The Environmental Protection Agency’s ban on the insecticide chlorpyrifos was arbitrary and capricious, mainly because the two-year-old decision to ban it was rushed.
Consequently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has vacated the 2021 ban and ordered EPA to think about how it regulates one of the
Continue Reading EPA rush job means the pesticide chlorpyrifos will be back in the fields in 2024
A European court has ruled as part of a Dutch case involving Salmonella detection in poultry and when repeat testing can be undertaken.
The request for a preliminary ruling covered the interpretation of EU law around Salmonella, exceptional cases, and routine sampling. It was made in proceedings between L. Vof
Continue Reading EU court rules in referred Dutch Salmonella case
He’s a senior citizen held for a white-collar crime, but the government has no interest in releasing him early to free up some cell space. On the contrary, an assistant U.S. Attorney filed a vigorous Appellee’s Brief in opposition to Stewart Parnell’s nearly 4-year petition seeking to overturn his conviction
Continue Reading Parnell’s appeal for early release should be denied, assistant U.S. Attorney argues
More child labor violations appear to be on the horizon for the regulated meat industry,
Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods are reportedly under renewed federal scrutiny for possible illegal child labor practices.
Packers Sanitation Services, Tyson Foods contract cleaning agent, was earlier fined $90,828 for using child labor at Tyson’s
Continue Reading Food company violations of child labor laws appear to keep on coming
In a kind of” twofer” Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, has provided USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service with more arguments on why certain Salmonella serotypes should be declared adulterants in meat.
It’s a “twofer” because Marler Clark’s new comments were submitted under two dockets — the FSIS
Continue Reading Salmonella in poultry issue isn’t going to be over until Marler says its over
Like former PCA President Stewart Parnell, Michael Parnell is before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta with a petition to vacate his conviction and sentence. Those petitions by the Parnell brothers have previously moved on similar tracks, but Michael’s appellate documents have been granted extended time for filing.
Continue Reading Prison move temporarily cuts Michael Parnell’s ties with his lawyer during 11th Circuit action
Food safety and clean water always make for a good marriage. That can be seen in a recent legal settlement involving two large dairies in Eastern Washington that were accused of contaminating the water and soil in the area. The goal of the settlement is to stop the animal waste
Continue Reading Food safety scores a win in recent water settlements
Now on senior status, Federal Judge W. Louis Sands presided over the 2014 criminal trial of Peanut Corporation of American executives. And in new rulings, Sands has said “No” and “No” again to defendant Michael Parnell, who was seeking both “compassionate release” and the dismissal of his conviction on constitutional
Continue Reading Two Michael Parnell motions were denied by the federal court
Nestlé France has agreed to a compensation package for people affected in a 2022 E. coli outbreak.
The agreement between the company and the families of victims was signed at the end of March. The amount has not been made public.
A civil hearing was set to take place in
Continue Reading Nestlé to compensate victims of E. coli outbreak
Well, rumor has it that the documentary version of the story of the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak will be out in June 2023. When all thought it would go to the “silver screen” in January there was a rush to reprint the book.
Here are a
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: ‘Poisoned’ scheduled on Netflix in June and the mystery missing updates
