Had a great opportunity to speak to a group of folks on the front line of food safety – Environmental Health Inspectors. What was most interesting was that there were several people in the audience who work for Seattle/King County Department of Health in 1993 during the Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak.
My Blog Tends to Point out the Negative, But
Here is something positive – E. coli O157:H7 victim, Linda Rivera, walked 50 feet today.
Just when you think the Internet is safe, someone sends you a video
We need to think through beef and milk production in this Country. My friend, Erik Marcus at www.vegan.com sent me this video. I am not a vegetarian – yet. Be careful this video is disturbing:
What has changed since Upton Sinclair?
I have been struggling with that question as I am preparing for my upcoming speech at NEHA in a few weeks.
As most know, Upton Sinclair’ 1906 novel, “The Jungle,” was intended to expose the exploitation of the workers in the Chicago packing houses, but became a best seller because it exposed the underbelly of
Food Safety in the Era of Transparency
Transparency – Really?
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In the last month the FDA has been investigating an E. coli O145 outbreak that has sickened some 30 people in Michigan (11 confirmed and 2 probable), New York (5 confirmed and 2 probable), Ohio (8 confirmed and 3 probable), Pennsylvania (1 confirmed), and Tennessee (1 confirmed). The outbreak has been linked
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry – Full Committee Hearing Notice – UPDATE
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The below dropped into my inbox. It looks like after a 19-month vacancy Food Safety Inspection Services (USDA) is possibly going to finally get a person to run the place.
To: All Committee Members
Title: Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Elizabeth Hagen for Positions with the USDA
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 – Likely
Fresh Express Recalls Romaine-based Salads With Use-by Dates of May 13-16th Due to Salmonella Health Risk
From a Fresh Express Press Release:
Fresh Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, is voluntarily recalling a specific selection of Fresh Express Romaine-based ready-to-eat salads with the expired Use-by Dates of May 13th through May 16th and an "S" in the Product Code because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Honored to Help in Memory of Abby
There are few cases that have impacted me more than Abby’s. We were honored to donate to set-up a scholarship in Abby’s name:
Helping on a scholarship in Abby’s memory is one thing, getting our government to do something would be even better. Perhaps this is a post they should pay attention to: Mr. President
Settlements reached in Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Outbreak
As everyone well remembers, on April 20, 2009, the CDC announced that 714 persons had been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium in 46 states. The number of ill persons 
identified in each state was as follows: Alabama (2), Arizona (14), Arkansas (6), California (81), Colorado (18), Connecticut (11), Florida (1), Georgia (6)
Los Dos Amigos Family Mexican Restaurant Issues Apology
Many restaurants or manufacturers of food seldom, if ever, issue an apology when their food poisons a customer. So, when the owner of Los Dos Amigos Family Mexican Restaurant issues a written apology to its patrons for the recent salmonella outbreak at the Jackson Street, Roseburg, business, you need to take notice.
Thirty people reportedly