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Merrigan Expresses Worry About FSMA’s Impact on Agriculture
Kathleen Merrigan, who recently left her role as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said this week she is concerned about the negative impact the Food Safety Modernization Act could have on small- and medium-sized farms. According to a report by AgriPulse, Merrigan made the remarks at CropLife America’s National Policy Read More »
- May 24, 2013
- | Filed under Agriculture
Chorizo Likely Source of Las Vegas’s Firefly Salmonella Outbreak | Food Safety News
(FoodSafetyNews) Epidemiologists think they have found the source of a Salmonella outbreak linked to Las Vegas’s Firefly restaurant that is now known to have sickened at least 294 people – almost 100 more illnesses than health officials previously reported. The Southern Nevada Health District announced Wednesday that the outbreak strain of Salmonella had been found Read More »
- May 22, 2013
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, and Public Health
Agroterrorism: Attacking with food
(MedillReports) In April food was used as a weapon when an unidentified person sent ricin-laced letters to President Obama and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Ala.). Ricin, a derivative of castor beans, was the poison in this case of agroterrorism. “This is the terrorism of the past and a potential arena for the future,” said Dr. Read More »
- May 22, 2013
- | Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biological Weapons, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
Court Extends Deadline for FSMA Rules | Food Safety News
- May 22, 2013
- | Filed under Agriculture, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives