My friends at CIDRAP did a great job of pouring over the recent FoodNet report (Mar 23 MMWR report) on the incidence of a variety of pathogens. I will steal a bit from their work.
Good news: Salmonella Typhimurium and Heidelberg illnesses down which mirrors decrease in positives in chicken and a decreased incidence
Watching the growing “rock melon” cantaloupe Listeria outbreak in Australia (at least 10 sick with 2 dead), brings back bad memories of the 2011 Jensen Farm Cantaloupe Listeria outbreak that sickened nearly 150 with over 30 killed.
Although food poisoning is a prevalent issue in Australia and New Zealand, both countries have taken major legislative
My friend, Darin Detwiler, let me post this tonight for tomorrow.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the day the last of four young children died during the landmark 1993 “Jack in the Box” E. coli outbreak
That child was 17-month-old Riley Edward Detwiler.
I learned about the reality of this foodborne pathogen on Riley’s
As I said in a previous post, I have been advocating this fo a very, very long time. For Goodness Sake, Vaccinate – Against Hepatitis A.
The Detroit Health Department recommends all food establishments get their employees vaccinated.
To support this effort, the Detroit Health Department is launching a mobile vaccination clinic program to provide
Today interviewed me earlier in the week on the food I tend to avoid and why:
The alarming food recalls keep coming: Romaine lettuce, packaged vegetables, chicken, frozen fruit, cheeses, potato chips and many more products in just the last couple of years. All were feared to be contaminated by
I have been advocating this fo a very, very long time. For Goodness Sake, Vaccinate – Against Hepatitis A.
The Detroit Health Department recommends all food establishments get their employees vaccinated.
To support this effort, the Detroit Health Department is launching a mobile vaccination clinic program to provide easy and convenient access for Detroit food
The 11th Circuit spoke today:
“With respect to both Stewart and Michael, the evidence of guilt was overwhelming.” The former PCA chief executive, Stewart Parnell will continue his sentence of 28 years for selling misbranded food, introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce, fraud, conspiracy and other charges related to knowingly allowing peanut butter contaminated
Tony Turnbull of the Times dropped this headscratcher on us the morning: “Cooking with your Mouth: Why using a knife for chopping your carrots is so last year.” Like the story of drinking – very expensive – “raw water,” eating food that has been prepared in someone elses
The program includes three days of sessions facilitated by Frank Yiannas, Vice President of Food Safety & Health, Walmart, USA and Adjunct Professor in the Online Master of Science in Food Safety Program at MSU.The program also includes guest lectures by William “Bill” Marler, Managing Partner, Marler Clark LLP PS, and The Robert
Clearly, tweeting is not just happening in the Oval Office.
Granted, assuming that the E. coli O157:H7 illnesses stopped in early December – CDC and Canadian health authorities have not yet updated the toll – 58 sick with two dead – and, given that romaine lettuce is a perishable product, Dr. Gottlieb may well be
