Its time – past time – to deem Salmonella an adulterant.
https://youtu.be/DunJEu9uuu8
For some back story on foodborne illness in the United States by the Retro Report:
Stewart, You Are One Step Closer to Jail
AP reports today that U.S. District Court Judge Louis Sands Thursday refused to throw out criminal convictions in a Salmonella outbreak traced to Former Peanut Corporation of America after the court investigated defense attorneys’ claims of jury misconduct.
Former Peanut Corporation of America owner Stewart Parnell, his food broker brother, Michael Parnell, and the former
Bidart Apple’s FDA 483 – Food Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions – Namely Positive for Listeria
I must admit that I have been focused on the disasters that are the recently produced 483 Inspection Reports from the three Blue Bell ice cream plants, that I hade not had a chance to review the recently received (and not publically available) 483 Inspection Report and the Establishment Inspection Report done after the CDC
So, Why Did Blue Bell Ignore FDA’s: “Guidance for Industry: Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Refrigerated or Frozen Ready-To-Eat Foods?”
Perhaps because it was “Draft Guidance” and “Contains Nonbinding Recommendations”
Lets go back to February 2008 and FDA’s publication of its Draft Guidance which was published to seek comments from consumers and industry – more on that in another post.
Question? Would the Blue Bell Listeria outbreak happen if the “Draft Guidance” had been final
Blue Bell Missed Warning Signs to Avoid Listeria Contamination, Illnesses, Recalls, Layoffs and ?
The Dallas Morning Tribune posted this morning:
The FDA published the four inspection reports on its web site this morning in response to a request by The News under the Freedom of Information Act, reports that joined the three others from 2015 the FDA had previously released. The state inspections were done under contract with
Secondary E. coli Cases a Sad Fact of Outbreaks
I was watching a King 5 TV report this evening regarding the ongoing E. coli outbreak north of Seattle that has sickened dozens – some who never even attended the event (secondary cases). The tragedy reminded me that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its journal “Emerging Infectious Diseases,” published a study
ConAgra’s Peter Pan on the “Hook” for $11.2 Million
AP reports again today that ConAgra Foods agreed Wednesday to pay $11.2 million, a sum that includes the highest criminal fine ever in a U.S. food safety case, to settle a federal charge that the company shipped Peter Pan peanut butter tainted with salmonella from a plant in Georgia, sickening more than 600 people and
Supermercado Los Corrales Salmonella Outbreak Link
The Kenosha County Division of Health is currently investigating an outbreak of Salmonella in the community after receiving several reports of cases in the county. The Division of Health is investigating food purchased over Mother’s Day weekend (May 9-10, 2015) at Supermercado Los Corrales (3933 52nd Street, Kenosha 53144) in Kenosha County as a possible
Bad Listeria Management Causes 2850 Blue Bell Employees Out of Work
Remaining with reduced pay
A couple of questions:
1. Regarding pay, does that include CEO Kruse?
2. Will a U.S. Attorney in Texas, Oklahoma or Alabama file criminal charges – (see below)?
The Austin American Statesman reports this morning that Blue Bell Creameries is laying off 1,450 employees and furloughing 1,400 others (remaining workers will
PBS Frontline – Takes on Salmonella, Big Chicken and the Regulators
I was proud that many of my clients played a large role is telling this sad story – The first one below is the long version, but all the links below are worth the viewing.