Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
August 31, 2011
Most responsible food companies would be horrified to learn that customers who purchased their products became sickened with Salmonella. But after 20 people in 10 states fell ill after purchasing Del Monte cantaloupes traced back to one particular farm in Guatemala, Del Monte
At least 35 players and several coaches from the Illinois State football team became ill with apparent food poisoning. The illnesses caused many of the players to miss practice. In addition, it seems that whatever caused the players to become ill has spread to other individuals on Illinois State’s campus.
According to a report
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced that it is closing Bobo restaurant in the West Village of Manhattan as a result of finding 62 health violations during an inspection on Friday, August 12, 2011, earning the establishment a letter grade of C.
In its inspection report, the health department noted
Here is a sample platter of the reviews on Poisoned that have come out in the last three months.
“He also gives balanced treatment to the fast-food chain’s executives — men who could easily be vilified for the oversights that led to the tragedy — for their goal to set new industry standards
Best-selling author Jeff Benedict this year released Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. coli Outbreak that Changed the Way Americans Eat, which chronicles the history-making 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak that introduced the nation to a deadly foodborne pathogen: E. coli O157:H7. The book follows victims, corporate executives, defense
With E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks in several states today, KTCS looks at food safety over the last decades tonight in “How safe is your food?”
If you can not wait, here is the video:
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USDA/FSIS defines a Class I Recall as:
This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
No kidding! Here are the dirty half dozen of Class I Recalls since I started tracking them:
The Pennsylvania departments of Health and Agriculture and the Allegheny County Health Department are advising the public of the possible health risks associated with products, specifically glass-bottled milk, from Brunton Dairy in Aliquippa, Beaver County.
Since June 15, five individuals – three young children and two older adults – developed diarrhea and other symptoms caused
In the last 20 years, food safety attorney Bill Marler has sued hundreds of large food companies on behalf of thousands of victims of foodborne illness. He has recovered hundreds of millions in settlements and judgments for clients and has helped prompt drastic changes in food safety standards. Now, in an effort to give back
Long past 5:00 PM Eastern Time, the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) flooded the internet with three recalls totaling nine tons of bacon, chopped beef and beef jerky. Fortunately, two are Class II (less deadly) that the one Class I (may kill you). Here are the details:
Class I Recall – Jetro Cash and Carry