The chances of detecting and stopping major outbreak of foodborne illness in middle America declined Friday due to Minnesota’s political shutdown of most state services — including Team Diarrhea and its celebrated team of epidemiologists.
Saddled with a $5 billion budget deficit and a legislative stalemate, the state temporarily laid…
The state of Minnesota remains in a contentious budget standoff that could have serious implications for the nation’s food safety system. Minnesota’s Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, have failed to agree on a budget, without agreement the state government will shut down July 1.
Why does Minnesota’s…
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The University of Minnesota’s “Team Diarrhea” or “Team D” may soon serve as a model for other food safety centers around the country.
A number of similar centers proposed in legislation introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) last year would investigate suspected food safety issues, such as Salmonella and E.
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Last week, in the wake of the State Supreme Court’s ruling in Brayton et al. v. Pawlenty et al., Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty issued Executive Order 10-07, which seeks to prioritize core government functions in anticipation of shutting down non-core government functions to save money for the state’s significant…
