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Letter to the Editor: Sound science should reflect relevant data

By Guest Contributor on December 9, 2020
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Dear Editor,

In her letter “Letter to the Editor: Industry supporter out of line on line speeds,” (https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/letter-to-the-editor-industry-supporter-out-of-line-on-line-speeds/) Jessica Chapman offers her ad hominem opinion that I am “an industry supporter whose…
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When lettuce becomes unhealthy, it’s time to rethink food safety in the U.S.

By Guest Contributor on December 5, 2018
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Editor’s note: This guest column was written by Senior Director of Health and Food Erik Olson and Interim Food Director Lena Brook of the Natural Resources Defense Council. (In an earlier version of this …
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Poultry line speed waivers possible if producers meet new criteria

By Dan Flynn on October 1, 2018

To get a “speed waiver” to run an “evisceration line” at up to 175 birds per minute, rather than the current 140 bpm, is going to require poultry businesses to jump through a few more…
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USDA’s acting officials use face time to promote agency agenda

By Dan Flynn on February 20, 2018

Meeting with people outside the federal government usually means hearing about somebody’s else’s agenda, but USDA’s top food safety officials apparently think it can be a two-way street.

During this past December and January, Carmen…
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Letter to the Editor: No obfuscation if you keep to the facts

By Food Safety News Readers on January 28, 2018

Written in response to: Eschewing obfuscation on poultry slaughter line speeds 

Let’s be clear and stick to the facts when discussing line speeds in poultry plants. Parsing words and bending facts will have real victims:…
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Slaughter practices more significant than poultry line speeds

By Carl Custer on January 15, 2018

Editor’s note: This opinion column offers a differing view from that presented by guest columnist Brian Ronholm in “Eschewing obfuscation on poultry slaughter line speed.” 

Poultry slaughter would flunk HACCP 101. The primary…
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Briefly: Whoa, chicken — Summit discounts — Bakers fined

By Kelsey M. Mackin on December 15, 2017

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 to you today with the…
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