In a not-so-well published press release, DuPont and the USDA have agreed to collaborate on the development of a new test for detecting hard-to-identify (allegedly) strains of toxin-producing E. coli that are not currently regulated and have been causing increased instances of food contamination and illness.
In the release FSIS admits that “in recent
A few weeks ago I spoke to the CMAJ for the story that they published this morning – "Report calls for overhaul of US food safety system:"
… A 500-page report by a committee of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council recommends, among other things, that the US Food and Drug Administration
Had a nice chat this AM with Mr. Hirsch with Crop to Cuisine – Yes, it was about raw milk. Click on Sound Bites August 2, 2010.
I received this email today in response to an interview I gave recently about raw milk to “Food Manufacturing” online:
Farm fresh? All the rage? natural food craze? certified organic is a buzzword? You make the lifestyle of eating pure, unpesticide treated, unindustrialized, unprocessed food seem like a generational fad like acid washed denim or
CNN reports that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was forced to cancel an appearance Friday before a national meeting of black journalists due to – you guessed it – food poisoning.
"While traveling out West the Chairman came down with a bad case of food poisoning," an RNC spokesman said in an email to
I get asked frequently about the correlation between the use of antibiotics and the onset of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) – that is, does the use of antibiotics with an E. coli O157:H7 infection cause a child who would not otherwise develop HUS to in fact develop it?
First, everyone knows that I am not
Linda has been hospitalized since May 2009 due to a severe E. coli O157:H7 infection. The below is a picture I took of her yesterday. Three weeks ago she appeared to be suffering from a bowel blockage, but it was decided that it was medication induced. Since then she has been in ICU and was
From KBIA Public Radio Missouri:
Time is running out for new food safety regulation legislation to receive a senate debate. If it becomes law, regulations in the Senate Food Safety Modernization Act would drastically affect the way food safety is monitored in the United States. The legislation would standardize regulation for imported food products and
In 2008 I posted, “Grass-Fed vs Grain-Fed Beef and the Holy Grail: A Literature Review,” in which I raised the question if grass-fed beef is safer that grain-fed. My concern was, as I said, that Quotes like these were becoming more common on the Internet and recent media reports:
“Products from grass-fed animals are safer
Although I just returned to the States, I will soon be packing my bags again to speak in Australia and New Zealand on food safety.
New Zealand – Facing food safety challenges to reputation and consumer confidence
Technology changes, new production methods, and advances in packaging, storage and distribution of food change what we eat
