I am off early Monday to California and then on Tuesday to Texas spreading the gospel of food safety.
Don’t worry, I’ll be back in the office on Thursday. Here are PDF’s of the three PowerPoints – One, Two and Three.
Will Two Heads Be Better Than One?
Meatingplace – where all information about Food Safety and Inspection Service seems to be leaked, reported this evening that Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator (FSIS) Al Almanza was named deputy under secretary for food safety.
According to Meatingplace , Almanza, a 36-year FSIS veteran, will work alongside Brian Ronholm, who will also have the
OK, Do Not Eat Raw Oysters with Vibrio parahaemolyticus
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) today announced the precautionary closure of oyster beds in Katama Bay in the community of Edgartown effective September 3, 2014. This precautionary closure is due to the presence of environmental conditions conducive to the growth
U.S. Department of Justice Consumer Protection Branch Victim Letter
Former clients have been receiving the below letter from the Justice Department over the last few days. I took out any identifiers since there have been no charges filed. However, it does look imminent.
You are receiving this notice because the government has reason to believe that you may have been the victim of a
Rancho Feeding Corporation – Can you say – “Jail Time?”
Last week a grand jury indicted charged Rancho Feeding Corporation co-owner Jesse J. Amaral Jr. and two workers, Felix Sandoval Cabrera and Eugene D. Corda, with 11 felony counts, including distribution of adulterated and misbranded meat, mail fraud and conspiracy. The three are charged for processing animals condemned by FSIS inspectors and processing others that
Where were the Listeria Nectarines, Peaches, Plums and Pluots Sold?
When the FDA and Wawona Packing announced a recall of certain “stone fruits” due to a positive Listeria test, it appeared to be a somewhat standard, and likely limited recall. However, over the week my email inbox has bulged and my phone has been ringing with consumers both concerned about theirs and their families health
Sysco Fined $20,000,000 for Putting Consumers at Risk
Hazardous items were delivered to schools and hospitals.
Vicky Nguyen of NBC San Francisco reports that Sysco Corporation, the world’s largest food distributor, has agreed to pay $19.4 million in penalties and restitution after an NBC Bay Area investigation uncovered the company’s secret food sheds regulators called illegal and unsafe.
Inspectors from the California Department
IAFP 2014 Opening Session – Ivan Parkin Lecture – 20 Years Later, Where Were We, Where are We and Where are We Going?
Sunday, August 3, 2014: 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
500 Ballroom (Indiana Convention Center)
Ivan Parkin Lecture
William D. Marler – Marler Clark, LLP PS Seattle, Washington
20 Years Later, Where Were We, Where are We and Where are We Going?
Many would say that the 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was the
ABA Blawg 100 Amici – 100 Best Legal Blogs
All, I got the below email from the ABA – American Bar Association – yesterday. If you think my blog fits the criterion, feel free to log in and say your piece – link is here.
We’re working on our annual list of the 100 best legal blogs, and we’d like your advice
FOX News Investigates: Which area restaurants could make you sick?
KCPQ reports that Attorney Bill Marler represents clients who have gotten sick after eating at restaurants they thought were safe.
“We rely on restaurants to follow the rules because we want to go out and have a good time,” Marler said. “We don’t want to be worried that our kids or ourselves are going to