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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced this evening that it is working with the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support an investigation of a dead bat that was found in a Fresh Express packaged salad purchased from a Walmart grocery store
Had a great group of Tort students at the law school in Boulder.
Lakes Farm Raised Catfish Inc., a Dundee, Miss. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,695 pounds of siluriformes fish (catfish) products that may be adulterated with residues of public health concern, specifically Malachite Green and Leucomalachite Green, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The siluriformes (catfish) products were produced on
I am finally getting through my food safety inbox and came across a letter dated a month ago from Senators, Gillibrand, Feinstein, Durbin and Blumenthal to President Trump asking for “action of food safety oversight” – namely wether the January 2017 GAO report on Food Safety – “A National Strategy Is Needed to Address Fragmentation
Here is a bit(e) of an historical perspective of outbreaks in the U.S. linked to a variety of nut butters:
JULY 15 2015 Salmonella Paratyphi B linked to consumption of JEM Raw Nut Butter Spreads
On December 2, 2015 JEM Raw Chocolate LLC (JEM Raw) of Bend, Oregon announced a recall of its full line
Brendan O’Connor of Gizmodo reports today that President Donald Trump intends to intensify enforcement of food safety regulations as a cudgel in international trade negotiations, according to leaked recordings of a what appears to be a phone conversation between Trump and Wilbur Ross, his nominee for Commerce Secretary. At one point in the conversation, Trump
Bloomberg posted a piece on “How Donald Trump Orders (and Tips) at His Favorite Restaurant” about the 21 Club which is just a few block from Trump Tower in Manhattan. According the report:
The president’s standard order is a “21” Burger ($36), which he likes cooked well-done and topped with American cheese. On the side
From Marion at Food Politics: The congressional watchdog Government Accountability Office (GAO) has just published its latest plea for coordinating federal food safety programs: A National Strategy Is Needed to Address Fragmentation in Federal Oversight.
GAO persists in pointing out that 16 federal agencies administer 30 laws government food safety and quality, although
2016 also saw hepatitis A outbreaks linked to scallops imported from the Philippines (Genki Sushi Outbreak) and strawberries from Egypt (Tropical Smoothie Outbreak).
According to a recent survey by the CDC, approximately 19% of food consumed in the United States is imported, including 97% of fish and shellfish, 50% of fresh
The Daily Meal put this out today – I have been honored to make the list over the last several years.
An accomplished personal injury and products liability attorney specializing in foodborne illness, Bill Marler has been litigating foodborne illness cases since 1993, when he represented Brianne Kiner, the most seriously sickened survivor of the
