‘Produce’ Or ‘Food Items’
Although CDC’s Dr. Griffin last Friday said, “This is a produce outbreak,” to distinguish it from a tomato outbreak, CDC’s Dr. Robert Tauxe used a
Although CDC’s Dr. Griffin last Friday said, “This is a produce outbreak,” to distinguish it from a tomato outbreak, CDC’s Dr. Robert Tauxe used a
FDA and CDC have made a point that they don’t release their speculations. So, for example, neither organization will name any other item, beyond tomatoes,
One of the great joys of doing the Pundit has been the opportunity to exchange ideas with brilliant people from across the globe. Today we
As Dr. Acheson has been learning about the produce industry, we wanted to investigate the relevance of some of the points he has been discussing.
Just as we were going to press, we received sad news: I don’t know whether you’ve heard the news that Bob Backovich passed away last
There are two important pieces of information that the CDC needs to release so we can help it make sense of this outbreak. The first
Dr. David Acheson, FDA’s Associate Commissioner for Foods, devoted a part of the Tuesday evening press conference to looking to the future and ways to
Jonathan Rockoff of The Baltimore Sun pushed CDC hard on an issue we have been preaching: transparency. He kept asking the same question we asked
Over the weekend we came out with a Special Announcement entitled, FDA Expands List of Mexican States Not Associated With Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak, and we
After listening to last week’s press conferences by the FDA and CDC, three questions came to mind: 1) Why does the FDA establish policies that