Salmonella

If you’re a bird lover and have feeders in your yard, you may have noticed some sick or sluggish birds on the perch. Over the past several months, the bacterial infection salmonella, the same disease sometimes found in poultry, has afflicted many flocks of songbirds across New England and parts of the Midwest. As Vermont […]

Marion Nestle is an acclaimed nutritionist from New York University. She says that this isn’t the first time the Wright County Egg company has found trouble with the FDA, and that salmonella should not be difficult to prevent.

Joining us to discuss the break down in America’s food safety infrastructure is Benjamin England. England, is a 17-year FDA veteran and co-founder of FDA Imports.com.

Salmonella-tainted peanut butter has sickened close to five hundred people in 43 states, and killed six. Bill Marler, a Seattle lawyer, explains why it takes so long to trace foodbourne illnesses and how the system could be improved.