One of the most important protections we have against foodborne illness is our disease-surveillance systems. These systems field reports from widespread sources and may include disease-reporting registries, local
Small, harmless doses of the metallic element manganese may completely defend cells against the effects of Shiga toxin, the deadly poison produced by harmful strains of E. coli and Shigella
Part II of a conversation with Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on a variety of issues facing the agency.
Q: The
In a crisis communication training exercise a few years ago, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made “table top” emergency decisions about what to do if the
Last week, CDC released two “Final Update” reports on Salmonella outbreak investigations within a 48-hour period.
The first report, released on January 17th, summarized the results of an investigation
A Utah Senate bill would make it a class A misdemeanor for any person — including state officials — to help enforce federal regulations like those in the new federal Food Safety
Food safety in Nebraska is based on the ultimate public-private partnership. Both the taxpayers and fee-paying food businesses share the freight.
At the non-partisan Nebraska Unicameral, the
A conversation with Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on putting the ambitious, one-year-old Food Safety Modernization Act into action.
In 1854, as a cholera epidemic killed hundreds in London, an English physician named John Snow was determined to find out how the disease was transmitted.
Snow doubted the prevailing
Ten days ago, we kicked over a hornet’s nest by passing on a solid report suggesting the Obama Administration planned to use its newly sought “consolidation authority” to put
When the Associated Press reported this week that an owner of Jensen Farms was being fined by the U.S. Department of Labor for failing to provide safe migrant worker
One illness has been reported, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Loblaw Companies Ltd. are warning the public not to consume President’s Choice Organics infant cereals because