Not much really – except that as I was working on my speech (while staring out my window from my hotel across Lafayette Square from the White House) for the GAP Conference in the morning – “Friday Conference Analyzes Revolutionary Food Whistleblower Protections, I saw in the news that Lady Gaga had been taken down
Salmonella Victims to Call for Criminal Charges Against Former Peanut Corp. CEO
On February 11th, at the American University Washington College of Law, Salmonella victims and their families will be sharing their stories and calling for criminal charges to be brought against former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) CEO Stewart Parnell.
The press conference will be held concurrently with the Government Accountability Project (GAP) Food Integrity Campaign
Mexico warns about U.S. grown Salmonella-tainted Cilantro
Yes, the headline is against the conventional wisdom that imports are poisoning us – especially those from south of the border. However, in two decades of foodborne illness litigation, the vast majority of outbreaks in the U.S. were caused by U.S. grown, raised or manufactured products. It is ironic to see a U.S. product getting
FDA 483 Inspection – Tiny Greens and Jimmy John’s sprouts sicken 125 in 22 states with Salmonella I 4,5,12, i-
During the FDA investigation at Tiny Greens, the FDA made the following findings (tinygreens483.pdf):
• growing sprouts in “soil from the organic material decomposed outside” without using any monitored “kill step” on the material (kind of eliminates the ruckus raised by Tiny Greens’ owner Bill Bagby over the finding, saying that the presence
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Dannon Made Deceptive Claims for Activia Yogurt and DanActive Dairy Drink – What food or drink might be next?
Per the Federal Trade Commission News Release:
Under the terms of the settlement [announced in December, 2010], the company 
has “…agreed to stop claiming that Activia relieves temporary irregularity, unless the representation is non-misleading and the ad conveys that eating three servings a day is required to obtain the benefit, or unless Dannon has competent
What to do with Fugu? Should it be treated like sprouts and raw milk?
The FDA and a variety of states limit the sale of raw milk and raw milk cheese due to bacterial health risks. Other foods, like sprouts, hamburger, cookie dough, etc., on the other hand sicken and/or kill hundreds if not thousands yearly with not nearly the governmental oversight. My “friends” in the raw milk movement
The Raw Milk Beat Goes On: A Look at the Literature and the 60-Day Raw Milk Cheese Aging Rule – UPDATE
It is great that the New York Times and Washington Post is following up on the research that I did several months ago. Since that post, I have updated (there have been a few more outbreaks and/or recalls). Here is the final that you can download.
Just in time for the Super Bowl, the FDA is questioning the “60 day rule” on raw milk cheese safety
After the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to Bravo raw milk gouda cheese that sickened 38 (one with HUS), the New York Times is quickly becoming the go to newspaper for cheese lovers.
Bill Neuman wrote yet another article on cheese – “Raw Milk Cheesemakers Fret Over Possible New Rules” – After Food
American Food Service Recalls 3,170 Pounds of E. coli-Tainted Ground Beef
According to a FSIS release, American Food Service, a Pico Rivera, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,170 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other bulk packages of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 announce late Friday night. FSIS inspection personnel were made aware of the problem when contacted by
The Country Market recalls raw milk because of possible health risk
The Country Market of Medical Lake, WA is recalling raw fluid milk because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli) that can cause serious illness.
The recall was initiated after routine sampling by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) discovered that the product was contaminated with toxin-producing E. coli. The Country