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Foodborne illness source attribution estimates for 2018 for Salmonella, E. coli O157, Listeria and Campylobacter are out

Bill Marler

The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) are out with their attribution (what foods are likely to be contaminated) for 2018. Here is the full report: P19-2018-report-TriAgency-508. Here is the Summary: Salmonella illnesses came from a wide variety of foods.

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Foodborne Illness costs the United States $17.6 billion yearly in 2018 dollars

Bill Marler

billion in 2018 dollars, holding the number of cases constant. From 2013 to 2018, inflation for the entire U.S. The cost of inpatient hospital services accounted for 74 percent of the inflation of medical care costs for foodborne illness between 2013 and 2018, ERS researchers found. billion in 2018 dollars).

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For Restaurant Owners, Cybersecurity is a People Problem 

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Furthermore, Franchise Direct, as of 2018, determined that there were nearly 275,000 franchised restaurants in the United States. In 2018, Panerabread.com, a website where customers sign up to order food online for pickup in stores or for delivery, leaked millions of customer records.

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Why Strong Beverage Programs Matter (Podcast)

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Launched in 2018 by organic farmers, the company offers artificial-free, certified organic, and non-GMO sodas and drinks and is currently partnering with Chipotle, Pokeworks and Umami Burger, among others.

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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to California’s Prop 12 Farm Welfare Law

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Proposition 12 was passed by California voters in 2018 as a ballot initiative. Although Proposition 12 was passed in 2018, the state was delayed in issuing regulations and determining how the law would be enforced, particularly as to restaurants and retailers.

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Surviving Disruption: How New COVID-19 Legislation Can Assist the Restaurant Industry

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While state depreciation rules may differ, this correction could be a big benefit to multi-unit operators making property improvements, allowing those businesses with QIP expense in 2018 and 2019 to potentially file amended federal income tax returns. While TCJA limited NOLs to 80 percent of income, the CARES Act removes this limitation.

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

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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. . The Spring 2018 E. Almost all the confirmed cases in this outbreak, known by CDC Cluster Code 1804 MLEXH-1, occurred from March 13 through early May 2018. .

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