– Opinion –
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) late Saturday told consumers not to eat the following brand of fresh enoki mushrooms after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
Publisher’s Platform: Is FDA creating a HACCP program for produce?
Opinion
HACCP: A systematic approach to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety hazards.” – So says the FDA.
Although yesterday’s announcement (FDA Proposes Changes to Food Safety Modernization Act Rule to Enhance Safety
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The Fallacy of APHA vs Butz on the Salmonella situation
Opinion
Frequently, APHA vs Butz (1974) is cited as a reason that Salmonella cannot be declared an adulterant. That decision was based in part on an unsubstantiated political opinion contrary to previous, contemporary, and following
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Publisher’s Platform: I still want to go out of business — it’s Salmonella this time
Opinion
Some, I am sure, are a bit tired of my ranting about the FSIS doing its job and deeming Salmonella that causes human illness an adulterant in meat.
Fact, after E. coli O157:H7 was
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The shifting sands of food recalls
Editor’s note: This was originally posted on FreshPlaza.com and is republished here with permission from the author, Astrid Van Den Broek
Red, white and yellow onions. Garden salad. Bean sprouts. Parsley.
These are just some
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USDA, Salmonella, and the Cowardly Lion: A profile in the lack of courage
OPINION
In an article that will soon be published in the Seattle Law Review, I take a look at food safety through the lens of the “pink slime” controversy and question whether the lack of
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Publisher’s Platform: Let’s talk Turkey about Salmonella being an Adulterant
Remember this as you prepare Thanksgiving for your family and as you read this post – it is Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Mission Statement: Protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of
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Publisher’s Platform: Starbucks – offer hepatitis A vaccinations to all present and future employees and I will agree to consult with you for $1.00 and conflict Marler Clark from being on the opposite side of the courtroom – forever!
Last night the Camden County New Jersey Health Department reported that it had been notified by a health care provider that a food handler employed at a Starbucks at 1490 Blackwood Clementon Road in Gloucester
Publisher’s Platform: Mr. Bill goes to Washington again, and again, and again
Opinion
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
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Publisher’s Platform: Hey Starbucks — Serve your patrons better, vaccinate your employees against hepatitis A
Opinion
The Camden County Health Department in New Jersey has been notified by a health care provider that a food handler employed at a Starbucks at 1490 Blackwood Clementon Road in Gloucester Township tested positive
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