Paralysis Tied to Food Poisoning
A small stretch of the United States/Mexico border region is experiencing an outbreak of an extremely rare illness that can lead to nerve damage and paralysis. And health officials are pointing to...
View ArticleA New Era in Food Safety
Who would have guessed that tiny little seeds could be so deadly? A single batch of seeds, specifically fenugreek seeds from Egypt, is the culprit in one of the world’s most deadly E. coli outbreaks,...
View Article“Use By” Leaves Food Unused
More than $900 million in food is removed from the supply chain every year due to unregulated food labeling practices, according to a new study from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard...
View ArticleFeeding an Appetite for Trust
Charlie Arnot is the CEO of the Center for Food Integrity, a nonprofit dedicated to building consumer trust and confidence in the U.S. food system. Even after decades of industry reform and regulation,...
View ArticleA New Recipe for Food Contamination Risk Management
In April 10, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced there had been an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that was eventually traced to romaine lettuce. By the time the outbreak...
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