Food Logistics: Fresh Express launches parasite outbreak panel
“Recent cyclospora outbreaks, with limited evidence as to how they originated, have perplexed federal and state public health officials as well as food safety experts throughout the fresh produce industry, including Fresh Express,” said John P. Olivo, President of Fresh Express.
The budget for doing nothing exceeds US$10,000,000
Mondelez International has issued a voluntary recall for some of its Ritz Crackers products due to a potential risk of salmonella. Wait. What?
New Republic: America’s Enduring Failure to Prevent Food-Borne Illness
Five dead and 216 sickened across 36 states. Why don’t we have a system that lets us track food-borne contamination back to the source — quickly?
Food Safety News: Romaine E. coli outbreak claims 4 more lives
Food Safety News: “Outbreak investigators have been trying to trace the romaine for two months, but they still can’t determine who grew, processed and shipped the implicated produce.” MORE >>>