A few years ago I came back from a vacation to find my office covered in Shigella–not microscopic foodborne illness-causing bacteria, but giant, stuffed Shigella from www.GiantMicrobes.com
A lawsuit was filed on December 4, 2009, against Cargill seeking at least $100 million to compensate Stephanie Smith for the tragic, life-changing injuries that she suffered as a result
“The general public must recognize that only after the demystification of U.S. agriculture will family farmers, labor, and consumers see beyond corporate agribusiness’ manipulations to the point where they
Whether new vaccines against E. coli O157:H7 can work well enough to be economically viable could be decided by new large field trials that are just getting underway.
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Federal Judge S.W. Lew Tuesday could accept a schedule agreed to by Taco Bell, its produce supplier, Ready Pac Foods Inc., and their insurance companies that will culminate in
Stephanie Smith, a twenty-two year old children’s dance instructor left paralyzed from an E. coli-contaminated hamburger, filed suit yesterday against Cargill, the company that produced the meat.
Stephanie, who
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Tuesday introduced legislation to require that food producers take responsibility for keeping food free from harmful pathogens.
The bill would amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act,
The two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award, four-time winner of the British Science Fiction Award and one of the best fantasy writers of his generation is dead at age
Haylee Bernstein miraculously survived a very serious 14-week battle with E. coli, and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, from eating pre-washed mesclun lettuce greens when she was three years old. Following her
In 2007 a multi-state public health investigation into a nationwide E. coli O157:H7 outbreak identified a number of people who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday that Fairbury Steaks, Inc. was recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products for