Opinion & Contributed Articles

New York dairy farm sued for discharging animal waste in violation of Clean Water Act

— OPINION — Editor’s note: This is part of a series of papers written by students in the Food Safety Litigation class taught by Professors Bill Marler and Denis Stearns in

By Guest Contributor

/ 5 Jun 2023

New York dairy farm sued for discharging animal waste in violation of Clean Water Act

Publisher’s Platform: If you visited a Taco Bell in Everett or Lake Stevens on May 22 or 23 you have less than 2 weeks to get a Hepatitis A vaccine

Too bad the Taco Bell worker was not already vaccinated. The Snohomish County Health Department has identified a case of hepatitis A that occurred in a food worker who worked

By Bill Marler

/ 30 May 2023

Publisher’s Platform: If you visited a Taco Bell in Everett or Lake Stevens on May 22 or 23 you have less than 2 weeks to get a Hepatitis A vaccine

All you can eat – Insights into the enduring prevalence of food safety litigation

— OPINION — Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of papers written by students in the Food Safety Litigation class taught by Professors Bill Marler and Denis Stearns

By Guest Contributor

/ 30 May 2023

All you can eat – Insights into the enduring prevalence of food safety litigation

Letter to the Editor: Thank you to Susan Mayne for leadership at CFSAN

— OPINION — Dear colleagues, As her service comes to an end on May 31, it is appropriate to thank Dr. Susan Mayne for more than eight years of professional dedication as

By Guest Opinion

/ 28 May 2023

Letter to the Editor: Thank you to Susan Mayne for leadership at CFSAN

Publisher’s Platform: Health officials should report what restaurant is linked to outbreak

— OPINION — I must admit, in 30 years of doing food safety, I seldom recall a health department withholding from the public the source of an outbreak – even Norovirus. I am

By Bill Marler

/ 25 May 2023

Publisher’s Platform: Health officials should report what restaurant is linked to outbreak

Montana: Keep dark kitchens in the light

— OPINION — When do dark kitchens need the sanitizing light of local consumer safety oversight? Never, according to Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Republican, and Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson. This is the

By Guest Opinion

/ 24 May 2023

Montana: Keep dark kitchens in the light

Corporate Social Response-Ability: Safety commitments in the food and beverage ecosystem

— OPINION — By Wendelyn Jones, PhD According the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns into their business operations

By Guest Contributor

/ 21 May 2023

Corporate Social Response-Ability: Safety commitments in the food and beverage ecosystem

It is time to rebuild the U.S. food safety system

— OPINION — Several weeks ago, food safety advocate Bill Marler launched his campaign to “Get the ‘F’ out of the FDA.” Marler proposed that Congress split the Food and Drug Administration

By Phyllis Entis

/ 19 May 2023

It is time to rebuild the U.S. food safety system

Letter to the Editor: Hand Hygiene Committee should be re-established

— OPINION — The pubic is the primary loser of last month’s decision by the Conference of Food Protection (CFP) to cancel the proposed re-establishment of the Hand Hygiene Committee, an

By Jim Mann

/ 14 May 2023

Letter to the Editor: Hand Hygiene Committee should be re-established

Publisher’s Platform: For babies’ sake, make Cronobacter sakazakii reportable

— OPINION — The Abbott infant formula recall could have been prevented. The FDA had reports of safety failures months before the contaminated formula sickened babies and caused two deaths. I sent

By Bill Marler

/ 10 May 2023

Publisher’s Platform: For babies’ sake, make Cronobacter sakazakii reportable

Letter From The Editor: Is the Dutch government going to say it’s sorry?

On the 150th anniversary of the Irish Potato Famine, where starvation killed one million Irish, then British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a statement that was taken as an apology

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 May 2023

Letter From The Editor: Is the Dutch government going to say it’s sorry?

Letter to the Editor: Distinction needed in reports about tuna

— OPINION — I am frustrated that Consumer Reports and other companies will not distinguish us and other small producers who offer a premium troll caught canned tuna. Yes it costs more

By Food Safety News Readers

/ 7 May 2023

Letter to the Editor: Distinction needed in reports about tuna

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

New York dairy farm sued for discharging animal waste in violation of Clean Water Act

Publisher’s Platform: If you visited a Taco Bell in Everett or Lake Stevens on May 22 or 23 you have less than 2 weeks to get a Hepatitis A vaccine

All you can eat – Insights into the enduring prevalence of food safety litigation

Letter to the Editor: Thank you to Susan Mayne for leadership at CFSAN

Publisher’s Platform: Health officials should report what restaurant is linked to outbreak

Montana: Keep dark kitchens in the light

It is time to rebuild the U.S. food safety system

Letter to the Editor: Hand Hygiene Committee should be re-established

Publisher’s Platform: For babies’ sake, make Cronobacter sakazakii reportable

Letter From The Editor: Is the Dutch government going to say it’s sorry?

Letter to the Editor: Distinction needed in reports about tuna

Your Support Protects Public Health