It is past time for Congress and the Administration to step in and solve the FDA organizational problems that seems to elude the FDA bureaucracy.
Safe food should not be a political issue.
Perhaps, because after 30 years in the food poison trenches, I had a good idea what was going to happen (or not)
Dr. Califf, I have deep admiration for your past and ongoing public service. The hard work of trying to protect the food and drug supply in the United States is a difficult and at times thankless task. The fact that you have taken this responsibility on more than once speaks volumes to your character.
Your decision post the
I must admit I was a bit suspect when I flew from Seattle to DC a few months ago to testify for 5 minutes before the Independent Expert Panel. Putting aside if they would pay attention to me, but would the panel take to heart the experience and thoughtfulness of all the panels and the
The Independent Expert Panel, charged with generating the report by December 6th, is comprised of researchers, former regulators, and process improvement specialists with disciplinary expertise and experience in epidemiology, food science and safety, microbiology, nutrition, and regulatory operations.
And, did I say the the FDA appears to have closed its investigation after nearly 400 reported illnesses?
Tara, you might remember that it is an ingredient in both Daily Harvest French Lentil and Leek Crumbles and in Revive Pineapple and Mango Smoothies. Tara, or Caesalpinia spinosa is a shrub or tree that can reach
FSIS continues to investigate an E. coli outbreak linked to beef that has sickened an unknown number of people. It does appear that FSIS closed another investigation linked to Salmonella and beef that also sickened an unknown number of people.
The FDA on the other hand has at least six active investigations with one that
Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporter
Kirsten Paulsen began 2022 wanting to eat healthier and incorporate more vegetables into her diet. She found Daily Harvest, a food delivery company that touts easy to prep, plant-based meals, and signed up for regular shipments of smoothies, vegetable bowls and vegan ingredients to add to other dishes.
In
I have been thinking it has been some time since I dug into a Naughty or Nice list. Here is one we at Food Safety News put together (with input from readers) in 2009. Reading these brings back a lot of memories, both good and bad. Shoot me an email at bmarler@marlerclark.com with your thoughts
The above picture is the Marler Clark office on Bainbridge Island (opened during the pandemic to get me out of the house). We still have our Seattle office, but since March 2020, Marler Clark has gone virtual. We now have staff and attorneys spread out in several states. We are not missing a beat.
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With Netflix’s adaptation of the book “Poisoned” coming soon, I poked around on the “inner tubes” to find a bit more documentary video.
Here is one we did for the Marler Clark website.
An E. coli Outbreak at Wendy’s.
An E. coli Outbreak at Odwalla and a bit of history from Jack in
