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Members of FDA review panel named

By News Desk on September 8, 2022

The Reagan-Udall Foundation has announced five members of an independent expert panel who will conduct an operational evaluation of the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods program. Dr. Jane Henney, former FDA Commissioner, was named…

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Remembering Kevin: There was no accountability

By Guest Contributor on August 12, 2022

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Ohio State University and is republished here with permission. The author is Barbara Kowalcyk, Kevin’s mother.

Kevin came into our lives early in the morning on…

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The shifting sands of food recalls

By Guest Contributor on November 28, 2021

Editor’s note: This was originally posted on FreshPlaza.com and is republished here with permission from the author, Astrid Van Den Broek

Red, white and yellow onions. Garden salad. Bean sprouts. Parsley.

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Center for Foodborne Illness to host public webinar on food safety data

By News Desk on October 19, 2021

Ohio State’s Center for Foodborne Illness and Research and Prevention (CFI) is inviting the public and other interested individuals to a free webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 27, from noon to 1 p.m. EDT.

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IAFP attendees urged to ‘think big’ to tackle challenges

By Joe Whitworth on October 26, 2020

Caroline Smith DeWaal today told IAFP delegates to think big when tackling challenges of the 21st century as she opened the virtual event.

The deputy director of EatSafe (Evidence and Action Towards Safe, Nutritious Food)…
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$100,000 gift to CFAES to support food safety

By News Desk on October 20, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A new endowed fund to support food safety has been established thanks to a $100,000 gift from Bill Marler and Marler Clark LLP PS, The Food Safety Law Firm.

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WHO to help countries estimate foodborne diseases

By Joe Whitworth on May 1, 2019

GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s leaders say it will help countries estimate their respective foodborne disease burdens.

Kazuaki Miyagishima, director of food safety and zoonoses and foodborne diseases at the international organization, said there…
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Regulatory regime for cell-cultured food is on agenda for 2019

By Dan Flynn on October 26, 2018

Justing repeating its choice for a preferred regulatory agency  did not sound like much of a strategy for the meat industry, and the “name game” left the cell-cultured food technologists looking a little confused.

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WebMD lists foods ‘most likely’ to cause foodborne illnesses

By News Desk on May 1, 2018

WebMD, the popular website for checking on symptoms and finding a medical doctor, has published a list of foods “most likely” to cause foodborne illness.

Certain foods, more than others, are linked to foodborne illnesses,…
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Are Recalls an Effective Element of Food Safety?

By James Andrews on October 24, 2014

Consumers have grown accustomed to the routine of food safety recalls: A food company announces a recall after releasing a product into the market that later turns out to be contaminated with a harmful pathogen,…
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