I have tried to steer clear of politics with respect to the Felon in Chief, but this is nuts, or at least peanuts. According to yet another edict from the White House, it is now the policy of the United States that:
(a) Criminal enforcement of criminal regulatory offenses is
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Abbott Laboratories’ infant-formula plant in Sturgis, MI, is the apparent target of a federal criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch.
The investigation follows the shutdown last year of the Sturgis plant, which worsened a nationwide formula shortage that has continued into a second year.
The
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French authorities have stepped up their investigations related to an E. coli outbreak in the country linked to pizzas made by Nestlé.
The latest figures from Santé publique France show 56 cases and two deaths from Buitoni brand Fraîch’Up pizzas.
The Paris prosecutor’s office opened a criminal inquiry into the
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I gave the office the 5th off, but had the opportunity to talk with Fox 10 about the “Blue Bell Licker.” According to the report:
Police in East Texas say they have spoken with the suspect in a viral video seen licking a tub of Blue Bell ice cream
Continue Reading 20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths
Criminal prosecutions in food cases have been quiet for the last few years.
Outbreak 2: The recent multistate investigation began on April 2, 2019, when CDC’s PulseNet identified the Salmonella Carrau outbreak. As of April 24, 2019, 117 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Carrau have been
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous
Food companies have been at the forefront of technological innovation and scientific research and development for decades upon decades. Cursory attention to the items we eat — how those items are grown, sourced, processed, and packaged – provides ample evidence of scientific research and development and technological innovation in
Continue Reading When is a potato washer not a potato washer? When it’s washing cantaloupes
Ringer — A person who is highly proficient at a skill or a venue brought in to supplement the team.
There is no doubt Atlanta attorney Amy Weil is highly proficient in the very exclusive venue of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Both as chief of
Continue Reading Stewart Parnell gets new appellate attorney; seeks more time
Stearns County Jail photo
Faye Slye, a 37-year old Cold Spring, MN, woman, was sentenced to 90 days in the Stearns County Jail after being convicted of two felony counts of causing damage to property in the first degree.
She also has to
Continue Reading Woman draws jail sentence for contaminating chicken in 2016
On Thanksgiving eve, 83-year-old Austin “Jack” DeCoster surrendered to federal prison authorities in Massachusetts, about 40 miles west of Boston.
DeCoster traveled from his home in Turner, ME, about 170 miles north of the “administratively secure” Federal Medical Center – Devens (FMC
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Gilberto De Armas, the owner of Rubio’s Ranch in Miami, was sentenced to six months of house arrest after pleading guilty to one felony count of selling uninspected and adulterated meat.
He must also pay $ 600 in fines and special assessments and serve three years’ probation. De Armas’ conviction
Continue Reading Criminal conviction tops USDA quarterly enforcement report
