Attorneys for Stewart Parnell Say They Will Not Call Any Witnesses By Dan Flynn  Defense attorneys for former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) owner Stewart Parnell said today they wouldn't be calling any witnesses in the federal criminal trial underway in Albany, GA. They made the announcement after the government concluded presenting its case against Parnell, his peanut broker brother Michael Parnell, and Mary Wilkerson, PCA's former quality control... Continue ReadingE. Coli Infection Kills Washington Girl, 3 By News Desk  Brooklyn Hoksbergen, 3, of Lynden, WA, died Sept. 5 from an E. coli infection at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Her father, Rob Hoksbergen, said the family doesn’t know how or where she became ill and that they are working with the Whatcom County Health Department to find a potential source of her illness. Brooklyn was the... Continue ReadingTaylor: Don't Expect Extended Comment Periods on Re-Proposed FSMA Rules By Lydia Zuraw  Don't expect comment period extensions for the re-proposed rules regarding the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). That's what Michael Taylor, the Food and Drug Administration’s deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, told attendees Wednesday at the United Fresh Produce Association Washington Conference. He said he had hoped to be discussing details of the reissued produce... Continue ReadingCanadian Researchers Working on 'Smart Labels' to Detect Food Pathogens By News Desk  The day may not be too far off when consumers and food manufacturers will be able to detect the presence of E. coli, Listeria or Salmonella by visual changes in a polymer-based “smart label” now being developed by engineering professors at the University of Alberta. Members of the six-person research team still need to do... Continue ReadingJury to Hear Closing Arguments Today in Peanut Corporation of America Criminal Trial By Dan Flynn  The jury today will hear closing arguments in the Peanut Corporation of America criminal case in Albany, GA. One of the final acts in a drama six years in the making, the closings will get underway on the 32nd day of the twice-delayed trial that began July 28 in U.S. District Court for the Middle... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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