When you’re waiting to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, hearing that your nomination has been taken hostage with others is not good news. But for Jose Emilio Esteban, who the president has nominated as
Continue Reading Time is running out for Esteban’s confirmation in lame-duck Congress
Jeff Benedict’s 2013 bestseller “Poisoned” has been made into a Netflix documentary and a new edition of the book that is tied to the release of the film is coming out in January 2023.
The
Continue Reading New edition of “Poisoned” to be released ahead of Netflix documentary
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
The International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) has opened a nomination period for candidates from the government sector to serve as IAFP Secretary during 2023-2024.
The elected Secretary serves a five-year term on the IAFP
Continue Reading IAFP looking for Secretary Nominations
A committee in the U.S. Senate has finally set a nomination hearing to consider Jose Emilio Esteban for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s top food safety job.
Nominated on Nov. 12, 2021, by President Joe
Continue Reading Senate committee sets nomination hearing for top food safety official
Visual Information Specialist Micheall Myrie has worked for FSIS for over seven years, primarily supporting the graphic design needs of the Office of Employee Experience and Development (OEED). “As a skilled visual communicator, I support
Continue Reading Faces of Food Safety: Meet Michaell Myrie of FSIS
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) renewed a cooperative agreement with a formal signing on Aug.1.
The FSIS workforce is viewed as critical
Continue Reading USDA gets employee safety training and OSHA gets access to food facilities under new MOU
PITTSBURGH, PA — The opening session Sunday night of the annual meeting and conference of the International Association for Food Protection was one of good news.
Speaking to more than half of the 3,500 attendees
Continue Reading IAFP kicks off with Ivan Parkin Lecture straight out of Africa
City water utilities as far-flung as Mobile, AL, Evanston, IL, Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC, and Thorton, CO are scrambling to explain they are still selling a safe product.
That need comes after the
Continue Reading Some city water utilities have bad news for customers because of ‘forever chemicals’
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and STOP Foodborne Illness have announced the fourth webinar in the “Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety” series that explores food safety culture.
The
Continue Reading FDA and STOP to co-host live Food Safety Culture Webinar at IAFP