Zach Mallove graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 2009. A novice in the realm of food safety, Zach quickly immersed himself in the firm’s ongoing litigation and case work and found the breadth of material to be fascinating. As a Government and Legal studies dual major, Zach has been particularly interested in the room for improvement in United States’ food safety policy, especially when compared to the successful food safety programs of countries like New Zealand, Japan, and Australia. Zach left Food Safety News in early 2010 to work on Capitol Hill.
Yesterday, the Senate Environment and Public Works committee questioned top-ranking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials about the agency's enforcement of drinking-water safety laws. The hearing was held in response to recent studies by the New York Times and the Associated Press indicating alarming trends in the quality of the nation's drinking water.The New York Times compiled and analyzed millions of...
It seems like an announcement that another batch of ground beef has been found to be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 is just around the corner. In the second half of October 2009 alone, two major recalls were announced: Crocetti's Oakdale Packing Co., recalled 1,039 lbs on October 26, and Fairbank Farms, recalled 545,699 lbs on October 31. Common sense...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur each year in the United States. Many studies have found that a majority of these cases can be traced back to poor food handling practices in the home. As a result, several agencies and researchers have sought to identify practices that most often...
For 11-year-old Andrea Munro, the night of Sep. 24 held no surprises: after sharing a meal of hamburger patties with her grandmother, as she had done many times before, Andrea spent the evening at her grandmother's apartment in Marshfield, MA before returning home to her family's house down the street. Everything seemed fine. It wasn't until four days later that...
Two students at a high school in Central Florida have contracted Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus (MRSA), a possibly fatal bacteria, the Orlando Sentinel reported Wednesday, November 5. Although the students have been diagnosed, neither their condition nor the source of the infection is known.School officials at East Ridge High School have ordered extra cleaning across the campus and are in the...
On Wednesday, the FDA issued an official notice extending to January 4, 2010, the comment period on its draft guidances to minimize food safety hazards of leafy greens, tomatoes, and melons of August 3, 2009. The draft guidances, published on July 31, 2009, are designed to help growers, producers, and others across the entire supply chain reduce or eliminate microbial...
November 4 and 5, the Chinese General Administration for Quality Supervision Inspection & Quarantine (AQSIQ) will host the 3rd annual China International Food Safety & Quality Conference and Expo in Beijing. The conference is intended to provide a forum for international collaboration on food safety issues, hoping to address the growing food safety concerns that arise out of the international...
The college lifestyle is not exactly conducive to a healthy and safe eating environment. As a recent college graduate myself, I know the eating habits of college students all too well. From four-day-old pizza to uncooked microwavable hot dogs, there isn't much a college student won't eat. Given the academic rigor of college life, the lack of a reliable bank...
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