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Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?
— OPINION — Federal Offices of Inspector’s General (OIGs) provide the vital role of: OIGs conduct investigations and reviews to oversee the financial health, safety, and efficiency of their agencies. OIGs work to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and mismanagement. OIGs promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in their agencies’ operations and programs. On
January 28, 2025
Publisher’s Platform: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier
— OPINION — After 31 years doing food litigation, I am seldom surprised by an announcement of a foodborne illness outbreak. It was no different last Friday when the FDA dropped this: The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 (ref #1280) infections
December 15, 2024
Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak deemed over
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data showed that meats sliced at deli counters, including Boar’s Head brand liverwurst, were contaminated with Listeria and made people sick. Since the last update on Sept. 25, two more illnesses were reported. As of November 19, a total of 61 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria were reported from 19 states. Arizona
November 26, 2024
Citrix gives its Platform a polish with enhanced management tools
Citrix has delivered a little of what it promised in March, when it bundled its software into a "Platform," in the form of new management tools and a revamped user interface. Citrix's Platform includes its digital workspace and security wares, all sold together. The biz suggests that acquiring all its code at the same time
November 19, 2024
Data Centre Platform Empyrion Digital Hires Former Flow CEO Amandine Wang
Amandine started work as chief commercial officer at Empyrion this month Empyrion Digital has appointed Amandine Wang as its chief commercial officer, following her departure from her chief executive role at competitor Flow Digital Infrastructure. With over 20 years of experience in real estate, data centre investment and data centre operations, Wang will take charge
October 15, 2024
Publisher’s Platform: House and Senate should act now on Boar’s Head plant
— OPINION — The years of inspection reports (Here are the Inspection Reports in PDF.) leave little doubt that the Boar’s Head plant’s food safety plan must have been non-existent. It is hard to wrap your head around how food could be produced in these conditions by this company and under the gaze of the
September 4, 2024
Dr. Anna Maria V. Storniolo, director of biospecimen collection and biobanking core at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, and her team are responsible for the comprehensive management of all biospecimen samples at the center. The core includes blood, tissue samples and clinical data from cancer patients, as well as donations
RBI Unveils ULI: Platform for seamless lending to ease credit for MSMEs & farmers
While delivering the keynote address at the Global Conference on Digital Public Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies, a part of RBI@90 initiative in Bangalore. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, on Monday, informed about the Reserve Bank of India's Unified Lending Interface (ULI), a new platform the central bank is developing for "frictionless credit". This platform is now
August 26, 2024
Publisher’s Platform: New Salmonella cantaloupe outbreak prompts a memory of the deadly Jensen Farms Listeria tragedy
— OPINION — As of Nov. 17, this year 43 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 15 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from Oct. 17, 2023, to Nov. 6, 2023. Of 30 people with information available, 17 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Canada is also investigating a Salmonella outbreak
November 20, 2023
Publisher’s Platform: Here we go again — Panera, Chipotle and Taylor Farms linked to another E. coli romaine lettuce outbreak and it is covered up by CDC and FDA
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