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Letter from The Editor: A modest proposal for a better transition

By Dan Flynn on January 12, 2021
Opinion

The transition is our quadrennial gift for the National Capital Region’s real estate market because lot’s of moves are made.   

The Biden Administration has about 4,000 jobs to fill, and about 1,250 of those …
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Food safety for Europe and Asia in 2021

By Joe Whitworth on January 5, 2021
Opinion

Predictions are hard enough during normal times and even though there are several vaccines for Coronavirus, 2021 isn’t going to be the average year.

I do feel safe enough writing that there will be…
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Naughty and Nice: FSN’s annual list cancelled for 2020 as the virus dominates

By Dan Flynn on December 24, 2020
Opinion

This is usually the time and space where Food Safety News recognizes those who’ve been naughty and those who’ve been nice.

We just cannot in fairness do it this year. 2020 has just been…
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New book ‘Tainted’ tells the real life stories behind the food safety headlines

By Jonan Pilet on December 12, 2020
Book Review

Phyllis Entis’s new book “Tainted” shows readers that when it comes to food safety, conventional wisdom isn’t always enough. As Entis puts it, “the food preparation skills we learned from our parents and…
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Publisher’s Platform: Jail Time – or at least a hefty fine – for the Tiger?

By Bill Marler on November 2, 2020
Opinion

Setting aside the fact that, after tomorrow’s election, the United States may well have a non-functioning democracy and that both its civil and criminal justice system may collapse under the weight of political violence. …
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Letter From The Editor: ‘The Social Dilemma’

By Dan Flynn on September 29, 2020
Opinion

Not since the scientists working for J. Robert Oppenheimer began having second thoughts about setting off the A-bombs they made to end World War II have I run across anything quite like “The Social …
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Letter from the Editor: Kiecker speaks out after rising to the top as FSIS Administrator

By Dan Flynn on September 23, 2020
Opinion

The Meat & Poultry Daily News recently did a question and answer session with Paul Kiecker, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator since last March 12.  It’s worth reading in its entirety at…
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Transparency is (redacted)

By Jonan Pilet on September 9, 2020
Opinion

Every week I pore over the warning letters the Food and Drug Administration has sent to food firms. These letters are sent to food companies in the U.S. and companies importing into the U.S. …
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Nation’s food, drug officials’ association gives FDA blueprint thumbs up

By Guest Opinion on July 15, 2020
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released its blueprint for agency’s “New Era of Smarter Food Safety.” It represents a new approach to food safety, leveraging technology and other tools to…
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Publisher’s Platform: Good riddance to bad rubbish

By Bill Marler on July 3, 2020

CNN reported this week that Coca-Cola is shutting down the juice and smoothie brand Odwalla at the end of July. Coca-Cola purchased the brand in 2001.

Coca-Cola made the call “given a rapidly shifting marketplace…
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Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens

By Bill Marler on May 22, 2020
Opinion

This is not meant as a criticism of my friends at the FDA or the good people at LGMA – California and Arizona – or at Western Growers, United Fresh or PMA.  But seriously,…
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