According to reporting by “The New Food Economy” and “Food Safety News,” last Friday, a federal judge in California told the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nation’s leading food regulator, to stop dragging its feet on the long-awaited rules surrounding food recalls and outbreaks of foodborne illness.
U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Today is World Food Safety day.
I got this email from Jeff Benedict, author of “Poisoned,” this AM after he gave a speech to a food service business yesterday – I cut out the names to protect the “innocent.”
…was a great experience in Chicago. I spoke to 400 or 500 attendees at the __________
One of my best lawyers lives in Kentucky. He makes Marler Clark within a few hours flight of anyone in the United Sates. But, what is happening in his home state makes me worry about him and his family. According to the Kentucky Department of Health, Kentucky’s latest death from hepatitis A reported this week
Kim Kardashian West blew up Twitter yesterday with her tweet below to Jack in the Box.
I do not know if it was food borne illness related. It seems, however, whatever the issue was, it appears too have been resolved to Ms. Kardashian West’s satisfaction.
Ms. Kardashian West, if you want a long version of
As I hit 62 a few days ago, there has been an increase in the number of people asking me the “retirement” question. After 31 years – 26 doing what I do now – I get the question. But, when I wake up to emails like this, why would I ever think about retiring:
Just
Had a great opportunity to get on the line with some of my favorite people with one of the very best online sources of everything food. Here is the interview:
From meat and eggs to leafy greens, four experts weigh in on the safety of the U.S. food supply over the past decade and lay
The CDC warns:
Place chicken in a disposable bag before putting in your shopping cart or refrigerator to prevent raw juices from getting onto other foods.
Wash hands with warm soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling chicken.
Do not wash raw chicken. During washing, chicken juices can spread in the kitchen
What we know is that illnesses began March 1 and it is now almost May 1 – why did it take so long to figure out that 177 people with E. coli O103 were linked to ground beef? Why do we do not yet know the original source of the contamination? Why is the public
On the anniversary of my 5,000th blog post (I’m n0w at 6388) I wrote:
In 2002, I wrote an Op-ed for the Denver Post entitled: “Put me out of business. Please.”
For this trial lawyer, E. coli has been a successful practice – and a heart-breaking one. I’m tired of visiting with horribly sick
Criminal prosecutions in food cases have been quiet for the last few years.
Outbreak 2: The recent multistate investigation began on April 2, 2019, when CDC’s PulseNet identified the Salmonella Carrau outbreak. As of April 24, 2019, 117 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Carrau have been reported from 10 states – Minnesota,
