Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

— OPINION — Listeria monocytogenes, a potent and pathogenic bacterium, poses a persistent threat to our food supply and public health. Unlike many other foodborne pathogens, Listeria can thrive at refrigeration temperatures,

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

Publisher’s Platform: Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs

— OPINION — Democratic senators are expressing alarm about planned budget reallocations at the Food and Drug Administration that they fear will threaten the nation’s food safety system. In a letter

By Bill Marler

/ 31 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

— OPINION — Federal Offices of Inspector’s General (OIGs) provide the vital role of: * OIGs conduct investigations and reviews to oversee the financial health, safety, and efficiency of their agencies. * OIGs

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

Publisher’s Platform: Administration puts clamps on foodborne illness outbreak announcements

— OPINION — Multiple federal health agencies have stopped releasing some key health information — including updates on some outbreak investigations — amid a department-wide communications “pause” ordered by the Trump administration, though

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Administration puts clamps on foodborne illness outbreak announcements

Publisher’s Platform: Great news, Sandra Eskin is new CEO at STOP

— OPINION — Tough to fill the shoes of Mitzi Baum, but the STOP Board did just that. Sandra Eskin is now the CEO for STOP Foodborne Illness. Eskin was appointed USDA

By Bill Marler

/ 21 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Great news, Sandra Eskin is new CEO at STOP

Smart shopping during recalls: How consumers can protect themselves

By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink — OPINION — Food recalls are often described as safeguards for public health, but in reality, they reveal cracks in our food safety systems. Take

By Guest Opinion

/ 16 Jan 2025

Smart shopping during recalls: How consumers can protect themselves

Ethics, food safety and donations during the Los Angeles wildfires

— OPINION — I grew up in the Los Angeles area and have been living here again for the past few years. The multiple wildfires are devastating in so many ways and

By Darin Detwiler

/ 14 Jan 2025

Ethics, food safety and donations during the Los Angeles wildfires

Down is good and up is bad: Or is it the other way around?

By Steven Grossman Chuck Jolley of Food Safety News recently wrote to me and several others asking: With so many high-profile recalls in 2024, have the federal, state, and

By Guest Opinion

/ 14 Jan 2025

Down is good and up is bad: Or is it the other way around?

Publisher’s Platform: Has FSIS been asleep at the switch since 2022? How could they let Boar’s Head operate like this?

— OPINION — And, where is the Inspector General’s Report? And, where are the Congressional Hearings? Here is the final paragraph from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Has FSIS been asleep at the switch since 2022? How could they let Boar’s Head operate like this?

Publisher’s Platform: Why the lack of transparency FDA?

— OPINION — In early December 2024 the FDA stated: “The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Why the lack of transparency FDA?

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

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

Publisher’s Platform: Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

Publisher’s Platform: Administration puts clamps on foodborne illness outbreak announcements

Publisher’s Platform: Great news, Sandra Eskin is new CEO at STOP

Smart shopping during recalls: How consumers can protect themselves

Ethics, food safety and donations during the Los Angeles wildfires

Down is good and up is bad: Or is it the other way around?

Publisher’s Platform: Has FSIS been asleep at the switch since 2022? How could they let Boar’s Head operate like this?

Publisher’s Platform: Why the lack of transparency FDA?

Unchecked antibiotic use just got more unchecked

Breaking the cycle of food safety failures from 2024

Your Support Protects Public Health