Opinion & Contributed Articles

Letter From the Editor: Those government-imposed grocery bags are a likely food safety hazard

— OPINION — Consumer Reports publishes “On Health,” a very fine newsletter with tips on staying healthy. One of the articles this month is “9 Surprising Ways to Prevent Food Poisoning.” One

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Jun 2024

Letter From the Editor: Those government-imposed grocery bags are a likely food safety hazard

Is the FDA really in our corner? The hidden truth about artificial food colors

— OPINION — Renee Shutters of Jamestown, NY, noticed adverse effects in her son’s behavior and attention span after he consumed M&M’s made with artificial food colors (AFCs)

By Guest Opinion

/ 16 Jun 2024

Is the FDA really in our corner? The hidden truth about artificial food colors

Publisher’s Platform: Fresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause of the Salmonella outbreak

— OPINION — I am lucky to have an epidemiologist on staff. Perhaps Fresh Start needs one too. Let me make a prediction, Fresh Start will eat its press release because the

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Jun 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Fresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause of the Salmonella outbreak

Cold plasma processing for food safety

Cold plasma is an emerging food processing technology which has been shown to effectively inactivate pathogenic bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. The process uses high-voltage electricity to ionize air and/

By Guest Contributor

/ 3 Jun 2024

Letter From the Editor: Bird flu’s low risk for humans doesn’t mean it’s not being taken seriously

— OPINION — Events in life often come to describe essential eras. Our grandparents had the Great Depression. We had had the Vietnam era. And so on. I am hoping this time,

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 May 2024

Letter From the Editor: Bird flu’s low risk for humans doesn’t mean it’s not being taken seriously

Solving new era food safety challenges requires advancements in data sharing

— OPINION — The battle against foodborne disease has been waged since the beginning of time. Historical literature provides evidence of how earlier civilizations tried to protect themselves, their families, tribes, and

By Frank Yiannas

/ 28 May 2024

Solving new era food safety challenges requires advancements in data sharing

Save time and enhance supplier quality

— ADVERTORIAL — In the globally connected agriculture and food production industries, ensuring supplier quality is paramount for us as end-consumers. Traditionally, ensuring supplier quality standards were met was, and still is

By Guest Opinion

/ 27 May 2024

Batista brothers are back; opposition to NYSE listing has not gone away

— OPINION — USDA’s Quarterly Enforcement Report of all its current legal actions will sometimes report that inspection services are being denied because an applicant has been convicted of some minor

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 May 2024

Batista brothers are back; opposition to NYSE listing has not gone away

Publisher’s Platform: Will importing an ingredient deemed an adulterant subject an importer to potential criminal liability?

First, thank you to the people that work at the FDA. Yes, I have often been a critic of the organization (or lack thereof), but the people at the FDA

By Bill Marler

/ 15 May 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Will importing an ingredient deemed an adulterant subject an importer to potential criminal liability?

Internal Auditing is Key – Here’s Why

— ADVERTORIAL — Why is Auditing so Important? The food industry has seen unprecedented technological advancements, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and reducing costs. More importantly, these innovations underscore the pivotal role of

By Guest Contributor

/ 13 May 2024

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Dayna M. Harhay of the Animal Research Center

By Maribel Alonso, Public Affairs Specialist • ARS, Office of Communications Dr. Dayna M. Harhay is a Research Microbiologist at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center,

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 6 May 2024

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Dayna M. Harhay of the Animal Research Center

Avian flu: Time to rethink on-farm surveillance?

— OPINION — The spread of bird flu to dairy cows, along with the discovery of viral fragments in 20 percent of retail milk samples, has turned an outbreak that long vexed

By Thomas Gremillion

/ 2 May 2024

Avian flu: Time to rethink on-farm surveillance?

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Letter From the Editor: Those government-imposed grocery bags are a likely food safety hazard

Is the FDA really in our corner? The hidden truth about artificial food colors

Publisher’s Platform: Fresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause of the Salmonella outbreak

Cold plasma processing for food safety

Letter From the Editor: Bird flu’s low risk for humans doesn’t mean it’s not being taken seriously

Solving new era food safety challenges requires advancements in data sharing

Save time and enhance supplier quality

Batista brothers are back; opposition to NYSE listing has not gone away

Publisher’s Platform: Will importing an ingredient deemed an adulterant subject an importer to potential criminal liability?

Internal Auditing is Key – Here’s Why

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Dayna M. Harhay of the Animal Research Center

Avian flu: Time to rethink on-farm surveillance?