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 […]
Poisoned will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9. It will be followed by a showing at the Garde in New London Connecticut on June 28. And finally a showing, and fundraiser for local foodbank, at the Lynwood Theatre on Bainbridge Island on July 2. It is going to be a fundraiser for our on island food bank – […]
Seattle, WA – The Abbott infant formula recall could have been prevented. The FDA had reports of safety failures months before the contaminated formula sickened babies and caused two deaths. William “Bill” Marler, sent these t-shirts to the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, who are tasked to make recommendations as to what pathogens are […]
My law practice lives and breathes the science of foodborne illness epidemiology. Stool cultures, incubation periods, case control studies and genetic fingerprinting make or break causation in cases. I have a nurse and an epidemiologist on staff who investigate each case, so we know that the claims that we make are well-grounded in both science and the […]
This fellowship was created in Dave’s honor after his sudden passing in 2017. It is a special opportunity for a young food scientist to work closely with Stop Foodborne Illness and learn from members who have experienced the consequences of failures in food safety firsthand. The Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship is a partnership between Stop Foodborne […]
This coming week the Food Safety Summit will come to Chicago. I have the privilege to speak at two sessions on the 10th and 11th. Please stop by the Food Safety News booth to see if they have any of the below T-shirts still available. Since the beginning of my “Get the F out of […]
The Gallatin City-County Health Department, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), other local health departments, and federal agencies continue to investigate the foodborne illness outbreak linked to eating food at Dave’s Sushi in Bozeman. The investigational activities are ongoing, and DPHHS and the Gallatin City-County Health Department acknowledge that the investigation […]
The Detroit Health Department is working with Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD), and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to assess an apparent increase in illnesses amongst students at Marcus Garvey Academy located in Detroit. After receiving reports of symptomatic students at Garvey, the Detroit Health Department responded by sending a team to […]
Despite practicing law in the food safety space for over 30 years, I am always learning something new and that usually is bad. With at least 30 sickened with 2 dead linked to Dave’s Sushi in Bozeman, Montana that appear to be linked to the consumption of morel mushrooms that Dave’s ownership has cited as […]
Perhaps I should send them a t-shirt? The Marion County Health Department (MCHD), in cooperation with La Cocina Mexicana Restaurant in Salem, is investigating a report of Hepatitis A virus exposure. As a preventative measure, MCHD is recommending that customers who consumed food, whether dine-in, or pickup, purchased on April 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd,24th, and […]
In August 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state partners conducted an outbreak investigation into a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to cantaloupe. However, the public was not told about the outbreak until a few days ago. Here are the numbers: This is the explanation from the […]
After its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival June 9, “Poisoned” will show July 1 (4:30PM) and July 2 (6:30PM) on Bainbridge Island. The theatre seats 225 and the events will be used as a fundraiser for Helpline House. The author, Jeff Benedict will be around to sign books. There will be a short Question […]
According to the Gallatin County Health Department, Dave’s Sushi in Bozeman is closed until further notice due to possible foodborne illnesses. The health department was notified of possible foodborne illness linked to eating at Dave’s Sushi on April 17. At this time, it is unclear what pathogen caused the illness. On April 18, the health […]
Well, I am clearly back on my pre-COVID travel schedule. Last week I was in Ontario speaking at the Ontario Food Protection Association. This week I had the pleasure to speak at the TH Chan School of Public Health at Harvard. Next week I will keynote at the Western Food Safety Summit Conference in Salinas. Then it is […]
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. A specific food item has not yet been identified as the source of this outbreak. Sick people’s samples were collected from July 3, 2018, […]
Just heard there will be three showings with tickets going on sale next week. See you in New York.