OK, I finally gave in to the social media thing. I have been tweeting for several months now, but my three daughters kept bugging me about joining Facebook. So, here it goes.
I have set up both a personal page (so I can find you and you can find me) and a “fan” page. Rather
In a not-so-well published press release, DuPont and the USDA have agreed to collaborate on the development of a new test for detecting hard-to-identify (allegedly) strains of toxin-producing E. coli that are not currently regulated and have been causing increased instances of food contamination and illness.
In the release FSIS admits that “in recent
The CDC is collaborating with public health officials in multiple states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) to investigate two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections, each involving a different Salmonella serotype: Hartford and Baildon. Both of these Salmonella serotypes are rare
A few weeks ago I spoke to the CMAJ for the story that they published this morning – "Report calls for overhaul of US food safety system:"
… A 500-page report by a committee of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council recommends, among other things, that the US Food and Drug Administration
It has been a bit of a quiet summer when it comes to food poisoning outbreaks – that is a good thing – but not so in Colorado.
Just a few moments ago, the Colorado Health Department announced that more than two-dozen people who ate at The Fort in Morrison last month got sick. Officials
The International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) Conference has its share of food safety rock stars, none less bright that Food Safety News Editor in "Chef," Dan Flynn. Dan came down from the Denver Bureau where he covered a candid talk about the dangers of wheat flour. He published the story this morning over at
Had a nice chat this AM with Mr. Hirsch with Crop to Cuisine – Yes, it was about raw milk. Click on Sound Bites August 2, 2010.
Last Friday I spoke with NPR about the safety (or lack thereof) of raw milk. Listen to the full 10 minutes:
Here is the interview transcript in part:
Bill Marler is a Seattle-based lawyer who specializes in cases of food-borne illness. He’s also the founder of a nonprofit consulting firm that teaches food companies how
I am proud to once again be one of the prime sponsors of the China International Food Safety & Quality Conference + Expo (CIFSQ) which “aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and collaboration amongst all global stakeholders” in food safety. As Vice Premier Li Keqiang, Head of the National Food Safety Commission, State Council
I received this email today in response to an interview I gave recently about raw milk to “Food Manufacturing” online:
Farm fresh? All the rage? natural food craze? certified organic is a buzzword? You make the lifestyle of eating pure, unpesticide treated, unindustrialized, unprocessed food seem like a generational fad like acid washed denim or
