Accomplished personal injury lawyer, Food Safety News founder and publisher, and internationally recognized food safety expert. Bill's advocacy work has led to testimony before Congress and his blog reaches 1M+ readers annually.
Sure, I would like to ban all Salmonella from chicken, but I learned long ago that you never make progress by making “perfect the enemy of the good.” Making the
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The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD) and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) have been working for the last month to investigate an E.
THE E. COLI O157:H7 BACTERIA
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A. Sources, Characteristics and Identification
E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is
According to the CDC, as of July 19, 2024, a total of 28 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 12 states – Georgia (2), Illinois
Over the last thirty-plus years of practice, I have been a vocal advocate for robust public health involvement in disease prevention—especially foodborne illness. It is beyond me to
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Florida stands alone in criticism of FDA, CDC and 30 other states in determining the source of a Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers.
According to press reports, the Florida
I started Food Safety News in 2009 to fill a need. Reporters that covered food – especially food safety – were disappearing at the same time Congress was focused on if it
Public Health officials in two California counties are warning of the spread of two public health hazards – Shigella and Hepatitis A. Each of these “bugs” – one a bacteria and one
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I am lucky to have an epidemiologist on staff. Perhaps Fresh Start needs one too.
Let me make a prediction, Fresh Start will eat its press release because the
