Losing the Face-to-Face in the Global Food Market
On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, I made a presentation at the Fourth International Conference on Food Safety and Quality. The presentation was one of two keynote speeches given that morning,...
For Industry
Public Comment on Proposed FSIS Policy
In this public comment on a proposed change in policy by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, I offer strong support for the idea of requiring all meat and...
Why Hepatitis A Vaccinations are Bad for (My) Busi
"Why Hepatitis A Vaccinations are Bad for (My) Business," appeared in the July/August 2002 issue of Food Quality Magazine. It begins: "Let's be honest: as an attorney who makes a...
An E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak at a Chain Restaurant
"An E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak at a Chain Restaurant: A Case Study on How Easily Legal Liability Can Spread to a Franchisor" was written for the February 2004 Law Journal...
Food Claims and Litigation
Written for the February, 2005 Food Safety In-Sight newsletter by Environ Health Associates, Inc, "Food Claims and Litigation" begins, "In a perfect food safety world, operators of food facilities would...
Separating the Chaff from the Wheat: How to determ
"Separating the Chaff from the Wheat: How to determine the strength of a foodborne illness claim," is a paper presented at the May 2005 Defense Research Institute meeting on food...
An Introduction to Product Liability Law
In my first article in a series for ID Access, "An Introduction to Product Liability Law," I introduce readers to product liability law and the concepts behind it, beginning with: ...
Product Liability: A Brief History of Its Early Or
"Product Liability: A Brief History of Its Early Origins" begins: Product liability law evolved from contract law, with the first decisions strongly favoring manufacturers. For a very long time,...
Product Liability: How It Turned Strict
The concept of strict product liability is addressed in "Product Liability: How It Turned Strict," one of a series of articles for ID Access that address the legal risks faced...
Chain of Distribution Liability: Tag, You're It
In "Chain of Distribution Liability: Tag, You're It," one of a series of articles that address the legal risks faced by manufacturers and distributors of food products, I explain chain...
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Opinion & Contributed Articles
Keeping Tradition Alive (despite the risks)
There is much to be said for tradition, especially as it relates to food. When my mother was alive, her tradition at Christmas was to make twice-baked potatoes, which she...
Why Did Whole Foods Stop Selling Raw Milk?
Why did Whole Foods stop selling raw milk in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut?In January, I wrote “Risky Business - Why would a retailer like Whole Foods sell Raw Milk?”...
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- Food News Feed, March 19, 2010
- No, This is Not a Raw Milk Dairy Blog - It just seems like it lately. Forest Grove Dairy Linked to Campylobacter Illnesses in Michigan
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- Recall Roundup: March 19, 2010
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eFoodAlert
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- Gillibrand Proposes "Consumer Recall Notification Act"
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