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Raw Milk Debate is set to heat up
Over the last years I have tried to bring some level of rationality to the debate over the consumption of raw milk. I first published on my blog a summary of the findings of my review of peer-reviewed literature on the topic of the "pros" of the consumption of raw milk.
Here is the Weston
KCRW Radio – Good Food – Food Safety with Bill Marler
Back to Washingon DC Next Week – American Insurance Association
Lately it seems I seldom have time to unpack, less alone prepare for another speech. However, I am looking forward to this DC trip. I still believe that insurance companies have the ability to positively influence food manufacturers through auditing before issuing a policy and in giving incentives to those manufacturers that adopt food safety
Food Safety News to Go Live September 14, 2009 – Third Anniversary of Dole, Natural Selection Foods and Mission Organics E. coli Outbreak Linked to Spinach
It is not live yet, but by Monday we should have all the "bugs" worked out. Our goal here is to have a place were "all the news fit to eat" can be found along with all the best information about recalls, new technology and politics. We will have contributors from government, industry, universities and
China International Food Safety & Quality Conference Back on – November 4-5 2009
My 10-year-old daughter, Sydney and I were almost packed for the Conference at the end of the month when it was canceled due to the 60th Anniversary of the revolution. We are looking forward to attending the Conference on its new dates on November 4 and 5. I am going to also speak at a
China Internation Food Safety & Quality Conference to be Postponed
I just learned that AQSIQ Minister Wang Yong has called for CIFSQ to be postponed until after the 60th anniversary of the Revolution Celebration (first week of October) is completed. The Conference is now likely to be set in late October or early November.
What strikes me about this, is the power of the Government.
FDA and USDA “Relaunch” New Food Safety Site – Is our food now safer?
Secretaries Sebelius and Vilsack at National Food Policy Conference in DC today announced a redesigned www.foodsafety.gov. However nice it looks, is our food any safer? Follow live tweets from conference @foodsafetynews and @obamafoodorama and @AgLawLLM
A less dire view from CDC on non-O157:H7 shiga toxin producing E. coli
Here is another perspective on non-O157:H7 that seems to indicate that they cause illness, but less severe illness that E. coli O157:H7. That being said, it is also quite likely that the severe illnesses related to non-O157:H7 are under counted due to a lack of surveillance. This presentation also did not take into account the
Non-O157 Shiga toxin producing E. coli – A CDC perspective
Here is a CDC PowerPoint that walks through the "Isolation and detection challenges" of Non E. coli O157:H7. Clearly, the CDC sees the fact that Non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli causes human illness, but that our ability to detect it using current lab techniques and resources makes the scope of the problem less clear. These