By Jeff Havens
Editor’s note: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, mapped and explored the Louisiana Purchase and areas West from 1804 to 1806, including the area from the Missouri River
Continue Reading Loco ‘local’ food law and Lewis and Clark
“Water poses a significant food safety risk in dry and low moisture food processing environments,” says Nathan Mirdamadi, a Senior Food Safety Specialist with Commercial Food Sanitation. That makes cleaning and sanitizing these areas challenging
Continue Reading When water is the enemy; sanitizing in dry food processing environments
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By Joe Reardon, Senior Director of Food Safety Programs, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), along with FMI
Continue Reading Risk-based science should drive food safety policy
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By Jim O’Hara
For the first time in many years, the Food Program at the Food and Drug Administration is under serious scrutiny by Congress and the press, most visibly regarding the
Continue Reading FDA food safety needs 21st century management
— OPINION —
By Jayne Roth, M.P.H, REHS
Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.
At the end of 2021, a survey fielded by the National Restaurant Association showed that 78 percent of operators said their restaurants did
Continue Reading Understaffing restaurants and the risk of foodborne Illness
Editor’s note: This is a letter sent by a large coalition of consumer and industry groups to Jane Henney, the chair of the Independent Expert Panel – FDA Human Foods Program of the Reagan-Udall Foundation
Continue Reading Coalition asks review panel to consider food leader for upper echelon at FDA
This is an excerpt from a letter sent to President Biden earlier this month by a coalition of 150 groups. The topic of the letter was the upcoming negotiation of the Farm Bill, which includes
Continue Reading Groups seek president’s attention to food safety in upcoming Farm Bill
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By Peter G. Lurie
The Food and Drug Administration’s internal report offers a comprehensive look at just how much work the FDA and Congress have before them in order to steer the
Continue Reading FDA self-assessment a start, but Congress needs to deliver
By Robert Califf, FDA Commissioner
For the past several months, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been working around the clock with our U.S. government partners, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Continue Reading FDA leader updates infant formula status
September is Food Safety Education month and, in recognition, the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) will host a virtual Food Safety Forum, where they will convene global
Continue Reading AFFI looks at current detection methods for public health, regulatory policy