Tag Archives: Salmonella

A Budget Cut Only the Produce Industry Could Love

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Michele

You’ve probably never heard of the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) but if you eat fresh produce, you should, because it’s currently on President Obama’s budgetary chopping block. The MDP is a small ($5 million annually) pathogen monitoring program tucked away … Continue reading →

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Safe, Organic Animal Foods Too Expensive? Eat Less

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Michele

In an email exchange with Dr. Richard Raymond over my recent article on the massive Cargill recall of Salmonella-tainted ground turkey, the former head of food safety at USDA warned me that a likely result of tightened food safety laws … Continue reading →

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Why the Meat Industry Sells Salmonella

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Michele

As a lawyer who writes about food policy, one of my biggest frustrations is how reporters often get the law wrong, or omit critical pieces of information. Last week the latest massive food safety recall hit the news – 36 … Continue reading →

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Victims of Salmonella Poisoning Want Criminal Charges

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Michele

Last Friday I spoke at the Government Accountability Project Food Integrity Campaign conference. During the lunch break, food safety attorney and advocate Bill Marler hosted a press event with 10 family members of victims of the 2009 Salmonella outbreak in … Continue reading →

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Must-read aricles on egg recall that I did not write

Posted on August 29, 2010 by admin

In case you missed it, either because you don’t watch the news, don’t eat eggs, or like me, both, about 1,500 people have so far been sickened by an outbreak of Salmonella in eggs. A massive recall of half a … Continue reading →

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Video of my MSNBC interview on egg recall

Posted on August 21, 2010 by admin

Today I was interviewed on the Dylan Ratigan Show about the massive egg recall this week, now at more than half a billion eggs, with at least 1,000 people made ill and counting. The host understood that the root cause … Continue reading →

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