by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 23, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence
Preparation is ‘urgent and necessary’: Under the cover of farm facilities, North Korean chemists may be weaponizing some the world’s deadliest diseases—such as smallpox, Black Death and cholera—which could lay waste to millions of people if an epidemic...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 4, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Uncategorized
Family-owned farms continue to struggle: Small family farms have been slowly disappearing for decades, and this will likely be the case of Minor’s Farm in Bristol. Founded in 1864, the 30-acre parcel on Chippens Hill is operated by Paul C. Minor; his wife,...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jun 14, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence, Water Safety
A fearsome new cyberweapon: Hackers allied with the Russian government have devised a cyberweapon that has the potential to be the most disruptive yet against electric systems that Americans depend on for daily life, according to U.S. researchers. The malware, which...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Apr 17, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Public Health, Terrorism
Company issues recall for any remaining product: The maker of Hyland’s Baby Teething Tablets and Hyland’s Baby Nighttime Teething Tablets, meant to relieve gum discomfort from emerging teeth, teething tablets has issued a recall for any remaining packages...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Mar 20, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Personnel Security, Process Security, Public Health, Terrorism
Mass food poisoning incidents in Egypt, India: As if we need another reminder of how serious food contamination (intentional or otherwise) can be, the New York Times reports that more than 3,300 children were hospitalized in Egypt last week after an outbreak of food...
