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Person-to-Person sub-classes emerge in COVID-19 classifications

By Jim Mann on October 3, 2020
Opinion

The CDC states that the death-dealing virus that causes COVID-19 spreads predominantly from person to person (P>P). A deeper dive into assessing this transmission route — and its presence in the food industry —…
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This is the exterior of the Blue Bell plant in Brenham, TX. Photo by Dreamstime

The Blue Bell ice cream Listeria outbreak and its fallout

By Guest Contributor on August 1, 2019
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 a food and beverage…
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U.S. Supreme Court asked to review DeCoster v. U.S.

By Dan Flynn on January 17, 2017

A writ of certiorari has been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting the high court review DeCoster v. United States. The government has until Feb. 15 to respond the writ.

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The food police are coming — liability and DOJ enforcement

By Tom Stenzel on September 29, 2016

The notion that “the food police are coming” motivated attendees at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference earlier this month to attend a session featuring Jeffrey Steger, assistant director in the Consumer Protection Branch…
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Food Safety’s Criminal State of Mind

By Rena Steinzor on January 6, 2016

As Food Safety News editor Dan Flynn has reported, lawyers for Austin “Jack” DeCoster and Peter DeCoster, owners and operators of Quality Egg, have recruited some heavy hitters in their ongoing battle to avoid prison…
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Food Safety Misdemeanors Might Require Showing ‘Guilty State of Mind’

By Dan Flynn on December 10, 2015

One option the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has pursued since at least 2010 in criminal prosecutions of corporations and officers is to bring charges that do not require proof that defendants were in…
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Letter From the Editor: Can Strict Liability Crime Mean Jail Time?

By Dan Flynn on October 18, 2015

Here are a couple of legal concepts to get your head around before we continue: The Park Doctrine: Also known as the “Responsible Corporate Officer (RCO) Doctrine,” it allows a corporate officer, who in a…
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