Trump, Food Safety and So Cal Food Culture
Food Safety. Foodborne illnesses in the U.S. sicken and hospitalize millions each year. They also kill. The economic losses are also staggering. Bill Marler – food safety guru, attorney and activist – …
A cooking class where new immigrants learn English…and more
Good morning! We hope you had a great weekend. While not snowed in, the UC Food Observer caught up on some reading, much of which focused on cooking and community. On …
Making the food system safer, the “Agromafia” and packing your lunch got easier
Happy New Year from the UC Food Observer! We hope your holidays were great…full of time with family, friends and good food. Here’s a brief wrap of some interesting reads …
#foodwaste, Bittman and Betty (Crocker), E.coli outbreak and more
Happy Monday! A few pieces for you to read, in no particular order. #foodwaste: reducing it and dealing with it. No one likes wasting food. So why do we do it? …
Forward motion on food safety? Olive oil and health. California wildfires.
Good morning! Lots of news today: Food safety. Olive oil and health. Two pieces on the environment. California wildfires. And a Q&A with Dr. Pedro Sanchez about what normalized relations …
Legislation: USDA would have mandatory recall over contaminated meat and poultry
United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D -N.Y.) introduced legislation that would give the USDA “mandatory recall authority” over contaminated meat and poultry. The proposed legislation was in response to a …
Jail time likely for executives who sold tainted eggs
A federal court has sentenced two former egg industry executives to jail for their part in a food safety scandal. The sentencing comes amidst a flurry of high-profile foodborne illness …
A bug in the system: a tale of food-borne illness(es) from The New Yorker
Food-borne illness impacts 48 million Americans each year. More than 128,000 are hospitalized, and about 3,000 die. Salmonella kills more Americans than any other food-borne pathogen. Wyl Hylton has penned …