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.
With Listeria-laced cantaloupe sickening dozens and killing at least four in at least nine states (all these numbers will increase in the next 24 hours), what is the problem and
Cantaloupe at first blush seems to be a pretty benign fruit. Although a bit ugly on the outside, the inside is a favorite to both young and old – those most
According to the CDC, E. coli O157:H7 causes 73,000 illnesses and 50 deaths every year in the United States. Another six E. coli strains – O26, O45, O111, O121,
Del Monte Fresh’s suit against Oregon is a frivolous shakedown.
I have a knack for being subtle.
As reported by the AP, Del Monte Fresh (you will love the
Everyone seems to hate government now days. From being afraid the FDA “food police” will try to steal your seeds, to trying to privatize Social Security, government is perceived as
We started Food Safety News nearly three years to the day the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that a nationwide E. coli O157:H7 outbreak had been traced
Last week the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall of ground turkey products due to “possible” Salmonella contamination. According to the press release, “Cargill Meat Solutions
Over the last months you have seen a few stories by our pair of veteran reporters, Ross Anderson and Andrew Schneider, who have Pulitzer Prizes in their past (and, we
I was rereading the June 3, 2011 (the original version) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) statement on the E. coli O104:H4 outbreak in Europe on my flight to Seattle
