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I must admit, in 30 years of doing food safety, I seldom recall a health department withholding from the public the source of an outbreak – even Norovirus.
I am reminded by
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Health officials should report what restaurant is linked to outbreak
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When do dark kitchens need the sanitizing light of local consumer safety oversight?
Never, according to Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Republican, and Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson. This is the clear message sent to the
Continue Reading Montana: Keep dark kitchens in the light
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By Wendelyn Jones, PhD
According the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns into their business operations and stakeholder interactions.
Continue Reading Corporate Social Response-Ability: Safety commitments in the food and beverage ecosystem
Several weeks ago, food safety advocate Bill Marler launched his campaign to “Get the ‘F’ out of the FDA.”
Marler proposed that Congress split the Food and Drug Administration into two separate
Continue Reading It is time to rebuild the U.S. food safety system
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The pubic is the primary loser of last month’s decision by the Conference of Food Protection (CFP) to cancel the proposed re-establishment of the Hand Hygiene Committee, an issue advocated by The
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Hand Hygiene Committee should be re-established
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The Abbott infant formula recall could have been prevented. The FDA had reports of safety failures months before the contaminated formula sickened babies and caused two deaths.
I sent these T-shirts to
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: For babies’ sake, make Cronobacter sakazakii reportable
On the 150th anniversary of the Irish Potato Famine, where starvation killed one million Irish, then British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a statement that was taken as an apology by Her Majesty’s Government, for
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: Is the Dutch government going to say it’s sorry?
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I am frustrated that Consumer Reports and other companies will not distinguish us and other small producers who offer a premium troll caught canned tuna. Yes it costs more money and no
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Distinction needed in reports about tuna
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Everybody should be familiar with the story so far.
U.S. Department of Labor investigators in late 2022 and in early 2023, found more than 100 minor children doing mostly overnight work in
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: Taking it to the cleaners
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released a proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products when they exceed a very low level
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: It’s time to get Salmonella out of chicken products