Douglas Powell

Doug Powell, food scientist and creator of an online repository of food-safety related information, joined K-State as an associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine's department of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology in May 2006. He wa

Another Listeria death recorded; Australian ‘discussion’ is weak

Editor’s note: This opinion column was originally posted on barfblog.com on March 7, 2018. I’ve always believed in don’t complain, create. When I didn’t like

By Douglas Powell

/ 8 Mar 2018

From the ‘What were they thinking?’ files

Note on content: Doug Powell originally published this photo and column on BarfBlog.com under the title “Killer of old people and ‘everyone’s too anal’ about produce given awards

By Douglas Powell

/ 8 Oct 2016

Chipotle Only Wants Good Press, Sick People Be Damned

On May 1, 2007, Chipotle Mexican Grill announced with much fanfare that it would begin using naturally raised meats in its burritos, tacos and salads served in the state of

By Douglas Powell

/ 12 Dec 2015

Keep Food Safety Out of AIB, Kansas State Proposal

(This was posted April 10, 2014, at barfblog.com and is reposted here by permission.) A former colleague at Kansas State University asked me yesterday if I would deliver my

By Douglas Powell

/ 15 Apr 2014

Almost 600 Sick from Hepatitis A in Frozen Berries in 3 outbreaks

It’s enough to turn me off to frozen berries – he says while experimenting with a batch of gluten-free crepes filled with previously frozen berries. As the case count for

By Douglas Powell

/ 9 Jul 2013

Salmonella in Sunland Peanut Butter – Again

Having lived in Brisbane for a year, I can testify to the range of fantastical insects and rodent-like creatures. Beginning in April 1996, some 500 people across Australia were stricken

By Douglas Powell

/ 26 Sep 2012

Cantaloupe Food Safety Solutions Leave Consumers Praying

Tim Chamberlain seems like a nice enough guy. According to the Indianapolis Star he started growing cantaloupe and watermelon on an acre of land and now, 30 years later, he

By Douglas Powell

/ 28 Aug 2012

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Douglas Powell

Another Listeria death recorded; Australian ‘discussion’ is weak

From the ‘What were they thinking?’ files

Chipotle Only Wants Good Press, Sick People Be Damned

Keep Food Safety Out of AIB, Kansas State Proposal

Almost 600 Sick from Hepatitis A in Frozen Berries in 3 outbreaks

Salmonella in Sunland Peanut Butter – Again

Cantaloupe Food Safety Solutions Leave Consumers Praying