Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?

You must admit that with Christmas around the corner, the folks keeping our food supply safe may well be on Santa’s naughty list and might be finding a lump

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?

Listeria doesn’t happen overnight; this year’s outbreaks are a wake up call

This year’s resurgence of Listeria outbreaks is not just a food safety failure; it is a costly indictment of systemic leadership shortcomings. Despite advances in science, education, and policy,

By Darin Detwiler

/ 4 Dec 2024

Listeria doesn’t happen overnight; this year’s outbreaks are a wake up call

STOP Foodborne Illness calls for stronger USDA action on poultry safety

— OPINION — From the beginning of the Biden Administration, STOP Foodborne Illness (STOP) has been representing people harmed by poultry-related Salmonella illnesses and supporting efforts underway at USDA to make poultry

By STOP Foodborne Illness

/ 2 Dec 2024

STOP Foodborne Illness calls for stronger USDA action on poultry safety

Straight talk on the recent string of foodborne outbreaks and recalls

— OPINION — Recently, there’s been a host of articles and media reports about the weekly drumbeat of foodborne outbreaks and recalls. In many of these reports, media outlets turn to

By Frank Yiannas

/ 1 Dec 2024

Straight talk on the recent string of foodborne outbreaks and recalls

Publisher’s Platform: Outbreak linked to St. Louis caterer

State test results of lettuce thought to be linked to an outbreak of E. coli infections in St. Louis County have come back negative, but officials say a caterer’s

By Bill Marler

/ 1 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Outbreak linked to St. Louis caterer

FDA’s sluggish process is failing to protect Celiacs

There comes a moment in every child’s life when they begin to discover that, although their parents may seem to have all the answers, adults in general do not

By Brian Ronholm

/ 1 Dec 2024

FDA’s sluggish process is failing to protect Celiacs

Publisher’s Platform: Time to bring back the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) to help Make Produce Safe Again (MPSA)

So as Food Safety News Editor, Dan Flynn, said in 2012, let us thank United Fresh Produce Association for: – Killing the nation’s only (real) produce surveillance program (it was

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Time to bring back the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) to help Make Produce Safe Again (MPSA)

Publisher’s Platform: What’s up with E. coli and Carrots?

As of Nov. 17, there have been 39 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli reported from 18 states according to the CDC. the states impacted are as

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What’s up with E. coli and Carrots?

Publisher’s Platform: What has happened to the “Safest Food Supply in the World?”

“Over the last few months, we have seen a stunning number of outbreaks, and I know because I have been doing this work since the 1993 Jack-in-the-Box E. coli Outbreak,

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What has happened to the “Safest Food Supply in the World?”

Funding retail food safety is crucial for public health, economic stability and workforce resilience

— OPINION — Retail food safety is a critical component of the nation’s public health infrastructure and serves as the last checkpoint before food reaches consumers. Here, federal support for state,

By Guest Opinion

/ 29 Nov 2024

Funding retail food safety is crucial for public health, economic stability and workforce resilience

Publisher’s Platform: Safe Salads for Thanksgiving

Preparing a safe and delicious salad for Thanksgiving involves following safe food handling practices to minimize the risk of foodborne illness. Here’s how you can do that. Wash Your

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Safe Salads for Thanksgiving

Publisher’s Platform: How to prevent Salmonella or Campylobacter from ruining Thanksgiving

The contamination rate for Salmonella in retail turkey meat can be relatively low but still significant. Various studies and surveys have reported that anywhere from about 4% to 12% of

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: How to prevent Salmonella or Campylobacter from ruining Thanksgiving

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?

Listeria doesn’t happen overnight; this year’s outbreaks are a wake up call

STOP Foodborne Illness calls for stronger USDA action on poultry safety

Straight talk on the recent string of foodborne outbreaks and recalls

Publisher’s Platform: Outbreak linked to St. Louis caterer

FDA’s sluggish process is failing to protect Celiacs

Publisher’s Platform: Time to bring back the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) to help Make Produce Safe Again (MPSA)

Publisher’s Platform: What’s up with E. coli and Carrots?

Publisher’s Platform: What has happened to the “Safest Food Supply in the World?”

Funding retail food safety is crucial for public health, economic stability and workforce resilience

Publisher’s Platform: Safe Salads for Thanksgiving

Publisher’s Platform: How to prevent Salmonella or Campylobacter from ruining Thanksgiving