Congressmen, and the reporters who cover them, love to be in the know, and when they do not have that insider information they feel a bit weak and vulnerable – I get it. I also get that the San Francisco foodie community is upset that they are having trouble getting its fix of grass-fed, organic
Raw Milk, a Risky Elixir
There seems to be no middle ground in the debate over raw milk. On the one side, you have farmers happy to sell a product for $10 to $18 a gallon, and consumers who believe that they are purchasing a product that is not only more healthful but will also cure everything from allergies to
Thanks Kelly, Paul, Angela, Merrill, Gabrielle, Peter and Ken
For those that have not walked the halls of Congress trying to get politicians to pay attention to real issues, you may not appreciate what seven of your fellow citizens did this last week. However, I have and I do – and, we all should appreciate what these people, my former clients and friends, did
How to Break a Foodborne Illness Story
Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly, people get sick from eating food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 48 million of us get sick each year, with 125,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths.
Many of those sickened are the “canaries in the coal mine” – people who are the first to
My 5,000th Blog Post – Ode to the Beef Industry
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 kids who did not have to be sick in the first place. I’m outraged with
Bill Keene’s Outbreak Legacy
Hundred’s of people (there were a lot of guys with beards) from around the country came and and had a beer in honor of Bill. The stories from family and friends made Bill seem alive for a couple of hours. Bill’s Foodborne Illness Outbreak Museum was on display – it even included a few donations
ACI – Food Borne Illness Litigation Advanced Strategies for Defending and Managing High Profile Food Contamination Claims
ACI’s 7th National Forum on Food-Borne Illness Litigation, in San Francisco Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Hilton San Francisco Financial District, San Francisco, CA
“Each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases.”
– 2011 Estimates from the Center for Disease Control and
Harvard Law and Food Safety – February 21, 2014
New Directions for Food Safety: The Food Safety Modernization Act and Beyond
Sponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center; the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Food Law and Policy Division; and the Food Law Lab; with support from the Top University Strategic Alliance.
Tentative Agenda
9:00 – 9:05am: Welcome remarks
9:05 – 9:50am:
Celebration of Bill Keene’s Life December 14th
The co-workers of William “Bill” Keene, a food safety pioneer admired by his peers in Oregon, across the country and around the world, are organizing a celebration of his life in Portland.
The event, for family, friends and colleagues, will be held Saturday, Dec. 14 at 1:00 p.m. at Mississippi Studios in North Portland.
William Keene, Senior Epidemiologist, will be missed.
“You want to stop the outbreak as quickly as possible to minimize the number of people who get sick,” Bill Keene
Bill passed away today. Over the past 20 years, Bill solved or helped solve many outbreaks, gaining the respect of his peers across the country and bolstering Oregon state’s stature as a leader in