Since posting the 2010 list of raw (unpasteurized) dairy-related problems, I’ve been asked about pasteurized dairy products. In a previous review, outbreaks from pasteurized milk products were found to be very uncommon considering the large number of people who drink them.
Statistics from the CDC and State Health Departments comparing raw and pasteurized
In 2008 I posted, “Grass-Fed vs Grain-Fed Beef and the Holy Grail: A Literature Review,” in which I raised the question if grass-fed beef is safer that grain-fed. My concern was, as I said, that Quotes like these were becoming more common on the Internet and recent media reports:
“Products from grass-fed animals are safer
Bryan Gentry reported yesterday that “[t]he victims of a salmonella outbreak that was traced to Lynchburg-based Peanut Corp. of America nearly 18 months ago could finally see some money next month. On Wednesday a U.S. District Court judge in Roanoke agreed to speed up the process of approving the personal injury claims received in PCA’s
Although I just returned to the States, I will soon be packing my bags again to speak in Australia and New Zealand on food safety.
New Zealand – Facing food safety challenges to reputation and consumer confidence
Technology changes, new production methods, and advances in packaging, storage and distribution of food change what we eat
Jessica Stephen of the Kenosha Wisconsin News reported yesterday on the lawsuit we filed on behalf of “a Pleasant Prairie woman sickened in a recent salmonella outbreak connected to” the Baker Street Restaurant & Pub.
According to the lawsuit, Dzinovic and her boyfriend ate at the restaurant on June 17. By June 21, Dzinovic was
There have been nine at least since January that have been reported. Also, there are others – like an Campylobacter outbreak in Massachusetts that the state has not yet announced. But, here are some details so far on most of the known outbreaks (click on image to download details):
While I was “vacationing” in Greece and Italy over the last weeks, Fresh Express was recalling even more romaine lettuce salad products because of potential E. coli contamination (an earlier Salmonella recall occurred two months ago). Of course, that does not count a Fresh Express outbreak that did sicken people in April and no recall
Just landed in Boston from Rome a few hours ago and I have already been dealing with client legal issues and legal arguments with lawyers – some of them a bit hot I am afraid. My vacation is clearly over. OK, one more photo of the Umbria countryside.
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The temperature here in Rome was hovering near 100 as we wandered from the Spanish Steps to the Coliseum and other Roman ruins. It seems wherever you turn you were either walking over or bumping into something that dated from the turning point between B.C. and A.D. We ducked out of the heat outside the
Baker Street Restaurant & Pub has closed because of a suspected salmonella outbreak. Diane Bosovich, the Kenosha Department of Health’s assistant director of nursing, said the restaurant was closed Tuesday as a precaution after some people who contracted the bacterial illness revealed they had eaten there. She said on Wednesday afternoon there was no determination
