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FDA Seeks to Mesh Public and Private Food Safety Accountability

(This article by Tom Karst, national editor of The Packer, was first published Oct. 19, 2014, and is reposted here with his permission.) ANAHEIM, CA—The last word on food

By The Packer

/ 20 Oct 2014

Food Safety Regulations Will Change Industry, Brackett Says

(This article by Tom Karst, national editor of The Packer, was first published Aug. 26, 2014, and is reposted here with permission.) The U.S. Food and Drug and Administration’

By The Packer

/ 28 Aug 2014

FDA ‘High-Risk’ Designation Would be a Recipe for Disaster

(This May 23, 2014, opinion column by Tom Karst, national editor of The Packer, is republished here with permission.) Is there any way to overcome the distinction of being tabbed

By The Packer

/ 30 May 2014

Cantaloupe at the Crossroads

The unwritten rule in the produce industry is that a company should not market its product as safer than a competitor’s. The thinking is that once consumers get it

By The Packer

/ 4 Sep 2012

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FDA Seeks to Mesh Public and Private Food Safety Accountability

Food Safety Regulations Will Change Industry, Brackett Says

FDA ‘High-Risk’ Designation Would be a Recipe for Disaster

Cantaloupe at the Crossroads