Flood food safety stressed with more rain coming from Harvey By Kelsey M. Mackin  With wind and rain from Hurricane Harvey expected to continue through the end of the week, public health officials renewed their messages about the dangers of floodwater and other food safety hazards Tuesday. Federal, state and local agencies are working to ensure that displaced residents have adequate, and safe, food supplies, but widespread power outages are complicating... Continue Reading
2 Camplyobacter cases linked to restaurant; foie gras suspected By News Desk  A Mexican restaurant in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, WA, has been confirmed as the source of two recent Camplyobacter infections, causing health officials to warn the public about the dangers of eating foie gras. Public health officials investigated an outbreak infecting “a single meal party” at Café Juanita, according to a notice posted by Seattle & King County Public Health. “On July 24th, Public... Continue Reading
JBS USA names its own outside advisory board By News Desk  Former House Speaker John Boehner, former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt and two former corporate officials have agreed to serve on a new independent advisory board for JBS USA. Serving with Boehner and Pitt are Greg Heckman, former president and chief executive officer of The Gavilon Group; and Dimitri Panayotopoulos, Procter & Gamble’s... Continue Reading
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A new federal plan to combat seafood fraud by requiring the fishing industry to trace their catches from boat or farm to the U.S. border has survived a court challenge. The Seafood Traceability Rule surfaced during President Barack Obama’s final days in office and is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2018. For the... 
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