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Did you know that FSIS has a zero tolerance for Salmonella in beef served to school kids, but not for the rest of us?

Bill Marler

Some of that chicken is purchased through typical commercial channels, but schools can also obtain it via the Poultry Products Purchase Program, which is administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). established by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Previous research (Ollinger et al.,

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As 26 sick with Listeria dozens of products with cheese being recalled

Bill Marler

Albertsons Companies recalled five Ready Meals and store-made taco kits that were available for purchase at the following banner stores: Albertsons, Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, Lucky, Pavilions, Randalls, Safeway, Shaw’s, Star Market, Tom Thumb, and Vons in AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, ID, LA, ME, MA, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, ND, OR, RI, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, and WY.

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“Sproutbreak” – Punitive Damages claim levied against JIMMY JOHN’s, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company, and INSPIRE BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation

Bill Marler

After purchasing and consuming a Billy Club Sandwich from D&L’s restaurant on February 21, 2020, Plaintiff Travis Knorr began to develop symptoms consistent with a STEC O103 infection and within the typical STEC incubation period on February 26, 2020. purchased a majority share of Jimmy John’s, LLC. In late 2019, an outbreak of E.

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Allergen failings prompt fines in New Zealand and Wales

Food Safety News

Tokyo Food Company was sentenced on two charges under the Food Act, and Japan Mart 2014 Company was hit with one charge under the same law. Tokyo Food Company was fined NZ $21,000 (U.S. 12,500), and Japan Mart 2014 Company was told to pay NZ $7,000 (U.S. Both firms pleaded guilty. 2 and June 14, 2021.

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It has nearly been six years since over 1,000 people were sickened and over 200 died from Listeria-tainted Polony in South Africa

Bill Marler

I new journal article on the polony tragedy was just published: “Cost estimation of listeriosis (Listeria monocytogenes) occurrence in South Africa in 2017 and its food safety implications.” Productivity losses attributed to listeriosis for humans and export value losses for food processors were in excess of US$ 15 million.

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Police probe three deaths linked to mushroom poisoning

Food Safety News

The Food Safety Information Council regularly warns people to be extremely careful around wild mushrooms because of the poisoning risk. In 2012, two people died after eating these mushrooms at a New Year’s Eve party in Canberra and in 2014 four people in the ACT were seriously poisoned.

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Bloomberg Article Highlights Problems with Outsourced / Generic Medications

Penn State Food Safety Blog

There’s little incentive for large drug purchasers like pharmacies and hospitals to choose suppliers based on quality, said Kevin Schulman, a professor of medicine at Stanford University. Last November, Joan Collins, a 78-year-old from Nassau County, New York, purchased CVS eye drops to relieve irritation.

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