Getting a Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation turned out to be no easy task for Jose Emilio Esteban, the new Undersecretary for Food Safety. Yet he’s turned in his first couple of months on the
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Publisher’s Platform: ‘Poisoned’ scheduled on Netflix in June and the mystery missing updates
Well, rumor has it that the documentary version of the story of the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak will be out in June 2023. When all thought it would go to the…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: ‘Poisoned’ scheduled on Netflix in June and the mystery missing updatesLawyer expresses optimism for future of food safety after 30 years of cases
COLUMBUS, OH — Food safety expert and lawyer Bill Marler delivered a keynote presentation at Food Safety Tech’s Hazards Conference Series + CFI Think Tank on April 5, where he stressed the importance of prevention when…
Continue Reading Lawyer expresses optimism for future of food safety after 30 years of casesFDA announces live webinar for Food Safety Summit
The Food and Drug Administration has announced the seventh installment of their ongoing webinar series exploring food safety culture will take place live on May 11 from 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.
The webinar…
Continue Reading FDA announces live webinar for Food Safety SummitBiden sees future in ag biotech; food safety included
President Joe Biden is looking in another direction to steer agriculture’s boat.
The key word here is biotechnology. And President Biden is all for it. In fact, he goes so far as to say it…
Continue Reading Biden sees future in ag biotech; food safety includedFormer FDA officials tell congressional committee that agency needs uninterrupted chain of command
Three of FDA’s former food safety chiefs have come together today to submit comments to a U.S. House of Representative’s oversight committee focused on chain of command problems at the agency.
The former Food and…
Continue Reading Former FDA officials tell congressional committee that agency needs uninterrupted chain of commandCenter for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition director retires
One of the FDA’s top food safety administrators is retiring.
Susan Mayne, Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), announced Monday that she will retire as of May 31. The Center…
Continue Reading Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition director retiresBill Marler and Food Safety News awarded gold medal for distinguished journalism
On Feb. 23, Publisher Bill Marler and Food Safety News were honored by the New Jersey Association of Justice (NJAJ) with its Gold Medal for Distinguished Journalism.
The New Jersey Association for Justice is an…
Continue Reading Bill Marler and Food Safety News awarded gold medal for distinguished journalismIAFP Executive Director David Tharp to retire
When Assistant Director Lisa Hovey takes over in just 75 days as Executive Director for David Tharp, it will mark the first time in 30 years that the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) will…
Continue Reading IAFP Executive Director David Tharp to retireIAFP seeks nominations for Association awards
The leaders of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) are asking for nominations for the association’s annual awards. The deadline for all award nominations is Feb. 14.
The awards will be presented at IAFP’s…
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