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
Continue Reading The Fallacy of APHA vs Butz on the Salmonella situation
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
Continue Reading USDA, Salmonella, and the Cowardly Lion: A profile in the lack of courage
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
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Let’s talk Turkey about Salmonella being an Adulterant
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
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it
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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Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Isn’t it time to ban chicken poop from chicken?
New 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
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: A Reasonable Proposal for Safer Meat
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
Continue Reading FDA Warning Letters: Misbranding, Inadequate HACCP Plans, Excessive Drug Residues
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
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella Really Should Be An Adulterant – Always
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
Continue Reading CSPI Files Revised Petition on Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella as Adulterants
Thursday was a busy day for the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. In addition to publishing its new poultry inspection rule, the agency also released its response to the Center for Science
Continue Reading FSIS Denies CSPI Petition to Declare Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella an Adulterant
