After a meeting with representatives from some of the country’s mega food producers, the Secretary of Health and Human Services said he focused on food safety.
However, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly did not bring foodborne pathogens or traceability of foods to the table.
The meeting on Monday, March 10
Continue Reading Foodborne illnesses take a back seat to other issues at Kennedy’s meeting with food leaders
Two U.S. legislators have introduced a bill that would give the FDA the ability to collect microbial samples at feed lots during foodborne illness outbreaks.
Representative Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, want the Food and Drug Administration to be able to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks, or when
Continue Reading Legislators want the FDA to be able to test samples from feed lots during outbreaks
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Believe it or not, many food companies find it cheaper to pay millions of dollars to “resolve” foodborne illness outbreaks and product recalls after they occur than to overhaul their food safety systems to prevent them in the first place.
And while this may seem like a
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Here is bit(e) of history:
Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) & Raw Farm LLC – Started OPDC in 2000 – Changed name to Raw Farm LLC in 2020
Organic Pastures Dairy Company Recalls and Outbreaks:
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Since the outbreaks were first identified in 2016, 37 states have publicly reported the following as of January 12, 2024:
Hardly a week goes by that there is not yet another announcement of a hepatitis A positive employee putting co-workers
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A senator and representative have introduced legislation that would give the FDA and CDC authority to enter and collect samples at feedlots during foodborne illness outbreaks.
Federal agencies currently cannot collect samples from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) unless the operators voluntarily give them access. This has impeded investigations into
Continue Reading Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks
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People always ask me why do leafy green E. coli outbreaks keep happening. I think the bottom line is that retailers, restaurants, growers, processors and the government simply do not give a cow’s pie about the sickened and/or dead consumers – they are simply the cost of
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With but a few hours remaining, it’s time to look back at the important food safety events and trends of 2022. While Food Safety News stories are the source of much of what was important during the year, we like to think our approach is more meaningful
Continue Reading One last look at 2022’s Top Ten
The CDC has a new center to help forecast and analyze outbreaks.
Dubbed the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, the new entity is designed to enhance the country’s ability use data, models and analytics to enable timely, effective decision-making in response to public health threats, according to an announcement
Continue Reading New center at CDC designed to improve outbreak predictions, responses
A court in South Africa has overturned a previous decision to make companies divulge information in relation to a deadly Listeria outbreak in 2017 and 2018.
The Supreme Court of Appeal ruling reverses a Gauteng High Court verdict on whether subpoenas issued against third parties were relevant to the class-action.
Continue Reading Court overturns decision in Tiger Brands Listeria case
