by Jacqueline Kochak | Nov 8, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Restaurant Security, The Future, Uncategorized, Weather Emergencies
California voters approve Prop 12: California voters overwhelmingly (by 61 percent) approved a measure Tuesday requiring that all eggs sold in the state come from cage-free hens by 2022. Proposition 12 also bans the sale of pork and veal in California from farm...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 12, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Terrorism, The Future, Threat Intelligence, Weather Emergencies
Freight market may be washed out: Hurricane Florence is expected to disrupt freight markets, possibly disrupting supply chains and throwing the market off balance. According to FreightWaves, the storm could wreak havoc on spot rates and capacity in the market....
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 30, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Just Interesting, Public Health, Tariffs, Water Safety
Genetic strain from cattle feedlot matches outbreak strain: Since last March, more than 200 people were sickened and five died as a result of eating romaine lettuce contaminated by E. coli. The CDC was able to trace the lettuce back to Yuma, Ariz., but from there the...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 6, 2016 | Bobs Blog, Public Health
On Sept. 19, the FDA Foods and Veterinary Program will hold a webinar to discuss FDA’s recent announcement of the preventive controls hazard analysis and risk-based draft guidance, which became available for public comment on Aug. 24. This draft guidance provides the...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 29, 2016 | Bobs Blog
Chicago-based Ton Shen Health is recalling its DHZC-2 tablets, a Chinese herbal supplement sold under the Life Rising brand, because the FDA has detected a high level of lead in samples. The tablets were sold mostly in the Chicago area but also through mail order....
