Frank Yiannas has been asking for a National Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Board, modeled on the National Transportation Safety Board, since he made the case in STAT last November. He came back to it in July in Food Safety News
This afternoon I fly from Seattle to Oslo. On Wednesday and Thursday, September 23 and 24, I give two talks at the Aquatiq Food Forum 2026 at the Clarion Hotel Oslo: “Why It Is a Bad Idea to Poison Your
Saturday, September 19, 2026
This is the eleventh Saturday column. Last Saturday’s edition ran under the headline CDC Closed the Largest Cyclospora Outbreak in American History at 12,883 Sick; its point was that closed is not the same as answered. This week
I have spent more than 30 years representing people sickened by contaminated food. I do not often read a speech by an FDA official and find myself agreeing with nearly every line. This week I did.Dr. Donna Garren, director of
A Salmonella outbreak linked to pet turtles has more than doubled in six weeks. In its September 18, 2026 update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 20 sick people in 12 states, up from 8 children in 6 states
Saratoga Potato Chips of Fort Wayne, IN, is recalling two Best if USED BY codes of 7.75-ounce packages of J. HIGGS Loaded Bacon and Cheddar Potato Chips because they may contain undeclared soy allergen. People who have an allergy or severe
GACP and EU-GMP Certification for Cannabis Growers and Producers in Canada
Canadian cannabis businesses looking to export into regulated pharmaceutical markets typically need to navigate two related but distinct quality certifications: Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) and European Good
Helena Bottemiller Evich’s Friday edition of Food Fix made an argument I have been making in pieces all summer, and she made it in one clean sweep: Congress has stopped doing its job. When she had me on her American
