I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
I am heading to Atlanta on Monday. Perhaps I can convince the CDC with good arguments and t-shirts that it is past time to recommend vaccinating food service workers against Hepatitis A. Here is a letter I wrote a few months ago. Also, it really is past time for public health to recommend the same. […]
The Hawaii Department of Health notified the FDA of five people who got sick from consuming raw oyster shooters at a restaurant in Hawaii on May 10, 2023. Traceback information found that the source for the raw oysters was that shipment by Dai One Food. Samples collected from the 4/14/2022 harvest date tested positive for […]
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is investigating multiple reports of Cyclospora infection statewide. ADPH has seen more infections with this parasite since April, and there are more than twice as many cases as were reported in Alabama last year. The FDA reports that it is investigating a Cyclospora outbreak with as many as 28 victims. The […]
I must admit Willy Nelson has always been a hero. Goodness, I have been on the road since June 3. A family wedding, a Tribeca premiere of Poisoned, a talk at AFDO and then teaching at MSU. Food Safety never rests. I am glad to be on a plane (somewhere over somewhere) heading home so […]
AP reports that Police in a seaside community on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula said Wednesday that two Americans have been found dead in their hotel room. Police said the deaths occurred in the community of El Pescadero on Tuesday. The town is located between Todos Santos and the resort of Los Cabos, in Baja California Sur […]
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating two new outbreaks. Sources of the pathogens involved have not yet been identified. In an outbreak of infections of Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+ there are 31 confirmed patients. The FDA reports that it has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what food or foods are being […]
Well, its more than a half a loaf. Yesterday I had the great opportunity to speak to Food and Drug officials at their annual conference. In the audience were a smattering of “GET THE ‘F’ OUT OF THE FDA” t-shirts. The hundreds of t-shirts that I had sent to the conference were returned to me unopened – no […]
The good folks at Netflix have been kind enough to allow us to do another “red carpet premiere” at the historic Lynwood Theater on Bainbridge Island on July 2 at 5:30 PM after the documentary’s successful premiere at Tribeca. The tickets are free and can be “purchased” at this Eventbright Link – or can be […]
Here is me with the writer, producers and director Here is me with the loves of my life.
AN INTRODUCTION TO E. COLI BACTERIA Escherichia coli (or E. coli) is the most prevalent infecting organism in the family of gram-negative bacteria known as enterobacteriaceae. [1] E. coli bacteria were discovered in the human colon in 1885 by German bacteriologist Theodor Escherich. [2] Dr. Escherich also showed that certain strains of the bacterium were responsible for infant diarrhea and gastroenteritis, an […]
Tonight is the big night for the Tribeca premiere of “Poisoned” and the short red carpet walk. After the showing of the film there will be a Q and A. The movie also will be showing twice on Saturday at Tribeca. For those who do not want to brave the smokey skies of NYC, the […]
Remember, by law and with the USDA stamp of approval – meat producers can sell knowing that the product may well be tainted with a pathogen that sickens over 1,000,000 yearly. This is because USDA/FSIS does not consider Salmonella an adulterant – see below. The USDA FSIS has been investigating this outbreak for a month. […]
An Introduction to Hepatitis A Exposure to the hepatitis A virus can cause an acute infection of the liver that is typically mild and resolves on its own. [11, 17] The symptoms and duration of illness vary a great deal, with many persons showing no symptoms at all. [11] Fever and jaundice are two of […]
We in the U.S. tend to think about food safety from our perspective. Given that I am involve in cases around the world, I thought I would give my readers a bit broader perspecitive. 1,600, 000 – People get sick due to unsafe food in one day, on average 340 – Children under 5 years […]
Seattle FOX 13 reported last night: BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. – Thirty years after a deadly E. coli strain linked to meat sold at local Jack in the Box restaurants broke out in Washington, a new Netflix feature about the outbreak will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, June 9. “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth about Your Food” is […]