New Food Safety Center Just For Kids
It is the unfortunate reality that children are disproportionately affected by foodborne illness. According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
New England Journal of Medicine on Nationwide Salmonella Outbreaks
An excellent piece authored by Dennis G. Maki, MD. discussing food safety and seeking lessons learned in recent national Salmonella outbreaks was recently brought to...
Rep. Dingell Renews Push to Pass Food Safety Bill
There has been a renewed push by Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich) to move the Food Safety Modernization Act through the Senate, reports Caroline Scott-Thomas. Using...
Florida Tomato Safety Law Passes House - to Governor
A quick update on a story I posted on before. The tomato food safety bill that passed the Florida State Senate in March has now...
Bill Marler Wins 2010 Food Safety Leadership Award
NSF International announced today that Bill Marler is a recipient of a 2010 Food Safety Leadership Award. NSF is an "independent, not-for-profit organization committed to protecting...
Durbin Proposes Food Safety Modernization Act
Senate hearing on food safety legislation (SB 510) (Food Safety Modernization Act) will occur soon, maybe even next week. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and a group of...
Meat Trade News Daily misses only a couple
The Meat Trade News Daily misses only a couple major food safety issues (i.e. outbreaks) in yesterdays summary of ten major food stories in 2009. ...
The Pathogenic Dangers of . . . Wooden Shipping Pallets?
Yes, even wooden shipping pallets. These days, it seems that nothing is immune from being linked to an outbreak of foodborne disease. Spinach, lettuce, sprouts, peanut...
Food Safety Regulators Voice Support for Animal ID System
High-profile food safety regulators recently explained the need for a national animal identification system, according to this report on Drovers.com. The comments were made at the...
Strict Liability and Food Safety
Dr. Douglas Powell, associate food safety professor at Kansas State University, posted yesterday on www.barfblog.com about the recent announcement by the Dept of Ag and the...