Lawsuits & Litigation

COVID crisis might not have provided judges with enough superpowers

A food safety case is on track to be the vehicle for deciding whether federal judges have gained any extra power to stop time during the coronavirus pandemic. It rises

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Dec 2020

COVID crisis might not have provided judges with enough superpowers

Plea bargain agreement brings sentence for missed tests

USDA’s quarterly enforcement report for the period ending Sept. 30 first reported Memet Beqiri’s guilty plea. He has since been sentenced, on Nov. 24, concluding a plea agreement

By News Desk

/ 30 Nov 2020

Plea bargain agreement brings sentence for missed tests

Only the Parnell brothers remain in prison for PCA crimes as Kilgore walks

Daniel W. Kilgore, 52, will be home for Christmas. He might even be there for Thanksgiving. Kilgore is already out of federal prison. He’s at a half-way house run

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Nov 2020

Only the Parnell brothers remain in prison for PCA crimes as Kilgore walks

Grand jury charges former Blue Bell President Paul Kruse with wire fraud and conspiracy

A Texas grand jury has charged the former president of ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries LP with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with an alleged scheme to cover

By News Desk

/ 21 Oct 2020

Grand jury charges former Blue Bell President Paul Kruse with wire fraud and conspiracy

Consumer group calls Magrudis fine an ‘insult’ to outbreak victims

A consumer rights group has called a fine imposed on the company behind a Listeria outbreak in Spain in 2019 an “insult” to those who died. The sanction proposed by

By News Desk

/ 29 Sep 2020

San Diego man files suit against fresh produce company in Salmonella outbreak

A California man is seeking damages from Thomson International Inc. contending he was poisoned with Salmonella from the company’s onions. He is part of a multi-national outbreak that has

By News Desk

/ 3 Aug 2020

San Diego man files suit against fresh produce company in Salmonella outbreak

Letter From The Editor: Truth is, Blue Bell sure made lot’s of news for case about concealment

Opinion Not since the defunct Peanut Corporation of America’s CEO Stewart Parnell was convicted six years ago has an American food industry executive been in as much possible criminal

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 May 2020

Letter From The Editor: Truth is, Blue Bell sure made lot’s of news for case about concealment

Beach Beat: The faces behind the petition

Opinion If you haven’t heard, a Seattle attorney is petitioning the USDA to make it illegal to sell meat and poultry that is contaminated with Salmonella. Yep, as of

By Coral Beach

/ 20 Jan 2020

Beach Beat: The faces behind the petition

Ranchers ask federal court to block RFID traceability tags for cattle, bison

For the cause of traceability, radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags will be required in American beef cattle, dairy cows, and bison by Jan. 1, 2023. Unless, of course, a

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Oct 2019

Ranchers ask federal court to block RFID traceability tags for cattle, bison

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and your

By Bill Marler

/ 21 Aug 2019

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

The Blue Bell ice cream Listeria outbreak and its fallout

Opinion Authors: Angela Spivey, Andrew Phillips, and Alan Pryor It may come off as a truism that food safety is the “most central consumer safety and legal compliance issue” facing

By Guest Contributor

/ 1 Aug 2019

The Blue Bell ice cream Listeria outbreak and its fallout

Pet food firm sues FDA; wants some Salmonella to be allowed

A company that markets raw meat and poultry as pet food is suing the FDA saying the agency’s intolerance of Salmonella contamination violates the U.S. Constitution and is

By Coral Beach

/ 29 Jul 2019

Pet food firm sues FDA; wants some Salmonella to be allowed

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Lawsuits & Litigation

COVID crisis might not have provided judges with enough superpowers

Plea bargain agreement brings sentence for missed tests

Only the Parnell brothers remain in prison for PCA crimes as Kilgore walks

Grand jury charges former Blue Bell President Paul Kruse with wire fraud and conspiracy

Consumer group calls Magrudis fine an ‘insult’ to outbreak victims

San Diego man files suit against fresh produce company in Salmonella outbreak

Letter From The Editor: Truth is, Blue Bell sure made lot’s of news for case about concealment

Beach Beat: The faces behind the petition

Ranchers ask federal court to block RFID traceability tags for cattle, bison

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

The Blue Bell ice cream Listeria outbreak and its fallout

Pet food firm sues FDA; wants some Salmonella to be allowed

Your Support Protects Public Health