Should Canadian raw milk ruling give any American purveyors pause?
In case anybody thought "Cow Share Agreements: Fooling Nobody" and "Raw Milk: An Issue of Safety or Freedom" were nothing more than articles written by a lawyer with an axe to grind, a British Columbia Supreme Court apparently agrees with me. The Court recently ruled that a Chiliwack purveyor of raw milk who sold
Jerry’s Deli worker infected by hepatitis A
Customers of Jerry’s Famous Deli, an LA institution near the UCLA campus, may be at risk for developing hepatitis A infection if they ate there during the month of November. An employee of the Westwood deli, located at 10925 Weyburn Ave., was diagnosed with acute hepatitis A, a virus that is spread by close physical
Some balance in the Raw Milk Wars?
Interesting and thoughtful video on the pros and cons of raw milk consumption. It is worth a watch and then a visit to www.realrawmilkfacts.com.
Researchers Have Developed a New Rapid Test for Mad Cow Disease
A fast test to diagnose fatal brain conditions such as mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans could be on the horizon, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health scientists. Researchers at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have developed a highly sensitive and rapid
Food Safety Quote of the Week
Bill Marler, a Seattle attorney who represents victims of food-borne illness outbreaks, said that because of changing congressional priorities and a tilt toward Republicans, it’s now or never for food safety reforms.
"If they don’t find a way, you won’t see a food safety bill for a decade," Marler said.
Nutmeg product recall due to Salmonella contamination
Yesterday, Frontier Natural Products Co-op voluntarily recalled two products manufactured with non-organic nutmeg that were sold under the Frontier brand and under the Whole Foods Market brand listed below. The products are potentially contaminated by Salmonella. They contain nutmeg supplied by Mincing Overseas Spice Company, a New Jersey company that apparently has itself recalled the nutmeg