from the sale of the framed prints will help buy photography supplies for the class. Morgan took the above photo from inside the old Port Blakely mill building at Blakely Harbor Park.
I sent a few questions to Morgan to see what’s what."Continue Reading It is great when you admire your kids
Is “Made in US” safe? Or, is it a trade war?
When I was a kid in the early 60’s, I recall that goods stamped “Made in Japan” meant cheap, and also sub-par in quality and "Made in US" meant the best. Interesting how that has changed (compare Japanese made cars to those in US
I will match up to $10,000 to the Red Cross for Haiti. Please tweet me @bmarler the amount of your donation. On Monday I will send in my match. See video below:
As most might know (perhaps from a previous post), the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) stated mission renders it “responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.” FSIS operates as part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). To promote its mission, FSIS has the power—under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA)—to, among other things, seek the recall of products that have been deemed “adulterated.” FSIS drastically shifted how it interpreted and enforced the FMIA in 1994 when, following the Jack in the Box outbreak, the agency declared E. coli O157:H7 to be an adulterant. This marked a dramatic change from its previous stance that pathogens in raw meat were not adulterants.
Given that there are other bugs, namely Enterohemorrhagic Non-E. coli O157:H7, that cause human illness and death, I petitioned the FSIS to deem these pathogens as adulterants. I have followed up, once and twice with FSIS and intend to seek intervention in the courts in March if FSIS refuses to act.
As I also said in an earlier post, “with several recent recalls of Salmonella-tainted beef in 2009 and recent reports of Salmonella-tainted chicken, getting a better understanding of Salmonella – especially Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella – is a good way to start off the New Year.” Perhaps the FSIS should consider these nasty bugs (antibiotic-resistant Salmonella) adulterants as well? Perhaps another petition is on order? Keep reading below and give me your thoughts.Continue Reading It is Time (past time) for the FSIS to deem both Shiga-Toxin E. coli and Antibiotic Resistant Salmonella Adulterants.
Chris Martin, then age seven, developed an E. coli O157:H7 infection in September 2006 following consumption of raw milk. He was hospitalized beginning on September 8, suffering from severe gastrointestinal symptoms, including bloody diarrhea. Shortly thereafter, he developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). In an effort to properly treat his rapidly deteriorating condition, Chris was
I have always had a love/hate relationship with my Alma Mater. I was admitted conditionally (low GPA), but wound up receiving three Bachelor Degrees (Political Science, English and Economics), while at the same time being the first and only student elected to the Pullman City Council. In my spare time I found the time to
