Leading foodborne illness litigators, industry counsel, scientists, and public health officials met in Chicago this week for the American Conference Institute’s (ACI’s) 3rd National Forum on Foodborne Illness
USDA Leaders Promote Local Food in Georgia This Week–Is Local Food Safer?
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan visited the University of Georgia Monday to discuss the U.S.
Illegal food carts in Reno area parks and near schools are being operated by a “criminal enterprise,” says Bob Sack, environmental services division director for the Washoe County Health District.
Hunting season is well underway. Countless hopeful men, women, and children dressed in camouflage and bright orange have ventured into the wilderness in search of wild game.
Like livestock, deer,
Vacuum Pack Dried Lesh (fish) is being recalled by Staten Island, NY-based San Link Inc. because the product was found to be uneviscerated.
The sale of unevicerated fish is
Yesterday a meat packing plant in Brockton, Massachusetts issued a ground beef recall after the Massachusetts Department of Health (DPH) confirmed a positive sample for E. coli O157:H7.
The
November 3rd voters in Ohio will decide whether to amend the state constitution to set up a an Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board to set state policy on livestock handling,
Celebrity Chef Heston Blumenthal will not face prosecution for serving shellfish contaminated with norovirus to his guests last winter at his Fat Duck restaurant.
The United Kingdom’s Health Protection
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year 10 million persons, or between twenty and fifty percent of international travelers, become ill with diarrhea. Travelers’ diarrhea
Neither the Rhode Island nor Massachusetts health departments have yet told the public why 15 sixth graders came down with diarrhea, including two who tested positive for E. coli O157:
Take a Note From Granny’s PlayBook…
…by making those jams and jellies she used to make.
…by pickling your cucumbers, peppers and green beans.
…by canning fruits and vegetables