The Rome, GA-based Northwest Georgia Health Department has determined that one of two Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) cases currently being investigated by the public health agency may have started
It is so easy for newspapers and former government officials (of which I am one) to simplify a topic and confuse an issue. I applaud Drs. Kennedy and Kessler for
Donna Pierce was a 69-year-old grandmother who loved to laugh and thought that laughter would add years to her life. Unfortunately, Pierce was one of 87 people who
In May 2011, a virtually unknown strain of E. coli, known as O104:H4, made worldwide headlines when an outbreak in Germany sickened approximately 4,000 people and killed 50,
During the decade when I was doing public affairs work on my own hook, I briefly did some preliminary work for a group that wanted to build a NASCAR track.
Approximately 1,650 pounds of fresh or frozen calzone products were recalled Friday because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen by the San Leandro, CA-based Galant Food Company. The
Big Tim’s BBQ restaurant in St. Petersburg, FL, reopened late last month after addressing health inspectors’ concerns that had led to the restaurant’s closure.
According to health inspection
On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN or Center) announced its Plan for Program Priorities, 2013-14.
Congress told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require importers, beginning no later than July 2012, to verify the safety of each shipment entering the U.S.
An early indication last year that California’s Proposition 37 might be in trouble was its unpopularity with the state’s newspaper editorial writers. The same phenomenon may be playing
Chobani is recalling a portion of its Greek-style yogurt cups affected by a common mold. For more than a week, Chobani customers have complained of bloated cups and foul-