Does it matter that USDA/FSIS has yet to declare Salmonella a per se adulterant?
Yesterday the Minnesota Departments of Health and Agriculture made the following announcement:
State health and agriculture officials said today that six recent cases of salmonellosis in Minnesota have been linked to raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken entrees. The implicated
Last week as the news surrounding the hospitalization of an Ebola victim in Dallas, I passed through the Dallas/Fort Worth airport on my way to Austin to give a series of food safety speeches. By the time I got home came the report of the first death in the United States. This morning came the
The Center for Science in the Public Interest today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare four antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella as adulterants under federal law. In a petition filed with the agency CSPI says antibiotic-resistant strains on meat and poultry were linked to at least 2,358 illnesses, 424 hospitalizations, and eight deaths—facts that
Meatingplace – where all information about Food Safety and Inspection Service seems to be leaked, reported this evening that Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator (FSIS) Al Almanza was named deputy under secretary for food safety.
According to Meatingplace , Almanza, a 36-year FSIS veteran, will work alongside Brian Ronholm, who will also have the
In 2008, I explored in an op-ed the popular belief that switching from grain to grass feeding could be the solution to the problem with E. coli O157:H7 in beef cattle. Flashing forward six years, are we any closer to finding the Holy Grail for on-farm food safety through the diets we feed cattle?
To
In 2009 the Peanut Corporation of America peanut plant was found to be the source of a Salmonella outbreak blamed for the deaths of nine Americans and the sicknesses of 714 more – many of them my clients.
Former Peanut Corporation of America owner Stewart Parnell and his brother, food broker Michael Parnell, and the
In 2009 President Obama was quoted:
“At a bare minimum, we should be able to count on our government keeping our kids safe when they eat peanut butter,” the president said.
“That’s what Sasha eats for lunch,” Obama said, referring to his 7-year-old daughter. “Probably three times a week. I don’t want to worry
Primus’ Losses in “Scorched Earth” Litigation Strategy Will Create Change in Audit Industry – Retailer Responsibility Next
Sunday, August 3, 2014: 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
500 Ballroom (Indiana Convention Center)
Ivan Parkin Lecture
William D. Marler – Marler Clark, LLP PS Seattle, Washington
20 Years Later, Where Were We, Where are We and Where are We Going?
Many would say that the 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was the
