Virulent Newcastle disease generally is not a human food safety threat, which is lucky because the poultry sickness is spreading like wildfire in California’s backyard flocks. Virulent Newcastle disease was formerly known as exotic Newcastle
Continue Reading California’s backyard poultry flocks falling dead from highly contagious virus
Editor’s note: California State Veterinarian Annette Jones submitted this letter in response to a letter posted from a group of faculty and staff from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: California’s response on challenge of SB27
Editor’s note: A group of faculty and staff from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health sent the below letter to several California officials this past week.
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: CA needs to close antibiotic loopholes
For the second time this month, Organic Pastures Dairy of Fresno, CA, is recalling raw milk products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. 
Late Monday, California State Veterinarian Annette Jones announced that raw milk
Continue Reading Recall and quarantine targeted at Organic Pastures raw milk products — again
