The Honorable Tom Vilsack
Secretary
United States Department of Agriculture
Room 200-A, Jamie L. Whitten Building
12th Street & Jefferson Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20250-0002
Dear Mr. Secretary:
I am writing to strongly urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to investigate the disturbing allegations that were revealed
These packets (t-shirt, op-ed and post card) are being hand-delivered to Senators and staff today and Tuesday as part of an effort to jump-start the Senate to pass meaningful food safety legislation – before Thanksgiving.
I received quite a few emails and calls from a variety of people – mostly from DC – telling me I was being a bit too hard on the Secretary in my post yesterday – they said I was especially hard on him if I ever expected to get the job of Undersecretary of Food
This Petition to the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Services is being filed Tuesday. Click below to download the Petition and attachments. Be patient, it is a big document and takes time.
As I said in a post the other day, the petition details the scientific and legal bases for the requested action, but perhaps more
It seems that any serious discussion of E. coli O157:H7 always has to start with one event: the 1993 outbreak associated with the Jack in the Box restaurant chain. This, of course, is with good reason. That outbreak left over 700 persons ill and 4 children dead. The “9/11 for the food industry,” as a
Raw milk, for its proponents, brings images of grandpa’s idyllic farm – Bessie being milked as the cats meow around her legs. For the FDA and state and local health officials, raw milk brings up a different image: people sickened – mainly children – sickened by E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, Listeria or Salmonella
Great site, with some common sense ideas:
Salmonella is a leading cause of foodborne illness worldwide, with an estimated 1.4 million cases each year in the United States alone. Salmonella infections are typically due to consumption of food products of animal origin. Several lines of evidence indicate that antibiotic-resistance among human Salmonella infections results from the use of antimicrobial agents in food
I asked on a Food Safety Listserve what foods are considered the most unsafe. You see, I feel a bit guilty always beating up on Hamburger, Leafy Greens and Raw Milk. Someone on the list gave me a link to a list of at risk foods for people undergoing cancer treatments. Here is the
