We’ve been doing a lot of thinking about recalls lately. We know its not true, but by their combined 
actions, we sometimes cannot help but thinking the food industry and its regulators are in cahoots to drag out recalls and confuse the public.
When it became apparent that about one third of the 143 million
An isolated case in an isolated place where no one has had E coli in four years. However, 8-year old Evie Hope Wray of Theodosia, MO was a confirmed E coli case; one that evolved into Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), And HUS killed Evie, who was a soccer and cat-loving second-grader at Lutie Elementary School.
The farm
The USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service is hosting a public meeting on April 9, 2008 titled: E. coli O157:H7 – Addressing the Challenges, Moving Forward With Solutions.
FSIS will sponsor the public meeting focused on E. coli O157:H7. "The purpose of the meeting is to have a discussion with stakeholders on recent spikes
Dr. Richard A. Raymond is Medical Doctor from Nebraska. Since July 2005, he has been Undersecretary for Food Safety at the United States Department of Agriculture. He was asked by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations why there’s been an uptick in e coli-related recalls.
Dr. Raymond listed several reasons why e coli
Texas health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has already resulted in one death, apparently caused by a Shiga toxin carried by bacteria.
E. coli O157:H7 and other bacteria contain Shiga toxins, and can cause severe illness, including hemolytic uremic syndrome. The chain of events leading to HUS begins with ingestion of Shiga
We think the use of such phrases as "tipping point" and "perfect storm" are often over-used. However, something may have happened this past week when comes to meaningful reform of the broken system for food safety.
After the cruel treatment of "downer" cows, the assault on the nation’s school lunch program, and the nation’s biggest