| Deadline for USDA fellowship program in food safety research projects is Nov. 8 By News Desk on Oct 31, 2021 12:05 am The USDA’s Office of Food Safety is offering a fellowship for graduate students wishing to pursue scientific research. Applications are due by 3 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 8. Click here to apply. Working closely with stakeholders and food safety partners across government, the Office of Food Safety (OFS) provides leadership and vision for the... Continue Reading Mostly children infected from Salmonella in Argentinian province By News Desk on Oct 31, 2021 12:01 am Children younger than 10 years old account for half of the Salmonella infections registered so far this year in an Argentinian province, according to health officials. The Ministry of Public Health in Salta, Argentina, reported 653 cases of Salmonella were laboratory confirmed in the province. Overall, there have been 813 suspected cases. Children younger than... Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Some light reading about poison chicken By Bill Marler on Oct 30, 2021 01:45 pm Opinion Thank you ProPublica for the searing story about industry’s and government’s failures: “America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick” I filed the petition more than a year ago, on Jan. 19, 2020, with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), on behalf of Rick Schiller, Steven... Continue Reading |
