by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 19, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Just Interesting, Public Health, Terrorism, The Future, Threat Intelligence, Weird Stuff
Third-party supplier’s recall ripples through supply chain: Portland, Ore.’s Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling some 916 pounds of its own branded ready-to-eat wraps and salads as well as Trader Joe’s salads because they include “a...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 29, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Just Interesting, Restaurant Security, Tariffs, The Future, Weather Emergencies
Reductions of protein, iron and zinc expected: Harvard researchers say rising levels of carbon dioxide could make crops less nutritious and damage the health of hundreds of millions of people, with those living in some of the world’s poorest regions likely to be...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Dec 6, 2017 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Public Health, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Water Safety
This isn’t the first time: French health authorities on Saturday ordered the recall of infant formula products that were possibly contaminated by Salmonella, while 20 babies aged under six months have been infected by Salmonella in eight different regions of...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jul 19, 2017 | Animal Feed Safety, Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Water Safety
An excuse to increase trade barriers? South Korea has tightened its quarantine checks on U.S. beef imports after USDA’s announcement that an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in Alabama. The diagnosis of BSE in an 11-year-old...