by William Cahalin | Apr 10, 2019 | Agricultural Economics, Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Border Security, Public Health, Venezuela
The second-greatest number of measles cases has been reported in the U.S. since it was eliminated in 2000. The states that have reported cases to CDC are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts,...
by William Cahalin | Apr 5, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Border Security, Food Fraud, Food Retail, Just Interesting, Restaurant Security, Threat Intelligence
Secretary to travel to Southern border to oversee emergency response: Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will travel to the U.S.–Mexico border this week where DHS agents and officers are coping with record migration flows. The Secretary will meet with...
by William Cahalin | Apr 2, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Border Security, Food Retail, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Pet Food, Venezuela
Burger King tries out meatless patty: Vegetarian burgers may finally be getting the recognition they need to go mainstream. On Monday Burger King and Silicon Valley startup Impossible Foods announced the rollout of the Impossible Whopper in 59 stores in and around St....
by William Cahalin | Mar 27, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Technology, Public Health, Restaurant Security, Uncategorized
“Superfood” joins the “Dirty Dozen:” The Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) 2019 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce was recently released, catapulting kale to a place of infamy on the so-called “Dirty...
by William Cahalin | Mar 25, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Environment, Flooding, Food Safety, Food Security, Uncategorized, Weather Emergencies
Avocados are the latest victim: California-grown avocados sold in bulk to retail stores in six states by the Henry Avocado Corporation are being recalled due to potential contamination with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes, the company announced on Saturday. READ...
by William Cahalin | Mar 11, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Terrorism, Venezuela
Number has sharply increased: The number of heat waves affecting the planet’s oceans has increased sharply, scientists have revealed, killing swathes of sea-life like “wildfires that take out huge areas of forest.” The new research is the first systematic global...
