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Cybersecurity Is Like Food Safety: Digital HACCP - Bert Hubert's writings
a day ago
- - Cybersecurity requires continuous proper practices and understanding, not just purchasing equipment.
- - The analogy between cybersecurity and food safety highlights the importance of proactive, ongoing vigilance.
- - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) in food safety can inspire similar systematic approaches in cybersecurity.
- - Compliance in food safety is achieved through design and measurable processes, avoiding excuses of complexity.
- - In food safety, safety is integrated into daily operations; cybersecurity should similarly be a core function, not a separate department.
Probe into explosive diarrheal cases points to Taco Bell and bad lettuce
14 days ago
- An explosive outbreak of the diarrheal parasite Cyclospora is surging nationwide, with Michigan reporting an extraordinary spike in cases, reaching 3,309 as of July 14, compared to a typical annual count of around 50.
- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services indicates that leafy greens, particularly lettuce, are suspected as the source based on interviews with over 1,000 affected individuals, though no definitive product has been identified.
- State and federal officials are investigating Taco Bell restaurants as a potential source of contamination, with local outlets reporting removed items like lettuce and cilantro due to a recalled, though no nationwide recall has been officially announced.
New World screwworm is disgusting. How could it not be a food safety issue?
24 days ago
- New World screwworm found in the U.S. in June for the first time in decades, primarily targeting livestock like cows for its flesh-eating larvae.
- Public health leaders emphasize the parasite is not a threat to food safety but poses economic risks and could raise beef prices.
- Screwworm larvae require living tissue to survive and do not infest meat, fruits, or vegetables, unlike other flies.
- Infested animals are unlikely to reach slaughterhouses due to visible symptoms, and USDA inspection systems would detect and separate them.
- Healed animals may enter the food supply, but larvae are removed, and treatment regulations prevent harmful residues in meat.
- Hunters are advised to avoid infested wildlife, with awareness campaigns in Texas and New Mexico to identify and report infestations.

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Cybersecurity Is Like Food Safety: Digital HACCP - Bert Hubert's writings

Probe into explosive diarrheal cases points to Taco Bell and bad lettuce

New World screwworm is disgusting. How could it not be a food safety issue?