Food Safety
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Food Safety Tips for Summer
Barbecues are common occurrences during summer. This is in addition to homemade salads, grilled burgers, and coleslaw. The consumption of barbecued food has often raised food safety concerns. The CDC has previously reported that in the U.S., that approximately 1 out of 6 people are diagnosed with food-borne diseases annually. Consequently, 100,000 or more people…
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Industry Lawyers Message to Big Food
A conference concerning food safety was held in Washington DC last week. Faegre, Baker, Daniels law firm was the key sponsor of the conference. The corporate food clients of this law firm are Dean Foods, Cargill, and Nestle. Additionally, biotech players like DuPont, Dow and Bayer are also represented by the firm. The conference has…
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Key Motions Filed by Wilkerson in PCA Criminal Proceedings
The weeks that followed the indictment of former executives of America’s Peanut Corporation revolved around Stewart Parnell, former chief executive. Parnell made a demand for his United States passport in order to be able to work internationally. He was also for the attorney who served as his daughter’s representative to be on his defense team…
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Bagged Salad Mix Linked to Cyclospora Outbreak
A Cyclospora outbreak that occurred in June has led to the sickening of more than 375 people in a total of fifteen states. The outbreak is thought to have resulted from a prepackaged salad mix that has now expired. This report was presented by the lead food inspector of Iowa. The inspector said that according…
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Experts’ Opinion on New Food Safety Rules
A new food safety rule that has been proposed would result in giving companies that import food to the U.S. more of an oversight role. Currently, only two percent of the total food imports to the United States are manually checked by government inspectors. With the newly proposed rules, there will be increased on-ground help…
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Food Safety in Packaging Plants Enhanced
This year the United States implemented the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). One of the key goals of this act is to prevent outbreaks threatening public health. The reputation of the entire food industry is affected by disease outbreaks, as well as food-related diseases. For this reason, immense efforts have been directed toward increasing the…
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Proposal to Outsource Food Safety Inspection
The Food Drug and Administration has proposed new rules intended to improve food safety. Under the new rules, food that is to be imported to the United States will undergo inspection abroad. This means that importers will be more responsible for making sure that the food is safe. The new rules have been made in…
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Questions Raised by Food &Water Watch Regarding Chicken Recall for Dioxin
An advocacy group based in Washington, Food & Water Watch, raised concerns regarding the manner in which the Agricultural Department of United States is monitoring meat imports. This is in response to a recall of about 200,000 pounds of meat of imported chicken with respect to dioxins. Dioxins are toxic polluting agents that have been…