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Publisher’s Platform: Hey Chicken Little, the sky will not fall if Salmonella is deemed an adulterant

By Bill Marler on April 24, 2022

If Salmonella is deemed an adulterant – at least those that sicken and kill us – the sky will not fall – history as a guide.

On Jan. 19, 2020, we filed a petition with…
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The Fallacy of APHA vs Butz on the Salmonella situation

By Carl Custer on December 3, 2021
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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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USDA, Salmonella, and the Cowardly Lion: A profile in the lack of courage

By Denis Stearns on November 25, 2021
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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

By Bill Marler on November 24, 2021

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: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

By Bill Marler on August 21, 2019

By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and your family – especially children and…
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Publisher’s Platform: Isn’t it time to ban chicken poop from chicken?

By Bill Marler on September 2, 2018
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Seventeen people are infected with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- in an outbreak across four states. Eight people have been hospitalized. One person in New York has died. Raw chicken is implicated.

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Publisher’s Platform: A Reasonable Proposal for Safer Meat

By Bill Marler on March 14, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-image-fast-food-hamburger-image12143746New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has once again proposed a law that would give the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) the ability that it does not believe it already has…
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FDA Warning Letters: Misbranding, Inadequate HACCP Plans, Excessive Drug Residues

By News Desk on October 27, 2014

The latest round of warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include a dairy company cited for inaccurate nutritional claims, two seafood processors for inadequate HACCP plans, and three cattle producers for…
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Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella Really Should Be An Adulterant – Always

By Bill Marler on October 25, 2014

Last Thursday the Minnesota Departments of Health and Agriculture made the following announcement:

State health and agriculture officials said today that six recent cases of salmonellosis in Minnesota have been linked to raw, frozen, breaded…

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CSPI Files Revised Petition on Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella as Adulterants

By Lydia Zuraw on October 2, 2014

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has submitted a revised petition for meat regulators to declare certain strains of Salmonella as adulterants, making it illegal to sell food contaminated with these bacteria…
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