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 PMA. But seriously,
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Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?
Opinion
This past weekend I woke up to the sad news of yet other injuries and a death linked to animal contact at a fair.
San Diego County health officials announced late Friday night that
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Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant
Opinion
An additional 87 ill people from 16 states were included in this investigation since the last update on Nov. 15. States with newly reported illnesses include: Michigan, Mississippi, and West Virginia.
As of Dec.
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Publisher’s Platform: Why are these fish still on store shelves? I was wrong.
Although the brand was recalled, the Best Buy Date was not part of the recall. My apologies to my friends at Safeway.
On July 23rd Pepperidge Farms recalled Goldfish crackers because they might be tainted
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Publisher’s Platform: 2018 has been a Big, Bad Year for U.S. Foodborne Illnesses
First off, yes, 2018 seems to be – and we are just 1/2 way into it – a very Big, Bad year for foodborne illnesses.
Second, I am not sure why.
It could be better
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Publisher’s Platform: Besides hepatitis A, what do McDonald’s, Applebee’s and Texas Roadhouse have in common?
Answer: They are all in Kentucky where a hepatitis A outbreak has been ongoing for months. With 272 people infected with Hepatitis A in Kentucky, restaurants must offer hepatitis A vaccines to employees – its
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Publisher’s Platform: Tragically, “Forever Young”
My friend, Darin Detwiler, let me post this for him tonight for tomorrow:
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the day the last of four young children died during the landmark 1993 Jack in the
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Publisher’s Platform: Six deadliest U.S. foodborne outbreaks
Although the United States is know world-wide as having one of the safest food supplies, there have been instances where some of the foods most commonly consumed in our country have resulted in tragedy.
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Publisher’s Platform: Supreme Court weighs in without a word
I can hear a bit of silence in the board rooms of America.
Monday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeals of Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, without comment.
InPublisher’s Platform: Please, put me out of business
From about 2011 though the
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Publisher’s Platform: Officials still stumped by Hep A outbreak
What can the 74 Hawaii victims do to help health officials? Be your own junior epidemiologist. Sitting in my hotel room on the shores of Waikiki in the remnants of tropical storm Darby, has given
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