From the FDA:
We are very interested in your comments on the proposed rule on produce safety and preventive controls for human food and have made every effort to encourage input since they were first published in January 2013. Our efforts include extending the comment period twice, holding three public meetings, and visiting farms across
From POLITICO this AM:
USDA will announce the departure today of Elisabeth Hagen as under secretary for food safety, a USDA official tells POLITICO. An announcement is expected later from USDA’s Office of Communications that could outline her leaving the department in mid-December.
Hagen has served as under secretary since Aug. 2010. Her most notable
KIRO TV did a great job of outing some of the “best” places to dine in Seattle.
Jeff Weinsier, Local 10 reporter, made another startling – and very, very nauseating – discovery in South Florida’s restaurant scene. Following up on China City’s rodent and roach violations, the “Dirty Dining” reporter spotted plastic bins of raw chicken thawing in the alley behind the restaurant.
The FDA published two reports today for those who want to stop eating, or using spices.
Draft Risk Assessment: Pathogens and Filth in Spices
Pathogens and Filth in Spices: Peer Review Report
The FDA found that microbial pathogens found in spices include Salmonella, Bacillus spp. (including Bacillus cereus), Clostridium perfringens, Cronobacter spp., Shigella, and Staphylococcus
After litigating foodborne illness lawsuits for 20 years, food has become a “contact sport,” much like football, or for the rest of the world, soccer. Whether it is dining at home or out, the thought of how the food might well poison you is never far from my mind. Years ago, I asked my long
I had a great time at the Food Safety Network Food Safety Conference and had some time to see some of the locals at the Ivory Tree Game Lodge.
After flying from Seattle to Amsterdam (1 hour layover) and then on to Johannesburg – nearly 24 hours without the internet – well, I did get some in as I ran from one gate to the other in Amsterdam – I made it to “Joberg” and the folks at the Food Safety Network. I
PROVISIONAL AGENDA: DAY 1
07h30 Registration & Refreshments
08h30 Symposium Starts
17h00 Symposium Closes
This ground-breaking symposium will address the issues surrounding the very relevant topics of foodborne
illnesses and food fraud – the risks, responsibilities and liabilities.
Note: Book giveaways will be taking place throughout the course of the day.
08h30 Symposium Welcome and
Last week, Eric Jensen, age 37, and Ryan Jensen, age 33, brothers who owned and operated Jensen Farms, located in Granada, Colorado, presented themselves to U.S. marshals in Denver and were taken into custody on federal charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office with the Food and Drug Administration – Office of Criminal Investigation.
The
