In 2009, two important public health sessions sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association and the International Association for Food Protection were held to discuss emerging issues surrounding the increasing popularity of raw (unpasteurized, unprocessed milk). This website was inspired by discussions following the presentations. Many participants felt that there was a need for a
NSF announces 2010 Food Safety Leadership Award winners
NSF International, a global leader in food safety solutions, has announced the recipients of the 2010 Food Safety Leadership Awards. The winners will receive their awards at the 2010 Food Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. (Award ceremony is 9:45 a.m. EST, Wednesday, April 14th in Washington D.C. Convention Center’s Keynote Theatre).
NSF is an independent
FOOD SAFETY premieres on KCTS this Friday night
I had the honor of talking extensively with KCTS producer Terry Murphy about food safety. I’m looking forward to seeing the piece, which airs this Friday in the Seattle area, and will then be online.
On Friday, April 16, Seattle’s public television station, KCTS 9, will premiere an original report on food safety. The
2010 Pulitzer Prize winners will be announced April 12 – If I had a vote it would be Michael Moss’s story on Stephanie Smith’s battle with E. coli O157:H7 and Cargill
The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners and Nominated Finalists in all categories will be announced on April 12, 2010 at 3 p.m. Eastern daylight time. Finalists are not announced in advance. Winners’ names, photos and bios will be posted on this Website at 3 p.m., along with all winning photographs and cartoons. Links to winning news
Teaching – “Why it is a bad idea to poison your customers”
I landed a few hours ago from DC, and will be turning around on Monday AM to head back – rumor has it that S. 510 might actually move – I do not want to miss it. On the way, I’ll detour through Minneapolis to give a series of lectures of Foodborne Illness Litigation, or
William Marler to Receive the 2010 NSF Food Safety Leadership Award for Education
I will be in Washington DC both this week and next. Next week I will be at the Food Safety Summit receiving the 2010 NSF Food Safety Leadership Award for Education.
NSF has worked for over 65 years to assure food safety, quality, and consistency. The NSF Food Safety Leadership Award was created to recognize
Off to DC this Week – Grocery Manufacturers Association Litigation Conference
I always enjoy going to DC (always the wannabe politician) – especially in the Spring (cherry blossoms) and when Congress is on recess. I am also looking forward to speaking at the Grocery Manufacturers Association Litigation Conference on April 7 and 8, 2010 in Washington DC.
My topic, “Secrecy, Costs, Criminal and Claimants,” is intended
Celebrate National Public Health Week (April 5 – 11, 2010) by Passing S. 510
The American Public Health Association celebrates National Public Health Week this coming week. The association wants to create “a place where everyone has access to health care and services, where we’re celebrated for embracing healthy lifestyles, and our communities and neighborhoods make it easy for us to make healthy choices.”
Perhaps one way to celebrate
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Information Updated
We have been in the process of updating all of our bacterial, viral and foodborne illness informational websites (our “about” sites). Click below:
Post-diarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) is a severe, life-threatening complication that occurs in about 10 percent of those infected with E. coli O157:H7 or other Shiga toxin- (Stx-) producing E. coli. D+HUS
Des Moines Register notices Foodborne Illness Outbreak Database
Phil Brasher, dean of food and agriculture reporters, gave our new foodborne illness outbreak database a nice “shout-out:”
The nation’s top private food regulators, otherwise known as the Marler Clark law firm out of Seattle, are putting together a database for tracking food-borne illness. That’s something you might think the government would do, but