Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: We need more like Jim Jones with the courage to speak truth to power

Bloomberg reports that Jim Jones, the head of the food division at the US Food and Drug Administration who oversaw the agency’s banning of the food dye Red No.

By News Desk

/ 18 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: We need more like Jim Jones with the courage to speak truth to power

Publisher’s Platform: Bacillus cereus and Leftover Rice: Perhaps best to Avoid

Food safety is a critical aspect of health, and understanding the risks associated with improper food handling and storage can prevent foodborne illnesses. One microorganism that poses a risk, especially

By Bill Marler

/ 16 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Bacillus cereus and Leftover Rice: Perhaps best to Avoid

Firing of thousands of health agency employees will undermine food safety

— OPINION — The cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services today make a mockery of the “Make America Healthy Again” slogan by arbitrarily decimating new staff in key public

By Dr. Peter G. Lurie

/ 16 Feb 2025

Firing of thousands of health agency employees will undermine food safety

Publisher’s Platform: Give hepatitis A vaccines to food service workers

— OPINION — Here we go again. From the New York Health Department: Anyone Who Ate Food From ilili Restaurant During January 31 – February 9, 2025 Should Get Hepatitis A Vaccine as

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Give hepatitis A vaccines to food service workers

Publisher’s Platform: FDA closes romaine lettuce outbreak with 89 sick and says nothing more?

— OPINION — With no fanfare after 89 reported sick, the FDA has closed its investigation into a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak without telling the public more and the CDC continues

By Bill Marler

/ 14 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: FDA closes romaine lettuce outbreak with 89 sick and says nothing more?

Frustrated with recall alerts? Consumers’ voices can make a difference

— OPiNION — More than 80 percent of consumers are worried about food recalls. It’s understandable – recent widespread, highly publicized food recalls involving deli meats, cucumbers, onions, frozen waffles, and more

By Guest Opinion

/ 12 Feb 2025

Frustrated with recall alerts? Consumers’ voices can make a difference

Leadership, accountability and the toxic baby food crisis

— OPINION — The toxic baby food crisis is not just a failure in public health. It is a defining moral challenge for an industry entrusted with the most sacred responsibility: nourishing

By Darin Detwiler

/ 10 Feb 2025

Leadership, accountability and the toxic baby food crisis

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, keep me out of the meat business

— OPINION — In 1994, in response to an E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef sold at Jack in the Box restaurants, FSIS established an E. coli sampling program which treated

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, keep me out of the meat business

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

— OPINION — Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli, is a versatile bacterium. While many strains are harmless and a natural part of our intestinal flora, some can cause severe illness,

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

— OPINION — In recent years, Salmonella outbreaks have become a pressing public health concern, highlighting the vulnerabilities in our food supply chain. Salmonella, a group of bacteria commonly linked to foodborne

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

A new foodborne illness benchmark, just in time for ‘shock and awe’

— OPINION — For nearly a decade and a half, food safety advocates like me have recited CDC’s 2011 foodborne illness estimates: 3,000 deaths. 128,000 hospitalizations. 48 million illnesses

By Thomas Gremillion

/ 7 Feb 2025

A new foodborne illness benchmark, just in time for ‘shock and awe’

A future-looking, prevention-based national food safety strategy

— OPINION — Recently, the Government Accountability Office issued a report calling for a unified food safety strategy. There aren’t too many topics more important for a nation than its ability

By Frank Yiannas

/ 6 Feb 2025

A future-looking, prevention-based national food safety strategy

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: We need more like Jim Jones with the courage to speak truth to power

Publisher’s Platform: Bacillus cereus and Leftover Rice: Perhaps best to Avoid

Firing of thousands of health agency employees will undermine food safety

Publisher’s Platform: Give hepatitis A vaccines to food service workers

Publisher’s Platform: FDA closes romaine lettuce outbreak with 89 sick and says nothing more?

Frustrated with recall alerts? Consumers’ voices can make a difference

Leadership, accountability and the toxic baby food crisis

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, keep me out of the meat business

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

A new foodborne illness benchmark, just in time for ‘shock and awe’

A future-looking, prevention-based national food safety strategy

Your Support Protects Public Health