The headlines about Shigella have taken a sharp turn. For most of my career the bug showed up in the news the way I knew it best — a daycare outbreak, a sick restaurant worker, a batch of contaminated produce. Lately the headlines read more like something out of an STI clinic: “sexually transmitted superbug,” “drug-resistant Shigella spreading among […]
The FDA just dropped a press release: “FDA Provides Update on Proposal for Unified Human Foods Program, including New Model for the Office of Regulatory Affairs.” See full release below. Well, it seems like Commissioner Califf has taken at least one of the recommendations of the Reagan-Udal Foundationand the House Appropriations Committee direction on the restructuring of the FDA. Here […]
The good folks at Netflix have been kind enough to allow us to do another “red carpet premiere” at the historic Lynwood Theater on Bainbridge Island on July 2 at 5:30 PM after the documentary’s successful premiere at Tribeca. The tickets are free and can be “purchased” at this Eventbright Link – or can be reserved by emailing jdueck@marlerclark.com. There is […]
On Wednesday morning, food safety professionals in industry, academia, and government listened to a panel discussion on the future of produce safety at the Center for Produce Safety’s (CPS) 2023 Research Symposium. The panel, featuring attorney Bill Marler of Marler Clark, Inc., PS, Robert Whitaker of Whitaker Consulting, LLC, and Alexandra Belias, Food Safety Manager-Agricultural […]
According to press reports: “The deaths of two American tourists on vacation in Mexico prompted the luxury seaside resort they were staying in to temporarily suspend operations until an internal investigation can be conducted. The Hotel Rancho Pescadero, where the couple died, is owned by Hyatt Hotels and is located in El Pescadero, a small town north of […]
The quote seems to be a bit more than callous and certainly inflammatory. Who does your media training – a rock? FAST COMPANY – BY AMY FARLEY AND ELIZABETH SEGRAN The CEO speaks for the first time about the tara flour that sickened hundreds, led to lawsuits, and revealed big problems in U.S. food safety. The […]
The CDC, FDA, and state and local partners have determined that the outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis has ended and have closed the investigation. Based on epidemiological investigations conducted by CDC and state and local partners, ill people reported eating broccoli before becoming sick. FDA and state and local partners conducted traceback investigations and determined that […]
I am heading to Atlanta on Monday. Perhaps I can convince the CDC with good arguments and t-shirts that it is past time to recommend vaccinating food service workers against Hepatitis A. Here is a letter I wrote a few months ago. Also, it really is past time for public health to recommend the same. […]
The Hawaii Department of Health notified the FDA of five people who got sick from consuming raw oyster shooters at a restaurant in Hawaii on May 10, 2023. Traceback information found that the source for the raw oysters was that shipment by Dai One Food. Samples collected from the 4/14/2022 harvest date tested positive for […]
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is investigating multiple reports of Cyclospora infection statewide. ADPH has seen more infections with this parasite since April, and there are more than twice as many cases as were reported in Alabama last year. The FDA reports that it is investigating a Cyclospora outbreak with as many as 28 victims. The […]
I must admit Willy Nelson has always been a hero. Goodness, I have been on the road since June 3. A family wedding, a Tribeca premiere of Poisoned, a talk at AFDO and then teaching at MSU. Food Safety never rests. I am glad to be on a plane (somewhere over somewhere) heading home so […]
AP reports that Police in a seaside community on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula said Wednesday that two Americans have been found dead in their hotel room. Police said the deaths occurred in the community of El Pescadero on Tuesday. The town is located between Todos Santos and the resort of Los Cabos, in Baja California Sur […]
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating two new outbreaks. Sources of the pathogens involved have not yet been identified. In an outbreak of infections of Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+ there are 31 confirmed patients. The FDA reports that it has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what food or foods are being […]
Well, its more than a half a loaf. Yesterday I had the great opportunity to speak to Food and Drug officials at their annual conference. In the audience were a smattering of “GET THE ‘F’ OUT OF THE FDA” t-shirts. The hundreds of t-shirts that I had sent to the conference were returned to me unopened – no […]
The good folks at Netflix have been kind enough to allow us to do another “red carpet premiere” at the historic Lynwood Theater on Bainbridge Island on July 2 at 5:30 PM after the documentary’s successful premiere at Tribeca. The tickets are free and can be “purchased” at this Eventbright Link – or can be […]
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