Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban as been appointed and confirmed as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Under Secretary for Food Safety.Hanukkah
Dr. Esteban was appointed as Chief Scientist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in August 2018. In this capacity, Dr. Esteban serves as
Honestly, when it come to Salmonella in poultry, little has changed since Frontline did this groundbreaking documentary nearly 10 years ago. Although the focus was on chicken, the same issues surround turkey too.
Here is an interesting piece that puts the dangers of the holiday in perspective.
Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Dispatch
Salmonella
269 people sickened so far.
A former quality assurance director for food manufacturer Kerry Inc. pleaded guilty today to charges related to the manufacture of a breakfast cereal linked to a 2018 outbreak of salmonellosis, or Salmonella poisoning.
Ravi Kumar Chermala, 47, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of causing the introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce. Chermala, Kerry’s
DATE AND TIME November 3, 2022, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. ET
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is considering a regulatory framework for a new strategy to control Salmonella in raw poultry products and more effectively reduce foodborne Salmonella infections linked to these products. This framework identifies the key elements that the
No details about those sickened, no details about the grower, processor or seller, and no details about the conditions that allowed for the contamination? Where is the “root cause analysis?”
I have a word for the FDA and CDC – “Transparency.”
Thanks to Food Safety News for reporting this out:
The FDA has determined an
We are tracking an outbreak of at least two people who dined at the same nationwide chain restaurant on the same day in Western Pennsylvania. More to come.
According to news reports, health officials in Baltimore and Maryland are investigating an outbreak of Foodborne illness to some that attending the Best of Baltimore event. Press reports indicate that the outbreak might be linked to Campylobacter, although victims’ report it may well be Salmonella.
Baltimore Magazine’s Events Director, Macaulay Hammond: “It came
Borrowing a bit from Buffalo Springfield:
There’s something happening here
But what it is ain’t exactly clear
Tom Vilsack was a farm state governor and a presidential aspirant. I must admit, I have long been a fan, but never, ever, thought I would see him write and Op-ed that would clearly piss off the big
Today the FDA added two new Salmonella Outbreaks that have sickened 53 to its investigation chart. No other information – type of product or states of illness were added. Three other outbreaks – 2 Listeria and 1 E. coli O157:H7 (sickening a total of 41) are also listed as products not identified. Strawberries have
