On May 26, Food Safety News published an article written by law student Brianna Leach titled “The meat industry’s grip on government—time for an overhaul?”
If this essay by a law student is “the best to be selected for publication in FSN” then I feel sorry for those who
Continue Reading Me thinks the lady doth protest too much — and is a Vegan
Dr. Elisabeth Hagen left the USDA in December of 2013, leaving the position of the USDA’s Undersecretary for Food Safety vacant and President Obama chose not to fill it for the remainder of his term.
Trump got Ted McKinney in as the USDA’s Undersecretary for Agriculture Trade and Foreign
Continue Reading One heck of a way to run a government
First of all, remember these opinions are mine and mine only. I am certain many would challenge or disagree with what I think was the biggest development to improve food safety.
And before I begin to elaborate on my thinking, I will tell you why I picked 25 years
Continue Reading Four letters spell out the most significant food safety change in the past 25 years
Editor’s note: This opinion column by Richard Raymond was originally published by feedstuffs.com and is reprinted here with permission.
Yes, let us count the ways the federal government has failed to keep us safe from a foodborne illness.
First is the current, growing E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to precut
Continue Reading ‘Lettuce’ count the ways the feds have failed at food safety
Editor’s note: This opinion column by Richard Raymond was originally published by feedstuffs.com and is reprinted here with permission.
Lives were lost but because of the losses many more lives have subsequently been lived happily and disease free, at least free of diseases spread by contaminated food.
Twenty-five years ago,
Continue Reading 25 years marked by change
Editor’s note: This guest opinion column by Dr. Richard Raymond was originally publish on MeatingPlace.com and is republished here with permission.
The U.S. Codex Office is moving from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to USDA’s Trade and Foreign Affairs Office and that may not be such a good
Continue Reading Moving Codex out of FSIS will boost trade, not food safety
Editor’s note: This column by Richard Raymond, a medical doctor and the former undersecretary for the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, was originally published by Feedstuffs FoodLink on March 22 and is posted here with permission of the author.
Unless you live under
Continue Reading Is the FDA really gagged on cheese?
What is a downer calf? I will try and answer that question, and, in so doing, hope to better inform the 72 members of Congress who signed a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging him to prohibit the “slaughtering of non-ambulatory disabled calves (known as
Continue Reading What is a Downer Calf?
I am betting your response to the headline was the same as when I read the news: HUH? The proposed Farm Bill has finally gathered the bicameral and bipartisan support of a conference committee. 
Food Safety News recently reported that the Farm Bill would require that the U.S. Department of
Continue Reading Farm Bill 2014: FSIS Inspection Must Satisfy FDA Requirements?
In a recent Consumer Reports article entitled, “The high cost of cheap chicken,” CR stated, “our tests reveal that superbugs can be found in about half of the chicken we tested.” Consumer Reports is claiming that a bacterium resistant to three or more antibiotics is a “superbug,” but nothing could
Continue Reading Superbugs and Other Nonsense
