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. coli
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 comprehend
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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
What is the Salmonella Bacteria?
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – salmonellosis. The term Salmonella refers to a
