Most of the public would be shocked to know that during an outbreak investigation that a neighboring property owner with an animal feedlot can refuse entry to FDA investigators looking for the source of an outbreak. Rep. DeLauro and Sen. Booker aim to make this common sense idea the law.

Press Release: Today, U.S. Representative

Democratic senators are expressing alarm about planned budget reallocations at the Food and Drug Administration that they fear will threaten the nation’s food safety system. In a letter to FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones released Wednesday, Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Tina Smith (Minn.), Cory Booker (N.J.) and Dick Durbin (Ill.) wrote

Federal Offices of Inspector’s General (OIGs) provide the vital role of:

  • OIGs conduct investigations and reviews to oversee the financial health, safety, and efficiency of their agencies. 
  • OIGs work to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and mismanagement. 
  • OIGs promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in their agencies’ operations and programs. 

On Friday night the

CBS News Reports:

Multiple federal health agencies have stopped releasing some key health information — including updates on some outbreak investigations — amid a department-wide communications “pause” ordered by the Trump administration, though many other “mission critical” updates are still being released, CBS News has learned.

The Department of Health and Human Services “has

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted thousands of routine surveillance food safety inspections of domestic and foreign food facilities from fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2023 (see fig.). According to GAO’s analysis of FDA data, FDA conducted an average of 8,353 domestic inspections per year and an average of 917 foreign inspections per

CDC is saddened by Louisiana’s report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness (“H5N1 bird flu”) has passed away. While tragic, a death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States is not unexpected because of the known potential for infection with these viruses to cause severe illness and death. As

  • A new outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (ref #1281) linked to a not yet identified product has been added to the table. FDA has initiated traceback.
  • For the outbreak of E. coli O145:H28 (ref #1282) linked to a not yet identified food, the outbreak has ended.
  • For the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 (ref #1280), the

1.    Yu Shang Food, Inc. Ready to Eat Meat Listeria Outbreak: As of December 5, 2024, 19 people from eight states have been infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria.  Sick people’s samples were collected from October 24, 2021, to October 28, 2024. Of 19 people with information available, 17 (89%) have been hospitalized. Seven illnesses are related

I received an email from a former client that put “Poisoned” on his list to watch over Christmas – well, I suppose it depends on one’s “taste?”

And, did I tell you it won the Emmy?