The husband of a woman who died from a Listeria infection from eating ice cream made by Big Olaf Creamery has been awarded $4 million in damages.
The victim, Mary Katherine Billman, was the primary
Continue Reading Judge grants $4 million in wrongful death suit against Big Olaf Creamery
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With the New Year comes new challenges, many of which are hanging on from 2022.
A bright spot that appeared in the final days of 2022 that is shining into 2023 was
Continue Reading What’s old is new again this New Year
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A produce nightmare at retail – the only thing those consumers will remember is your father’s restaurant
Your father had a great idea for a restaurant when he was still alive. After 20
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: A little food safety fiction – sorta
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I have been thinking it has been some time since I dug into a Naughty or Nice list. Here is one we at Food Safety News put together (with input from readers)
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Today the U.S. Court for the Western District of Texas is giving its first attention since Aug. 15 to the criminal case involving former Blue Bell chief Paul Kruse.
“The court hereby
Continue Reading Court action in case against former Blue Bell chief continues despite hung jury
Its a long flight from the “other Washington” for my 5 minutes of testimony before the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA’s Independent Expert Panel yesterday, but here it is:
In the nearly 30 years that
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Yesterday and today in Washington, D.C., the Reagan-Udall Foundation is facilitating a public meeting of its Independent Expert Panel on food.
The independent expert panel has been charged with evaluating the structure, leadership, authorities, resources
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E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes of Escherichia coli.
E. coli O157:H7 was first recognized as a pathogen in 1982 during an investigation into an outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis associated
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about E. coli O157:H7 and its complications during an outbreak
The number of patients confirmed in an outbreak of infections from Salmonella Braenderup has increased from 63 to 70 in the past week, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
The agency first posted the
Continue Reading Still no source found in Salmonella outbreak; other investigations ongoing at FDA
In a recent update from Daily Harvest, CEO Rachel Drori says that the company has identified tara flour as the cause of the more than 470 illnesses reported to the company.
Tara flour comes from
Continue Reading Daily Harvest CEO says they have identified tara flour as cause of illnesses