by Jacqueline Kochak | Apr 24, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Restaurant Security, Terrorism, The Future, Water Safety
They prayed for an end to the drought: In 1861, as a California drought was wearing into its fifth year, farmers on the West Coast were all asking for one thing for Christmas: Rain. And boy did they get it. For 43 days rain and snow fell across the state, causing...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 2, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence, Uncategorized, Weather Emergencies
Wine grapes will be among first to suffer: How will climate change impact food production? There will likely be many disruptions as once fertile areas become too hot and others that were once too cold to farm become arable. But one crop in particular is likely to have...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 12, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health
CDC names top five food borne illness pathogens: The top five germs that cause illnesses from food eaten in the United States are norovirus, Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter and Staphylococcus aureus, aka “staph,” according to the Centers...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 12, 2016 | Bobs Blog, Op Sec
Meatingplace.com reports that a minor ammonia leak at Cargill’s beef plant in Fort Morgan, Colo., was discovered this morning before shift work began and was remediated, causing no production delays and no injuries. The leak was confined to one small area of the plant...