The FDA has again refused to provide information about the deadly 2024 E. coli O157 outbreak traced to romaine lettuce.
Although the Food and Drug Administration knew what grower and distributor were involved, it did not name them in its investigation summaries released in December 2024 and again earlier this
Continue Reading FDA remains mum on source of outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration found multiple sanitation issues during a 2016 inspection of the Caito Foods fresh produce facility that prepared pre-cut melon products currently implicated in a Salmonella outbreak.
According to the Indianapolis company’s website, Caito specializes in fresh produce distribution and fresh food processing, selling to to
Continue Reading Caito Foods sanitation problems extend back to at least 2016
It was 48 years ago this Fourth of July weekend that President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the original two-page Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). LBJ reportedly was reluctant about opening federal records to the public, but he nonetheless promoted it by saying this would be “the most transparent”
Continue Reading Letter From the Editor: ‘Craig Memo’ Neuters Freedom of Information Act
