WIL S. HYLTON’s piece in this week’s New Yorker is worth the read.
Raw Milk or Sprouts – Pick your Poison
I have a hard time figuring out what sign would make the best T-shirt.
The Risk of Jail Time in a Food Poisoning Case is Real
I am presenting at the upcoming GMA Conference on the risk of criminal liability in Foodborne Illness Outbreaks.
In France terrorists use guns to try and thwart free speech, in the United States corporations hire lawyers
I was minding my own business today at the office suing some corporation that killed a child with a bacteria in the food the child consumed, when someone arrived carrying a subpoena from Beef Products Incorporated – BPI.
Terrorism – It will not work in either country.
Je suis Marler
Rats and Birds in Brooklyn New York Asian Food Facility
I do not always read the warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but this one that went to an Asian food processor and distributor based in Brooklyn, New York caught my eye.
On December 9, FDA’s Philadelphia district office sent a letter to New Yung Wah Trading Company in Brooklyn notifying
My Dog was Saved from E. coli and Salmonella by Testing Marijuana
According to news reports, a year into sales of recreational marijuana in Colorado, the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division still has yet to start ordering the testing of marijuana for contaminants, something the state of Washington has been doing for nearly six months. Washington State’s test results have shown that 13 percent of marijuana and THC-infused
The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food – Read it!
I tend to focus on my job, and when your focus is on bacteria, the focus can be a bit narrow and small – some would say, microscopic. I have said often that I pay attention to the things that can kill you quickly, not the broader issues around food, like the environment, worker safety
New Study Shows Real Risks of Raw Milk Consumption
A new study finds that between 2010 and 2012, five percent of all U.S. food-borne outbreaks with a known source were tied to raw milk. The research is in the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. [Elisabeth A. Mungai, Casey Barton Behravesh and L. Hannah Gould, Increased Outbreaks Associated with Nonpasteurized Milk, United States, 2007–2012
Morbidity, Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) for 49th Week of 2014
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations.
MMWR readership predominantly consists of physicians,
Roswell Centennial High School Sports Banquet – A Knight to Forget
AP reports that school and health officials are trying to find out what sickened dozens of people after a sports banquet for a metro Atlanta high school.
WSB-TV reports that more than 100 people experienced symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea after the banquet Monday night in Roswell. They included several football players, their