So, who plays me from 1993?
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Here is the FDA Press Release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Michael Taylor announced today that he is leaving the agency on June 1, 2016. As part of a succession plan that ensures both continuity in the program and strong new leadership for the future, Dr. Stephen
Over the last few weeks my interview on the “6 things a food poisoning expert refuses to eat” has gone a bit viral, and for good reason.
RAW MILK – Raw Milk Likely Link in Eight E. coli Cases
SPROUTS – 13 with Salmonella in 4 States after eating Sweetwater Sprouts
Well, I made the Daily Meal’s “50 Most Powerful People in Food” again. I’m up a few spots from last year – now wedged between the Dole CEO (didn’t they just have a Listeria outbreak) and Rachael Ray. Here is the full list:
At the end of 2012 the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) formerly run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ended. Because of produce industry pressure Obama killed a food safety program started by Bush.
Here is how the MDP worked. Public health officials pulled samples of Tomatoes (cherry, round, roma), Cantaloupe, Lettuce (leaf, romaine, cut, and
Bill Marler is the most prominent food-safety lawyer in the US. He has represented victims in nearly every food-borne illness outbreak in the US in the last 20 years, including the recent ones at Costco and Chipotle. He knows just how scary these illnesses are. Shockingly, every year, foodborne bugs sicken 48
The Boston Globe reported that the head of Boston’s restaurant inspection program ate lunch at a Chipotle in Cleveland Circle on Monday afternoon to show he is confident that it is safe to dine at the location after more than 100 people got sick after eating there this month. Commissioner William Christopher, who was joined
News from Benin makes the rough and tumble of my world look a bit better today after this tragic event.
The police in Benin have confirmed the death of three persons who were allegedly shot dead by a middle-aged man identified as Onana Osua.
Osua who was said to have shot six persons over alleged
Were I the CEO of a 1,900-store restaurant chain with 45,000 employees (with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 1522:1), and just had six foodborne illness outbreaks in six months, what would I do this coming Monday morning?
Frankly, with my stock price in free fall – losing $6 billion in value in less than two
1. Keep hands clean. Cooks and bakers should wash their hands before, during and after preparing food. Proper hand hygiene can get rid of most germs that cause food poisoning. It’s important for people working in a kitchen to wash their hands between tasks, particularly if they’ve been handling raw meat. Also, do not rinse
