E. coli

Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens

Opinion This is not meant as a criticism of my friends at the FDA or the good people at LGMA – California and Arizona – or at Western Growers, United Fresh or

By Bill Marler

/ 22 May 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens

Report says U.S. is failing food safety 101; incidence of illnesses still increasing

Attempts to reduce food poisoning are failing as the U.S. incidence of foodborne illnesses continues to increase. Infections from five of eight pathogens tracked by the CDC are on

By Coral Beach

/ 1 May 2020

Report says U.S. is failing food safety 101; incidence of illnesses still increasing

Publisher’s Platform: So, why whack Chipotle for $25,000,000 but only send a nasty letter to Jimmy Johns?

We learned yesterday from a U.S. Attorneys’ Office Press Release that Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. will pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related to the company’s involvement

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Apr 2020

Publisher’s Platform: So, why whack Chipotle for $25,000,000 but only send a nasty letter to Jimmy Johns?

Chipotle agrees to pay $25 million federal fine for role in some outbreaks

In what federal prosecutors say is the largest ever fine of its kind, operators of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. have agreed to pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related

By News Desk

/ 22 Apr 2020

Chipotle agrees to pay $25 million federal fine for role in some outbreaks

Comments on Salmonella as adulterant petition will be accepted for 60 more days

An additional 60 days is available for public comments on a petition seeking to declare 31 Salmonella strains as adulterants in meat and poultry. The USDA’s Food Safety and

By News Desk

/ 25 Mar 2020

Comments on Salmonella as adulterant petition will be accepted for 60 more days

Two dozen more sick in E. coli outbreak traced to raw clover sprouts

Public health officials have identified another 25 victims in an E. coli outbreak traced to raw sprouts that were served at Jimmy John’s, sold at Whole Foods and other

By Coral Beach

/ 19 Mar 2020

Two dozen more sick in E. coli outbreak traced to raw clover sprouts

Unclear if Jimmy John’s still implicated in outbreak; FDA posts new public notice

Having originally reported that an outbreak was linked to clover sprouts used by Jimmy John’s restaurants, the FDA now says the E. coli outbreak is related to products from

By News Desk

/ 18 Mar 2020

Unclear if Jimmy John’s still implicated in outbreak; FDA posts new public notice

Government finds E. coli contamination in sprouts; company initiates recall

An indoor garden company is recalling all of its products that contain certain sprouts from Whole Foods and other retailers because the FDA has found the sprouts are contaminated with

By News Desk

/ 16 Mar 2020

Government finds E. coli contamination in sprouts; company initiates recall

FDA leafy greens safety plan skimpy on details about feedlot contamination

Top FDA administrators say the agency’s new plan for the safety of leafy greens specifically addresses problems, but a key part of the conversation is getting little more than

By Coral Beach

/ 10 Mar 2020

FDA leafy greens safety plan skimpy on details about feedlot contamination

FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued an average of two alerts per week in 2019 about products subject to withdrawal or recall. This past year, a 107 alerts

By News Desk

/ 8 Mar 2020

FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland

Microbial recalls up but overall alerts down in Australia

Undeclared allergens and microbial contamination were responsible for the majority of recalls in Australia this past year. Undeclared allergens caused 32 of the 87 recalls in 2019 while 30 were

By News Desk

/ 6 Mar 2020

Microbial recalls up but overall alerts down in Australia

FDA reveals 2020 plan to increase food safety of leafy greens

Step by step, FDA officials are tackling the link between E. coli outbreaks and leafy greens. They released their new plan today with many steps repeating their walk thus far,

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Mar 2020

FDA reveals 2020 plan to increase food safety of leafy greens

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E. coli

Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens

Report says U.S. is failing food safety 101; incidence of illnesses still increasing

Publisher’s Platform: So, why whack Chipotle for $25,000,000 but only send a nasty letter to Jimmy Johns?

Chipotle agrees to pay $25 million federal fine for role in some outbreaks

Comments on Salmonella as adulterant petition will be accepted for 60 more days

Two dozen more sick in E. coli outbreak traced to raw clover sprouts

Unclear if Jimmy John’s still implicated in outbreak; FDA posts new public notice

Government finds E. coli contamination in sprouts; company initiates recall

FDA leafy greens safety plan skimpy on details about feedlot contamination

FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland

Microbial recalls up but overall alerts down in Australia

FDA reveals 2020 plan to increase food safety of leafy greens

Your Support Protects Public Health