I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
Heartland Foods, Inc. of Indianapolis is voluntarily recalling all sizes/containers of COARSE GROUND BLACK PEPPER shipped from their facility at 6815 E. 34th Street, Indianapolis IN. Potential distribution took place on or after October 19th, 2009 to February 17th, 2010. These products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause […]
Despite a Colorado state report that faulted the city of Alamosa for ignoring the deteriorating condition of its water tank years before a Salmonella outbreak sickened over 400 and killed one resident, the city refused to resolve claims of its citizens. The city of Alamosa was sued today. The state report found animal waste likely […]
A Salmonella lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of the family of a San Leandro woman who died from a Salmonella infection contracted from tainted pepper. The lawsuit was filed against U. F. Union International Food, which produced the spices as well as against the companies that sold and distributed them. The Union International Food […]
If you did not have health insurance, wouldn’t you try to figure out a way to get it? Wouldn’t you try to figure out how to fix medicare and medicaid costs long-term? Perhaps the House and Senate should live without insurance for a while? Perhaps then they would do something. I have spent the last […]
Johnny’s Fine Foods of Tacoma, Wash., Johnny’s Fine Foods is recalling French Dip Powdered Au Jus in 6 oz. bottles and French Dip Powdered Au Jus in 1.1 oz. foil packets, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Johnny’s French Dip Powdered Au Jus is distributed nationwide and is sold in retail […]
Bryan Gentry of the Lynchburg News & Advance covered a recent hearing of the Bankruptcy Court overseeing the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) bankruptcy. Mr. Gentry noted that “[m]ore than a year after a nationwide salmonella outbreak, victims and surviving relatives have not received any money in insurance policies held by [PCA] that a bankruptcy […]
Here is a really good thing the FSIS has been doing over the last year – listing where recalled products really went. Click on links below to follow the trail of Huntington E. coli Beef and Daniele Salmonella Salami products: HUNTINGTON RETAIL CONSIGNEES LIST FOR FSIS RECALL 004-2010 DANIELE RETAIL CONSIGNEES LIST FOR FSIS RECALL […]
In reading the February 20th Food Safety News story, “Ten Years of Bribery and Bad Tomatoes” and today’s New York Times story, “Bribes Let Tomato Vendor Sell Tainted Food,” (thanks for pic) I was struck by the thought that the safety of our food ultimately rests on the belief – albeit and apparently mistaken – […]
Food Safety News (FSN) has been up and running for six months now. I am very proud of our DC, Denver and Seattle offices. We have also grown from three full time people to four, plus several interns and freelance writers spread across the country. We are also working to get more coverage internationally. FSN […]
According to the CDC, 238 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo, which displays either of two closely related pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns, have been reported from 44 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: […]
Marler Clark is set to sponsor the Foodborne Illness Outbreak Database, a resource that provides access to over 600 food poisoning outbreaks in one easy to search place. The database accesses information on outbreaks dating back to 1993. We would love your input on how the database functions and any other edits you might have. […]
Good News, FSIS is paying attention, as is the industry, or at least its minions. I would not vote against FSIS doing right by the consuming public (click on below to download letter and attachments):
The Hill’s, J. Taylor Rushing caught Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the longest serving member of the House and author of the lower chamber’s food safety bill, calling out the Senate as being “slow to act” on the bipartisan bill that passed the House. Dingell’s bill passed the House last July on a 283-142 vote. He […]
I have the honor to co-present with defense counsel, Alan M Maxwell, at this week’s GMA Litigation Conference in Austin, Texas – (click on image below) – I am also going to hand out Food Safety News thermometers.
According to an FDA Press Release, Queseria Bendita of Yakima, Wash., is recalling three types of cheese, Queso Fresco, Panela, and Requeson, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune […]