Food Safety News reports that a Missouri dairy owner is on notice from the FDA for selling unpasteurized, raw camel milk in interstate commerce, with the agency discounting the dairyman’s contention that camel milk is not covered by federal law.
The Food and Drug Administration’s Kansas City district office sent a warning letter to Samuel
Andrew Oxford of the Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Epidemiologists at the state Department of Health are investigating their agency’s own annual holiday luncheon after dozens of employees reported falling ill after the party last week.
About 70 staff members claim to have experienced gastrointestinal issues following the catered event at the Harold Runnels
From the Safe Food People at NC State – “Well Done”Front-line staff, such as servers in restaurants, are often trusted with providing customers with food safety information regarding their meals. A challenge to the food-service industry is that these positions
The Monroe County Department of Public Health has closed the Golden Ponds Restaurant and Party House, at 500 Long Pond Road in Greece. The restaurant was closed Friday after as many as 60 people reported being sick after eating at the restaurant on Thanksgiving Day, said John Ricci, spokesman for the Monroe County Health Department.
AP report at that health officials say three people died and at least five more were sickened after eating Thanksgiving dinner at an event organized by a church in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch said Monday it received eight patients with probably food borne symptoms between Friday and Saturday.
Editors of the ABA Journal announced today they have selected MARLER BLOG as one of the top 100 best blogs for a legal audience.
HALL OF FAME: Bill Marler has consistently earned a place on our Blawg 100 list, and it’s not just because the tales of food poisoning outbreaks recounted on his blog keep
To avoid making everyone at the table sick, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) offers five tips for a food safe Thanksgiving:
Tip 1: Don’t Wash That Turkey.
According to the most recent Food Safety Survey, conducted by the Food and Drug Administration, 68 percent of the public washes
LiveScience reporter, Sara G. Miller, reported on a recent FDA presentation at IDWeek on the risks of sprouts. According to Ms. Miller, “sprout contamination continues to pose a serious public health concern,” the researchers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wrote in their report. The findings on sprouts were presented on Oct. 28 at
Over the last 20 plus years I have given close to 400 speeches around the world on “why it is a bad idea to poison your customers.”
My “chats” have been in front of industry and governmental groups on every continent (except South America) – I’m somewhat popular in China.
Most of the audiences are
Next week I am off to speak at Western Grower’s 91st Annual Meeting Grand Hyatt Kaua’i, Koloa, Hawaii on November 6-9, 2016 – I know tough duty. I decided to send a couple hundred Poisoned books to give the attendees a stark reminder why food safety is so important.
Here is a sample platter of
