Foodborne Illness

Growing Healthy Food on Healthy Farms

Mike Sweeney | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: The Nature Conservancy of California, Food Safety, Salinas Valley, Foodborne Illness, Fda, Environmental Conservation, Green News
Mike Sweeney

For sure, the consequences of foodborne illness can be devastating, and we need to deal with the problem. A smart, science-based approach can help us make sure our response actually addresses the sources of risk.

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The Staggering Monetary Toll Of Food Poisoning

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Video, Foodborne Illness, Food Poisoning, Food Poisoning Economy, Economy, Food Safety, Cost of Food Poisoning, Total Cost of Foodborne Illness, Food Safety Costs, Food Poisoning Worker Productivity, Food News

If you eat a bad mussel or an undercooked burger, you might find yourself vomiting and under the weather for days. It's miserable -- and if you're eld...

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Lynne Peeples

Produce Problems: How Pigs, Pollution And Other People Taint Our Fruits And Veggies

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Farming, Video, Foodborne Illness, Produce, Agriculture, Food Safety, The Infection Loop, Food Safety Bill, Listeria, Organic, E. Coli, Green News

The second in a series investigating the complex linkages between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. Ashley Armstrong's pa...

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FDA Creates Team To Respond To Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation, Video, Foodborne Illness, Fda Core Network, Core Network, Fda Core Team, Fda, Fda Foodborne Illness, Food News

In order to more effectively combat foodborne illness, and perhaps in response to the recent rash of contaminated food, the FDA has unveiled a new tea...

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Ground Turkey Recall Shows We Still Need Kevin's Law

Barbara Kowalcyk | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Cargill, Foodborne Illness, Food Poisoning, Kevin's Law, E. Coli, Food-Borne Diseases, Food News
Barbara Kowalcyk

Currently, the USDA tests meat and poultry products for Salmonella and has limits in place for how much Salmonella can be in any particular testing sample of meat. But the limits are woefully inadequate, and they aren't enforceable anyway.

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CDC: 'We've Made Virtually No Progress' On Salmonella In 15 Years

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Foodborne Illness, Salmonella, Food Recall, Cdc, Food Recalls, E.Coli, Food News

ATLANTA — More Americans got food poisoning last year, with salmonella cases driving the increase, the government reported Tuesday. Illness rate...

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Severity Of Europe E. Coli Outbreak Stuns Experts

AP | DAVID RISING and MARIA CHENG | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Tainted Food, Germany E. Coli, Foodborne Illness, Health Crisis, Food Contamination, E. Coli Outbreak, E. Coli, World News

BERLIN — The foodborne bacterial outbreak that has hit Germany and other European nations is unlike anything Western experts have seen: 16 dead ...

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Stop Drug-Resisant Staph From Spoiling Your Holiday Roast!

Mindy Pennybacker | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistance, Foodborne Illness, Antiobiotic Resistant Staph in Meat, Organic and Grass-Fed, Animals-Antibiotics, Personal Health, Home News
Mindy Pennybacker

A meat-free diet sounds better than ever, following the recent news about the pervasiveness of drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria in U.S. meat and poultry.

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Can We Please Stop Demonizing the FDA?

Laurel Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Artisan Cheesemakers, Cheesemakers, Foodborne Illness, Sally Jackson, Cheese Recall, Fda, Raw Milk Cheese, Food Safety Modernization Act, Raw Milk, Estrella Family Creamery, FDA Cheese Regulations, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, Dairy Closure, Food, Food News
Laurel Miller

I will always stand up for the rights of cheesemakers to produce raw milk product. That doesn't mean I'm concurrently endorsing foodborne illness epidemics or food safety anarchy.

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Prosecuting Those Who Poison

William Marler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Food Safety, Criminal Justice, Foodborne Illness, Food News
William Marler

After once again spending time with victims of yet another outbreak of foodborne disease advocating for justice for themselves and family members, I t...

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Why The New Foodborne Illness Numbers Don't Mean Progress

William Marler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmonella, Food Safety, Cdc, E. Coli, Listeria, Food Poisoning Statistics, Foodborne Illness, Food Poisoning, Food Safety Statistics, Food News
William Marler

We are not able to accurately say that we've made progress in food safety in the last decade.

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Senator Coburn: "We've Got the Best Legal Systen in the World"

William Marler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Safety, Senator Coburn, S. 510, Politics, Foodborne Illness, Salmonella, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, Food News
William Marler

During last week's Food Safety Senate debate, Senator Coburn said "We've got the safest food in the world because we've got the best legal system in the world!" I nearly fainted.

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Food Safety in the US: We're on Red Alert

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bush Administration, Foodborne Illness, Food Safety, Food, Salmonella, Food Recall, Fda, Feedlots, Food and Drug Administration, Cafos, Food Safety Enhancement Act, E. Coli, Food News
Andrew Kimbrell

Illnesses caused by contaminated foods, which could be prevented with proper government oversight, are instead causing massive hospitalization and the deaths of thousands of Americans.

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Letter Grades Make Restaurants Safer

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Safety, Foodborne Illness, Restaurants, Cspi, Health, Tom Colicchio, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Restaurant inspection grade cards have been used with great success, providing consumers with information and spurring restaurateurs to upgrade their food safety practices.

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Meat Takes a Beating, Gets a Blessing on Larry King

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Marler, Anthony Bourdain, Foodborne Illness, Larry King, E Coli, Factory Farm, Cargill, Patrick Boyer, China Study, Vegetarianism, Meat, Dr. Colin Campbell, American Meat Institute, Dr. Nancy Rodriguez, Jonathan Safran Foer, Green News
Kerry Trueman

Larry King and cheap processed meat. They've got a lot in common: both smush together scraps of debatable value and dubious origin and extrude them as suitable fodder for our more credulous compatriots.

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