This week the CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) announced a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to raw
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: These raw breaded chicken products seem to be a problem
I felt another blog post coming on after reading Spectrum 1’s headline:
“More vaccination clinics offered this week after possible Hepatitis A exposure at Fredonia restaurant”
There were two more hepatitis A vaccination clinics in
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Hepatitis A vaccines cost a lot less than lawsuits
Editor’s note: Each spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This specialized
Continue Reading Don’t let the cheese ruin your party
Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This specialized
Continue Reading Is the FDA sliding into your DM’s?
This weekend I continued to work on the Parker and Jarboe E. coli cases — both linked to the consumption of tainted romaine lettuce that was caused by E. coli O157:H7 contaminated cattle feces
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Killing two birds with one stone still works
Food safety attorney Bill Marler wants to know what’s up with his petition calling on the USDA to declare specific “outbreak serotypes” of Salmonella as adulterants in meat.
He filed the petition more than a
Continue Reading Marler renews call for declaring ‘outbreak serotypes’ of Salmonella as adulterants in meat and poultry
In an increasing era of transparency, the FDA, along with its food safety partners at the CDC and FSIS, have for the last several months been listing and announcing investigations of foodborne illness outbreaks
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: FDA is letting more sunshine in — outbreak table available
The FDA is launching a new, temporary testing program for the romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in the Yuma, AZ, growing region. Romaine from the area has been linked to several foodborne illness outbreaks
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Is the FDA reviving the MDP without telling us?
A documentary based on Jeff Benedict’s 2013 bestseller “Poisoned” has officially been announced.
The 2011 book, Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. coli Outbreak that Changed the Way Americans Eat, chronicles a
Continue Reading Documentary based on bestseller ‘Poisoned’ in the works
This is usually the time and space where Food Safety News recognizes those who’ve been naughty and those who’ve been nice.
We just cannot in fairness do it this year. 2020 has just been
Continue Reading Naughty and Nice: FSN’s annual list cancelled for 2020 as the virus dominates
COLUMBUS, Ohio—A new endowed fund to support food safety has been established thanks to a $100,000 gift from Bill Marler and Marler Clark LLP PS, The Food Safety Law Firm.
The gift, presented to The
Continue Reading $100,000 gift to CFAES to support food safety
