Dr. Richard Raymond

Dr. Richard Raymond is the former Undersecretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2005-2008. He now works as a food safety and public health consultant. He is an editor for two food safety blogs, Meatingplace.com and Feedstuffs

Mr. President, Can You Hear Us Now?

Editor’s Note: This opinion piece was written by Carol L. Tucker-Foreman and Richard A. Raymond, M.D. Like the familiar cell phone coverage commercial on television, we are beginning

By Dr. Richard Raymond

/ 5 Jun 2011

It's Time to Move on non-O157:H7 STECs

Editor’s Note: This opinion piece was written by Carol L. Tucker-Foreman and Richard A. Raymond, M.D. [1] It’s Time to Move the Needle on non-O157:H7 STECs

By Dr. Richard Raymond

/ 1 May 2011

Test and Hold by the Numbers

The USDA news release dated April 5, 2011, and reported in Food Safety News April 6 by Helena Bottemiller, had this for a headline: USDA Announces Proposed Test and Hold

By Dr. Richard Raymond

/ 14 Apr 2011

Figures Lie, Liars Figure: A Correction

Last week, I penned an article for Food Safety News about a quote attributed to an American Meat Institute official regarding testing of product at a further processing plant that

By Dr. Richard Raymond

/ 6 Mar 2011

AMI, Help Protect the Public's (and My) Health

In a recent article about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) subtle move toward more effective and efficient traceback efforts, Scott Goltry,

By Dr. Richard Raymond

/ 28 Feb 2011

If I Had a Magic Wand for Food Safety

Editor’s note: If you had a magic wand, how would you conjure up sustainable ways to make the food supply safe? We asked several people to consider the possibilities.

By Dr. Richard Raymond

/ 12 Jan 2011

Dual Jurisdiction: Also in Need of 'Modernization'

“Dual Jurisdiction,” for those who may not know, generally describes a processing plant where more than one product line is being produced, and some of the facility’s products fall

By Dr. Richard Raymond

/ 2 Jan 2011

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Dr. Richard Raymond

Mr. President, Can You Hear Us Now?

It's Time to Move on non-O157:H7 STECs

Test and Hold by the Numbers

Figures Lie, Liars Figure: A Correction

AMI, Help Protect the Public's (and My) Health

If I Had a Magic Wand for Food Safety

Dual Jurisdiction: Also in Need of 'Modernization'