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STOP accepting applicants for 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship

Bill Marler

The national nonprofit public health organization STOP Foodborne Illness is accepting applicants for its 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship. The fellowship program is a partnership with the Michigan State University Online Food Safety Program. Dave passed in 2017. I thought how powerful that image was.

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How did I miss the 2017 Shooter’s Grill Clostridium perfringens Outbreak?

Bill Marler

Rifle-Rodeo-food-poisoning-report. On the morning of Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 calls began coming into the Garfield County Public Health (GCPH) Rifle Office (970-625-5200) from people reporting illness involving symptoms of diarrhea and nausea. Food safety?concerns A total of 17people called or walked in.

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Is trying to sell a recalled food product illegal – Hell, yes!

Bill Marler

A week ago one of my food safety followers on Twitter sent me this photo that was apparently circulating offering for sale on eBay a product that was recalled over a decade ago. They asked if it was legal for someone to sell a recalled food product. Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 4, 2017 to April 18, 2017.

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Owner of Connecticut Meat Supplier Who Fabricated E. coli Test Results is Sentenced

Bill Marler

Between November 3, 2016 and September 9, 2017, Beqiri authorized the preparation and submission in the company’s Lab Sample Report binder, which the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reviews, a total of 36 documents relating to 52 separate carcass swabs and ground beef samples on behalf of New England Meat Packing.

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Settlement reached in Acute Kidney Failure case linked to 2017/2018 E. coli Outbreak

Bill Marler

The December 2017 Cluster . In late 2017, three cases of E. Ultimately, the cluster included approximately 17 cases from ten states, all of whom had experienced an onset of symptoms from November 6, 2017, to January 9, 2018. . Food safety problems related to raw whole and fresh-cut (e.g.,

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A few heroes of Poisoned – Darin Detwiler

Bill Marler

Dr. Detwiler is a well-respected food safety academic, advisor, advocate, and author. Navy Nuclear Submarine Veteran, and a former high school teacher, Detwiler earned his doctorate in Law and Policy, focusing on states’ ability to implement federal food policies. Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions. (1st Ed.).

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The World’s Largest and Deadliest Listeria Outbreak is turning 4 in March

Bill Marler

In March of this year in will be 4 years since I boarded a flight from Seattle to Johannesburg (20 plus hour flight) to speak at a food safety conference just days after the South African health authorities announced that a Listeria outbreak had been linked to a product named polony manufactured by the largest food manufacturer in Africa.