by William Cahalin | Apr 10, 2019 | Agricultural Economics, Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Border Security, Public Health, Venezuela
The second-greatest number of measles cases has been reported in the U.S. since it was eliminated in 2000. The states that have reported cases to CDC are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts,...
by William Cahalin | Apr 2, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Border Security, Food Retail, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Pet Food, Venezuela
Burger King tries out meatless patty: Vegetarian burgers may finally be getting the recognition they need to go mainstream. On Monday Burger King and Silicon Valley startup Impossible Foods announced the rollout of the Impossible Whopper in 59 stores in and around St....
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 7, 2019 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Sustainability, Threat Intelligence, Weird Stuff
The prion disease is now in 25 states: Just as hunters have been stalking deer and elk, so, too, has a deadly brain disease been stalking their four-legged quarry. Known as a chronic wasting disease (CWD), it infects deer, elk, and moose. It was first confirmed in...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 1, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, The Future, Threat Intelligence
Jennifer Buscemi should really frighten you: “Deepfakes” are a clear and present danger for food corporations. At some point in the very near future, the technology will be sufficiently developed and dispersed to enable adversaries to directly target food and...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 30, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Public Health, Sustainability
Food corporations should consider evacuations: Venezuela bears very close attention as the political and military situation continues to deteriorate. Food corporations with personnel in that country should consider evacuating non-essentials, as well as family...