Lesson from Blue Bell recall: producers should ‘assume food is not safe’ – The Guardian
“Outbreaks that last this long are more common than one might think, said Samadpour. They occur whenever the investigators cannot connect the dots and are not able to find the source of the outbreak, which means that the contaminated product continues to be sold. “By the time people are sick, it’s too late,” he said. […]
Meet the Man Who Fights Rampant Food Fraud – Eater
“Samadpour’s company — which has over 1,500 employees across 116 labs — tests everything from whether or not a box of raspberries are actually organic or if a piece of “wild-caught” fish is actually wild, or the species listed on the label. He notes that fish are often mislabeled because once they have been filleted, […]
Private Eyes in the Grocery Aisles – The New York Times
“Business is booming — partly because IEH clients consider testing to be a gatekeeper defense in a multitiered food economy without borders. “We’re a lot more concerned about imports,” Mr. Samadpour says, because of “lack of accountability, lack of infrastructure, lack of a culture of food safety.” He says episodes like the 2008 discovery of […]
