President Trump seems to be spending most weekends at his “Southern White House” golfing. I wonder if he eats the food there or heads to the closest McDonald’s or KFC? Or, perhaps he will start using Steve Bannon as a food tester?
Jose Lambiet, the Miami Herald’s gossip columnist reported that the food at Mar-a-Lago
News4 reports that a Chevy Chase, Maryland, couple who bought a salad mix from a Giant grocery store discovered a live scorpion in their package.
Shanmukha Pranay Rajeev Jerripothula said he and his wife bought a bag of spinach from a local Giant on Friday evening. On Monday afternoon, his wife, Sri Sindhusha Boddapati, opened
Low Rabies Risk
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
Since taking office, President Trump has instituted a freeze on federal employees and the same on new or pending regulations. He signed an Executive Order setting up a task force within agencies to repeal old rules. The President has also asked for a $54B increase in military spending that will likely be offset by across-the-board
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
