This is simply unacceptable. This botulism outbreak, frankly any outbreak that sickens babies, should never have happened. We can do more to protect the most vulnerable. The stork in “operation stork speed” clearly flew into a brick wall and crash landed. This child’s parents bought ByHeart Infant Formula at a Walmart. ByHeart utilized powdered organic […]
This just hit my inbox. I’ll have more to say. January 25, 2023 Dr. Califf: This letter is to inform you that I am resigning my position as FDA Deputy Commissioner for FoodPolicy and Response effective February 24. In December of 2018, I joined the FDA with the goal of helping to modernize the food […]
In the 30 years since the Jack in the Box outbreak, food safety has come a long way. Here are some of the people who have shaped it. JANUARY FEBRUARY 2023 – https://www.qualityassurancemag.com/article/the-food-safety-set/ Food Safety Over the Last 30 Years By Steven Mandernach, executive director, Association of Food and Drug Officials When I talk to […]
Here are some cases where prosecutors brought criminal charges: In 1998 in what the first criminal conviction in a large-scale food-poisoning outbreak was, Odwalla Inc. pleaded guilty to violating Federal food safety laws and agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine for selling tainted apple juice that killed a 16-month-old girl and sickened 70 other […]
Abbott Under Federal Criminal Investigation Over Baby Formula Michigan plant at center of probe was temporarily closed by the company last year after potentially deadly bacteria was found. https://www.wsj.com/articles/abbott-under-criminal-investigation-over-baby-formula-11674255871?mod=business_lead_pos1 The Justice Department is investigating conduct at the Abbott Laboratories infant-formula plant in Sturgis, Mich., that led to its shutdown last year and worsened a nationwide formula shortage, people […]
I must admit I was a bit suspect when I flew from Seattle to DC a few months ago to testify for 5 minutes before the Independent Expert Panel. Putting aside if they would pay attention to me, but would the panel take to heart the experience and thoughtfulness of all the panels and the […]
Here is the link – https://www.audible.com/pd/Poisoned-Audiobook/B0BPKLLS2T?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp
Criminal sanctions – Please. Here are the low lights of the FDA Warning Letter to Big Olaf’s on December 9, 2022. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 28 ill people from 11 states were infected with the outbreak strain of L. monocytogenes. One patient died and there was a miscarriage in […]
According to the CDC, as of December 29, 2022, a total of 15 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from three states Nebraska (8), Oklahoma (1) and South Dakota (6). Illnesses started on dates ranging from December 2, 2022, to December 13, 2022 linked to SunSprout alfalfa sprouts. That number is likely […]
Famous Anthony’s “About Us” Page in its website tells the story of a family run, Roanoke institution that has been taken to its knees in bankruptcy because one employee was not vaccinated against hepatitis A. Sadder still are the 50 customers sickened, some so severely that they required liver transplants, and in four instances they […]
Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban as been appointed and confirmed as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Under Secretary for Food Safety.Hanukkah Dr. Esteban was appointed as Chief Scientist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in August 2018. In this capacity, Dr. Esteban serves as […]
A produce nightmare at retail – the only thing those consumers will remember is your father’s restaurant Your father had a great idea for a restaurant when he was still alive. After 20 years of working seven days a week, your father built an impressive chain of ten restaurants. The restaurants were the place where first dates […]
What is Vibrio parahaemolyticus? Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative, curved-rod-shaped mobile bacterium that inhabits marine and estuarine environments throughout the world. It is a major foodborne pathogen that causes life threatening diseases in humans after the consumption of raw or undercooked seafood.[1] Vibrio genus was first described by an Italian physician, Filippo Pacini in 1854.[2] He discovered the […]
I need to restart my world travel. I missed a great presentation at a recent conference in Sweden An outbreak of Escherichia coli-associated haemolytic uremic syndrome linked to consumption of an unexpected food vehicle, France 2022 C. Krug 1 N. Jourdan-Da Silva 2, M. Tourdjman 3, P. Mariani-Kurkdjian 4, A. Cointe 5, S. Lefevre 6, […]
I am looking forward to speaking again at The Western Food Safety Conference presented by Hartnell College May 3-4, 2023.