“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 liability. In it, Dave Babcock and I use case studies to provide examples for how legitimate foodborne illness claims can be distinguished from illegitimate, or “bogus” claims. We provide information on tools used to evaluate claims at Marler Clark.
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Oregon State University has launched a new online Quality and Food Safety training series aimed at building practical skills for professionals across the food industry.
The program, offered through OSU’
Paper-based records and Excel spreadsheets still play a large role in managing staff training, according to a survey.
The ninth global food safety training survey involved Campden BRI, BRCGS, IFS,
Hilton Foods has disclosed costs of £28 million ($37 million) as part of an incident involving a recall of fish in the United States because of Listeria.
The inventory write-off
European Union reference laboratories focused on bacteria, parasites and viruses have started work.
Beginning this month, the three labs for foodborne and waterborne diseases officially began operations.
Since the last update on March 15, 2026, 2 additional illnesses have been reported from California. A total of 9 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have
