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Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous

By Bill Marler on April 29, 2019
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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…
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Top food safety stories of 2016 include criminal investigations

By News Desk on December 26, 2016

2016 surf and sandThe editors of Food Safety News have complied this list of major news from 2016. While the year will no doubt be best remember for its presidential election, there were other milestones worth remembering as …
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Letter From the Editor: The New Normal

By Dan Flynn on May 22, 2016

Not so long ago, errant food industry managers and executives did not have to worry about going to jail. But they do now. The government once did not have any intentions, plans or strategies for…
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Publisher’s Platform: A Bit(e) of history of outbreak criminal prosecutions

By Bill Marler on May 3, 2016

I thought it might be helpful to see a few cases where a food borne outbreak brought the attention of the US Attorney’s office. “Forwarded is Forearmed.” Odwalla_logo.106170247_stdOdwalla:  In 1998 in what was the first…
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Sentencing reformers will be listening to DeCoster appeal panel

By Dan Flynn on February 25, 2016

If those controversial Koch brothers and the conservative Heritage Foundation have their way, sentencing reform may soon require evidence of mens rea — criminal intent — before courts could convict defendants. Before Congress is likely…
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Humane Society Files Complaint with FDA Against Costco Egg Supplier

By News Desk on July 1, 2015

White Leghorn egg-laying chickens in cages in their hen house.The Humane Society of the United States has filed legal complaints with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that Hillandale Farms, a Costco egg supplier, has deceived…
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Publisher’s Platform: The DeCosters Should Go to Jail

By Bill Marler on April 6, 2015

In a week, Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, will both face possible jail sentences stemming from a Salmonella outbreak caused by their Iowa egg farms in 2010. DeCostersThe Salmonella outbreak ran from…
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U.S. Attorney in Iowa Seeking Victims of Egg-Related Salmonella Outbreak

By News Desk on July 8, 2014

If you were sickened by Salmonella in eggs from Wright County Egg in 2010, the U.S. Attorney’s Office may be looking to speak with you. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa…
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Two Felonies, One Misdemeanor Charged in Shell Egg Recall Case

By Dan Flynn on May 21, 2014

U.S. attorneys in Iowa have charged the company and the man once known as “The Chicken King” and his son with two federal felonies counts each, including bribery of a public official. Austin (Jack) DeCoster…
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Employee at Maine Egg Farm Killed by Coworker

By News Desk on August 22, 2013

A 57-year-old employee at an egg farm in Maine was killed Monday by a coworker who was reportedly shooting at rodents and stray chickens, according to the Portland Press Herald. Police are investigating whether…
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