Opinion & Contributed Articles

Unchecked antibiotic use just got more unchecked

— OPINION — By Allie Molinaro If you aren’t already concerned about antibiotic resistance, it’s time to take notice. The UN recently issued a grave warning, declaring antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

By Guest Opinion

/ 5 Jan 2025

Unchecked antibiotic use just got more unchecked

Breaking the cycle of food safety failures from 2024

By Darin Detwiler and Hal King The past year has been defined by a troubling series of foodborne outbreaks and recalls, underscoring systemic weaknesses in the U.S. food safety

By Guest Opinion

/ 30 Dec 2024

Breaking the cycle of food safety failures from 2024

Nutrition research can be unreliable

— OPINION — These days there are so many nutrition studies being vomited out to the public by the media that it’s just too much to swallow. And that’s a

By Sydney Ross Singer

/ 27 Dec 2024

It is time to hold the food industry to account for its role in the declining health of Americans

— OPINION — By Ron Erickson Recently, I visited the immense breakfast cereal aisle at my local supermarket. I was curious to learn from the labels of cereals marketed to children the

By Guest Contributor

/ 26 Dec 2024

It is time to hold the food industry to account for its role in the declining health of Americans

Publisher’s Platform: 2024 was a bad year for Food Safety – here is wishing us all a happier Food Safety New Year in 2025

1. Yu Shang Food, Inc. Ready to Eat Meat Listeria Outbreak: As of December 5, 2024, 19 people from eight states have been infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria.

By Bill Marler

/ 25 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: 2024 was a bad year for Food Safety – here is wishing us all a happier Food Safety New Year in 2025

The Litigated Dish: Pay now or pay later

— OPINION — Believe it or not, many food companies find it cheaper to pay millions of dollars to “resolve” foodborne illness outbreaks and product recalls after they occur than to overhaul

By Ilana Korchia

/ 23 Dec 2024

The Litigated Dish: Pay now or pay later

Publisher’s Platform: Too many questions about lettuce E. coli outbreak go unanswered

— OPINION — Last week The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, reported that they are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections

By Bill Marler

/ 17 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Too many questions about lettuce E. coli outbreak go unanswered

Publisher’s Platform: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier

— OPINION — After 31 years doing food litigation, I am seldom surprised by an announcement of a foodborne illness outbreak. It was no different last Friday when the FDA dropped this:

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier

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

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Unchecked antibiotic use just got more unchecked

Breaking the cycle of food safety failures from 2024

Nutrition research can be unreliable

It is time to hold the food industry to account for its role in the declining health of Americans

Publisher’s Platform: 2024 was a bad year for Food Safety – here is wishing us all a happier Food Safety New Year in 2025

The Litigated Dish: Pay now or pay later

Publisher’s Platform: Too many questions about lettuce E. coli outbreak go unanswered

Publisher’s Platform: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier

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

Your Support Protects Public Health