David Gumpert at The Complete Patient blog is a writer and author in the “Food Freedom” space. For comparison, you might read Food Safety News to help you make responsible decisions about what you
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: Real hurt for Amos Miller
According to South African press reports, Tiger Brands, South Africa’s biggest food manufacturer, announced yesterday that it is immediately recalling about 20 million Koo and Hugo’s canned vegetable products that were produced from May
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Tiger Brands back in hot seat; recalls millions of cans of vegetables
By Janet Woodcock, M.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response
One year ago the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the New Era
Continue Reading One year and counting: A review of the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety
Editor’s Note: The sanctions Amos Miller may face for being found in contempt of court are contained in a proposed Order from the Department of Justice. At the time of this posting, the proposed
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: The real Amos Miller faces some food safety justice
Growing up in South Carolina, Independence Day was fraught with danger. Most years we spent the holiday at my Aunt Debbie’s timeshare condo in Myrtle Beach. The condo was on a golf course, and my
Continue Reading Celebrate freedom this Fourth of July, and have your burger well done
By Katharine Hopkins
Mealworms could be hitting restaurants and supermarkets in products like burgers, pasta and even as snacks coated in chocolate in the relatively near future in some areas.
This year yellow mealworms were
Continue Reading Can consumers get past the yuck factor and embrace mealworm protein?
Editor’s note: Following is a letter signed by a coalition of organizations and sent to Janet Woodcock, M.D., FDA Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
Dear Dr. Woodcock,
The undersigned organizations, representing the food
Continue Reading Organizations tell FDA they want it to continue with inspection mandate
Over 1,000 sickened with over 200 dead from Listeria tainted polony. I have the honor to be working with counsel in South Africa – See Listeria Class Action. See also recent video update done by
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Three years after world’s largest Listeria Outbreak justice has yet to be served
Recently, I did something I had not done in a long time. I ate in a restaurant with my family. Actually, we ate on the outdoor patio, since my kids are too young to
Continue Reading Not ready to eat GMO animals? Then you might not want to order the salmon
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Some thoughts on June 7 – World Food Safety Day
In 2020, the food and employee safety issue known as line speed became a cause celeb, cited by the union and other activist groups in all sorts of ways. It seemed to come up
Continue Reading Letter from The Editor: Pork producers strike back
