by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 27, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Public Health, Water Safety, Weird Stuff
Strawberries were a wake-up call: Food contamination has been a regular feature in Australian news headlines over the past fortnight. The discovery of needles in strawberries and other fruit has been the main cause of concern, with incidents spreading across the...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 24, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Emergency Response, Employee Safety, Food Safety, Public Health, Tariffs, Terrorism, The Future
Complacency breeds peril: The world changed for everyone on 9/11, including for farmers. Bob Norton says farmers must not replace due diligence with a belief that the federal or state government will stop all adversaries, since no agency has the resources and work...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 13, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Employee Safety, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Restaurant Security, Threat Intelligence
One study says ‘yes’: Forget Activia. Crickets may soon become the next probiotic trend. According to a study published in Scientific Reports in July — the first clinical trial of its kind — crickets may actually increase enzymes in the stomach that aid...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 9, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Just Interesting, Logistics Security, Public Health, Tariffs, Terrorism, The Future, Threat Intelligence, Weather Emergencies
U.K. readies for Brexit disruptions: The U.K. government is making plans to stockpile food and medicine in case a no-deal Brexit, where the U.K. exits the EU next March without any arrangement in place, causes regulatory and customs chaos. The government’s stockpiling...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jul 16, 2018 | Animal Feed Safety, Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Just Interesting, Public Health, Restaurant Security, Water Safety
Salmonella confirmed in manufacturing facility: Some retailers are still selling recalled Kellogg’s Honey Smacks responsible for an expanding nationwide Salmonella outbreak, spurring the FDA to once again urge consumers to not buy or eat the cereal. Investigators have...
