Editor’s note: Steven Mandernach, AFDO executive director, presented these comments on the organization’s salmonella position earlier this fall.
Let me start by thanking Under Secretary Dr. Mindy Brashears and FSIS (USDA’s Food Safety and
Continue Reading Food and drug officials weigh in on federal Salmonella rules for poultry
Dear Editor,
This letter addresses a recent publication by L.A. Cox, about which Food Safety News wrote in the article “Faster line speeds may not be the food safety issue some thought.”
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Industry supporter out of line on line speeds
Editor’s note: The Alliance for a Stronger FDA recently offered this analysis of the Food and Drug Administration’s FY 2021 funding.
The current fiscal year (FY) 2021 Continuing Resolution runs through Dec. 11. So
Continue Reading Continuing funding for FDA complicated by congressional options
By Kari Hensien
This year has brought nothing but huge changes for the world, especially for the food industry. Shutdowns, new operational models, and re-openings at this scale are new territory for us all.
Continue Reading Food safety culture: What to do now that everyone is watching?
Editor’s note: In this column Jaime Ragos, the Dave Theno Fellow for STOP Foodborne Illness, discusses her year working and learning in the food safety arena.
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As parents around the country eagerly await to safely send their children back to school, grade school administrators are reimagining how their school’s campus will look like in the future now that the COVID-19 pandemic
Continue Reading Three key factors for serving lunch when schools open amid COVID-19
By Brian Ronholm and Charlotte Vallaeys
Upon conducting a review of the “One Health Certified” label for meat and poultry products, Consumer Reports has determined that this label is essentially meaningless and should be
Continue Reading Consumer Reports: ‘One Health Certified’ label is meaningless, misleading
Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This
Continue Reading Are added sugars a food safety issue?
Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This
Continue Reading Change in the Time of COVID-19
By Brendan Fischer and Maggie Christ
Despite what you might think, America’s broken campaign finance system is about more than expensive ads flooding your screen and glossy mailers clogging your mailbox. The outsized
Continue Reading Senator’s Call for Meat Industry’s Answers Exposes Reach of Money in Politics
Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This
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