Eric Gorski of the Denver Post this morning writes: “Food inspections flag health threats in edible marijuana products.” Gorski reports that food safety inspections of businesses that manufacture and sell marijuana edibles in Denver have found products that should be refrigerated sitting out on shelves and preparation methods insufficient to kill bacteria that can cause
What is it with Newspapers and their Cafeterias?
Perry Stein of the Washington City Paper wrote yesterday that “Washington Post Cafeteria Shut Down After ‘Evidence of Some Mice Activity.’” Apparently, Jeffrey Cox, the paper’s director of administration and operating services, alerted the staff in a company-wide email this morning, writing the “cafeteria will be temporarily closed due to deficiencies found during a routine
Dr. Rob Takes On Raw Milk
It is good to see a leader in public health taking a stand for public health.
Robert V. Tauxe, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote the following letter to State and Territorial Epidemiologists and to
Disinvited, but still undeterred
A few months ago I received this email:
Dear Mr. Marler,
After speaking with __________, _________ would much prefer to invite you to be a speaker at our next annual meeting of the _________, to be held on _________, 2015 rather than inviting you to one of our smaller roundtable meetings. The _________ annual meeting
Maggots in the Meat Case
KRON TV San Francisco reports: “A horrific discovery at a local market. Maggots. And not just anywhere, but in a meat case at the Whole Foods Market in Noe Valley.”
And, the story gets stranger from there:
An Odd Twist to Rancho Feeding Corporations 9 Million Pound Meat Recall
CNN’s Chris Frates and Shannon Travis report on the sexy side of a slaughter house.
Food Safety News Reporters Receive Nine Awards
Food Safety News writers James Andrews and Cookson Beecher came home from the April 26 Washington Press Association awards banquet with nine awards, all of them in the daily news category.
Here are the awards James received: First prize, Personality Profile, “Keene Remembered for Commitment to Public Health, Unconventional Style.” Second prize, General Features, “Beef
Children that drink raw milk and then die go right to heaven
WWL’s report on the recent debate over raw milk Bill HB 247 likely says it all why there is unlikely to ever be an ability for public health and raw milk proponents to ever find common ground. Here are the highlights:
So, what, a few kids die, I want to do whatever I want to
Making a living doing what you love
I had the chance to speak at Avvo’s Lawyernomics Conference today. The audience wanted to know how I built my practice. It was really simple:
- Find your passion
- Learn everything you can about the topic
- Work hard – very hard
- Become an expert
- Let your successes speak for themselves
- Communicate effectively
- Bottom Line – “Doing
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene investigation of illnesses among Baltimore Convention Center Visitors
Email of the day. This time I’ll be a bit more responsible.
The Baltimore City Health Department and Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene continue to investigate an outbreak of gastroenteritis at the Baltimore Convention Center during the Food Safety Summit on April 8-10, 2014. Currently, there are over 100 reported illnesses, mostly self-limited