Opinion
Dear Editor,
I worked as an Environmental Health Specialist for the State of Virginia in Page County; as a technologist for Anchorage School District’s Student Nutrition Department; as Assistant Food Service Manager for Maricopa
Natural pesticides — The next breakthrough in the global food industry?
Opinion
Chemical pesticides have been an accepted part of the global food industry for decades. Since being introduced in the 1970s by Monsanto, products containing glyphosate have helped increase and secure the global food supply
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Letter to the Editor: Food industry responds to grocery store recall report
Opinion
Dear Editor:
Will your supermarket warn you about hazardous food? Absolutely.
Fortunately for the nation’s grocery shoppers, the food industry has honed its expertise over the years – their reputation and economic viability demand
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Letter to the Editor: Entrepreneurs should have access to rent-a-kitchens
Dear Editor,
In relation to your recent story, ‘Microenterprise home kitchens’ look for food safety exemptions in Washington, I live in Missouri. In the St Louis area we have rentable fully equipped commercial kitchens
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Letter to the Editor: Egg farmers weigh in on Coronavirus
Opinion
Dear Editor,
I enjoy reading Food Safety News daily and have responded in the past to adjust a view point on egg farmers. Here’s another occasion for an adjustment. The Jan. 30 edition of
Letter to the Editor: Horse slaughter legislation needs to do more
Opinion
Interesting read on the decision of permanently banning horse slaughter in the US – and exports? Why are Canada and Mexico still receiving horses for slaughter?
The bill should also address the inhumane transport
When it comes to testing heavy metals in food, the result is only as good as the lab
Opinion
Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead are present in most foods, whether conventional or organic, usually as the result of environmental contamination. Because heavy metals pose significant threats even at low
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Letter to the Editor: Swine inspections from the Canadian perspective
Opinion
Dear Editor,
As a former CFIA ( Canadian Food Inspection Agency) inspector, I have been following this story regarding the change in inspections on the hog plants with great interest. Change is hard but
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FDA should require recall of unsafe tuna to protect consumers
Opinion
A recently announced interpretation of authority on mandatory recalls weakens food safety.
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision late last year not to order a mandatory recall of yellowfin tuna that sickened at least
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Letter to the Editor: USDA move to outsource inspections is recipe for disaster
Opinion
Dear Editor,
I am submitting this letter in response to Dan Flynn’s earlier piece regarding pork inspection line speeds.
The federal government’s decision to put pork producers in charge of their own food safety
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Letter to the Editor: Line speeds, worker safety are real concerns
Opinion
Dear Editor,
Editor Dan Flynn’s Jan. 12 letter supporting the USDA’s new swine slaughter rule perpetuates so many falsehoods, it merits a lengthy response. Among other things, the new rule removes all line speed
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