Food Safety News - May 3, 2016 Publisher’s Platform: Will the Justice Department look at Dole’s history of rec...

Publisher's Platform: Will the Justice Department look at Dole's history of recalls and outbreaks? By Bill Marler In a press release last week Dole announced that it had “recently been contacted by the Department of Justice in connection with its own investigation, and we will be similarly cooperating with the DOJ to answer questions and address any concerns.”  Dole’s announcement and the Justice Department’s investigation stems from a Listeria outbreak that sickened 19... Continue Reading Publisher's Platform: Will the Justice Department look at Dole's History of Recalls and Outbreaks? By Bill Marler In a press release last week Dole announced that it had “recently been contacted by the Department of Justice in connection with its own investigation, and we will be similarly cooperating with the DOJ to answer questions and address any concerns.”  Dole’s announcement and Justice Department’s investigation stems from a Listeria outbreak that sickened 19 in... Continue Reading Publisher's Platform: A Bit(e) of history of outbreak criminal prosecutions By Bill Marler I thought it might be helpful to see a few cases where a food borne outbreak brought the attention of the US Attorney’s office. “Forwarded is Forearmed.” Odwalla:  In 1998 in what was the first criminal conviction in a large-scale food-poisoning outbreak, Odwalla Inc. pleaded guilty to violating Federal food safety laws and agreed to pay... Continue Reading USDA offers $6 million for antimicrobial resistance research By News Desk The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making $6 million available for research into antimicrobial resistance and has set an Aug. 3 deadline for grant proposals. The funding comes from the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and is administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (AFRI). “Through our Antimicrobial Resistance... Continue Reading Recalls of cookies, cakes linked to peanut-tainted flour By Cathy Siegner Recent cookie and cake recalls from Safeway, Jewel, 7-Eleven, Chick-fil-A, Cinnabon, Bakery Express and other retail outlets are linked to flour containing low levels of undeclared peanut and supplied to CSM Bakery Solutions in Tucker, GA. The flour was used in products CSM distributed to its customers in packaging that did not reveal the presence of peanut, according... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2016 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, PS, 1301 2nd Avenue Suite 2800 Seattle WA 98101 USA Change your address or unsubscribe.

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