I like microbiologist Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University. I have read many of his books and shared a few stages with him over the years. I think we will be together in London in June where I will be speaking about Cantaloupe and Listeria. However, when I read that he said
Hepatitis A Risk at Hooters and Whiskey Warehouse
I must admit that I had a “business meeting” at a Hooters with several lawyers – all male – in Milwaukee several years ago. I must also admit that I did not think twice if my waitress’s vaccinations were up to date.
“Vaccine News” – there seems to be a blog for everything – that
Food Fraud in US? Who Knows?
JoNel Aleccia, Staff Writer for NBC News posted an interesting article yesterday: “Horse meat in the US? Unlikely, but tests are rare.”
I have been wondering when the food fraud story going on throughout Europe surrounding passing horse meat off as beef would make it here. Putting eating pony aside, Ms. Aleccia and I discussed
Interesting Personal Ad: FBI Seeking Salmonella Peanut Butter Victims
I know a few.
FBI Seeking Victims in Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Products Case
The Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) plant in Blakely, Georgia was a facility where raw peanuts were roasted and turned into granulated peanuts, peanut butter, and peanut paste, then sold to family-owned businesses and global, multi-billion-dollar food companies alike.
But after a national
If you have Shigella, please wash your hands!
In 2000, the California Department of Health Services investigated the foodborne outbreak linked to Viva Mexico restaurant. Dr. Janet Mohle-Boetani, of the Division of Communicable Disease Control Branch, reported that:
“Between October 19 and 24, approximately 221 individuals became ill after eating at the Viva Mexico restaurant in Redwood City, CA. One death occurred in
Federal Grand jury Indicts Five in connection with 2009 Salmonella Outbreak
My favorite quote of the day (AP):
Bill Marler, an attorney who represented many of the victims in the peanut case, has specialized in food safety law for 20 years. He says this is the first time he can remember such a scathing indictment on a food poisoning case.
“If I were an executive of
Two More E. coli Illnesses Prompts Another Canadian Meat Recall
Matt McClure, Mr. E. coli at the Calgary Herald, reports tonight that frozen burgers now being recalled from Safeway stores across the western half of the country originated from the same Ontario plant that was at the center of a tainted meat outbreak just two months ago. Officials at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
I smell another Pulitzer: Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss
I have been working my way through an early release of “Salt Sugar Fat,” and was pleased to see the New York Times Magazine devote 14 pages to an excerpt entitled “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food.” Both the article and the book are worth a serious read. It is changing the way I
While you were Sleeping – Listeria and E. coli Recalls
I have a cold, so woke up in the middle of the night only to find my inbox filled with recall notices.
Listeria Recall: In what must be the most recalled product in the last six months, smoked salmon was recalled a few hours ago. MKG Provisions of Miami, FL is recalling Atlantic Smoked Salmon
Charlotte Whiskey Warehouse and Concord Hooters Hepatitis A Risk
According to Tony Burbeck and Rad Berky of WCNC report that a bartender who works at both of those locations has a confirmed case of the virus and was serving food and drinks, but not touching the food, health officials said. The dates, times and locations of concern include:
The Hooters on February 7th or