Yesterday I was speaking to a mother of a child who recently developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome as a result of consuming a raw milk product. It is evident from her grief that she felt she was doing something healthful for her child and had no idea of the risks that a raw milk product contain.
Food Safety Top Food Story of 2011
Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Tops List in Annual Survey Commissioned by Hunter Public Relations
According to Hunter Public Relations, Food safety tops the list of its annual survey asking Americans to choose the most significant food story of 2011. Even in a year when global food prices hit record highs and both restaurant menus and retail
China Dairy Farmer Sentenced to Death – California and Washington Raw Milk Farmers Count their Blessings
Or, at least they are happy not to live in China.
The AP headline out of China this morning was shocking – “China farmer gets death penalty for poisoning milk.” I am not much of a fan of the death penalty. And, there are clear dissimilarities between what happened in China and the two E.
Under U.S. v. Park, why would you ever risk being a Food Company CEO?
United States v. Park 421 U.S. 658 (U.S. Sup. Ct. 1975) was decided just a few months after I graduated from High School, and long before I decided (as one food pundit coined), to become the “the Assassin in Armani” – at least to the food industry.
Park is an interesting (and seldom used) case
It is time to increase Foodborne Illness Surveillance before Terrorism comes calling
I was reading this morning yet another warning about using food as a vehicle of terrorism. This time it was Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warning of infectious disease outbreaks caused by pathogens falling into the wrong hands and into our food. She said:
“Unfortunately the ability of terrorists and other non-state actors to develop
It is time for the American Meat Institute (AMI) to put consumer safety first
It is good for AMI members too.
Beginning March 5, 2012, after years of discussion, Food Safety Inspection Services (FSIS) finally intends to do sampling and testing of manufacturing trim and other raw ground beef products, to ensure control of both E. coli O157:H7 and six other serotypess of STEC E. coli (O26, O45, O103
This Week’s Speech – Poisons in our Food Supply
I get a chance to talk to a group of lawyers this week. I know, you are jealous. But, at least it is in Seattle a few blocks from my office.
Bruce Clark – an easy call – and I – a long shot – voted “Best Lawyers in Seattle” by our peers
So, we bought this for the back of the upcoming Seattle Magazine:
Go to Amazon and buy the book – Poisoned – the story behind the Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak.
And, on the news front – it has been a long, long week:
Even the industry’s most ardent critic, Bill
Teaching in Colorado and Two Blog Awards – Please Vote!
I spent the afternoon in Boulder Colorado teaching three torts classes (combined) Its great to see so many students interested in food and food safety. All had read the book, Poisoned.
I also learned that the results are in, and the LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community announced that Marler Blog is one of the LexisNexis Top
The Opinionator of the New York Times, Mark Bittman, what he is thankful for
Here is part (and surprisingly) said he was thankful for:
There are days when it seems — both in and out of the food world — that Everything Is Going Wrong. That makes it easy enough to complain, and I’m not alone in doing so routinely. Nothing tastes the way it used to. Even pricey