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Publisher's Platform: Shipping romaine across the country isn’t the problem. Good. Now let’s talk about what is.

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By Bill Marler

/ 6 Nov 2026

Publisher's Platform: Shipping romaine across the country isn’t the problem. Good. Now let’s talk about what is.

Let data drive the food safety process, and share knowledge with the industry

PHOENIX — With the Food Safety Modernization Act and other Food and Drug Administration regulations guiding growing and processing of fresh produce, it’s common for companies in the supply chain

By Chris Koger

/ 20 Jul 2021

Let data drive the food safety process, and share knowledge with the industry

FSIS set to begin dioxin analysis of U.S. meat, poultry

Federal agencies are set to begin a year-long testing program on U.S. beef, pork and poultry to measure the levels of a highly toxic group of chemicals called

By News Desk

/ 4 May 2018

Briefly: Pesticide tests — Warm walnuts — Holy Land chicken

Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought

By News Desk

/ 29 Jan 2018

Packing pouches to protect produce from pathogens

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Fort Pierce, FL, develop a small plastic pouch to make food safer. Sanitizers are

By News Desk

/ 10 Jul 2017

USDA saying less during transition, but scientists not gagged

Reports of a black out on public information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service are vastly overblown. ARS Chief of Staff Sharon Drumm did send

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Jan 2017

USDA introduces ‘fix’ in testing for Salmonella in poultry

Instructions for testing personnel to use a new “neutralizing buffer” solution to reduce the effect of antimicrobial sanitizers take effect today at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

By News Desk

/ 1 Jul 2016

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Publisher's Platform: Shipping romaine across the country isn’t the problem. Good. Now let’s talk about what is.

Let data drive the food safety process, and share knowledge with the industry

FSIS set to begin dioxin analysis of U.S. meat, poultry

Briefly: Pesticide tests — Warm walnuts — Holy Land chicken

Packing pouches to protect produce from pathogens

USDA saying less during transition, but scientists not gagged

USDA introduces ‘fix’ in testing for Salmonella in poultry

Your Support Protects Public Health