Brothers Eric and Ryan Jensen, owners of Jensen Farms, probably do not have to worry about criminal charges for the Listeria outbreak caused by the “Rocky Ford” cantaloupes they were
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation Thursday that would stiffen criminal penalties for those who knowingly violate food safety standards.
Committee chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who authored the
Last Friday I spoke at the Government Accountability Project Food Integrity Campaign conference. During the lunch break, food safety attorney and advocate Bill Marler hosted a press event with 10
After once again spending time with victims of yet another outbreak of foodborne disease who are advocating for justice for themselves and family members, I thought again why prosecutors seem
According to a leading criminal defense attorney, the food industry may be about to face a substantial increase in criminal investigations related to food recalls and outbreaks.
“There’s a
A plea deal in the federal criminal case over last year’s use of a dangerous pesticide to poison the patrons of a Mexican restaurant in Lenexa, KS means the
Georgia will not let a future Peanut Corporation of America get away with knowingly releasing contaminated food to the market.
A key lawmaker wants to make it a felony for
In my home state of Washington, if a driver operates a vehicle in a reckless manner and kills another person in the process, the driver may be charged with the
When U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Thursday told a U.S. Senate hearing about an ongoing criminal investigation into the Peanut Corporation of America over the