Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: The World’s Largest and Deadliest Listeria Outbreak is turning 4 in March

Over 200 died, many were the young and the unborn who will never turn 4. In March of this year it will be 4 years since I boarded a flight

By Bill Marler

/ 25 Jan 2022

Publisher’s Platform: The World’s Largest and Deadliest Listeria Outbreak is turning 4 in March

FDA’s 2021 strides: Thinking outside the box to strengthen prevention

– OPINION – Despite the unprecedented challenges we’ve all faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was another important year for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Foods Program. I’

By Frank Yiannas

/ 23 Jan 2022

FDA’s 2021 strides: Thinking outside the box to strengthen prevention

Publisher’s Platform: Why didn’t health department report deadly hepatitis A outbreak earlier?

– OPINION – Unanswered questions: * If the exposure at the restaurant occurred at the end of November 2021, why was the public not alerted until January 2022? * For those that became sick,

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Jan 2022

Publisher’s Platform: Why didn’t health department report deadly hepatitis A outbreak earlier?

Education, food safety and issues

– OPINION – We need more than educationWe need pathogen controlHey Congress, we can’t do it aloneWith apologies to Pink Floyd The theater building at Texas A&M College had

By Carl Custer

/ 21 Jan 2022

Letter from the Editor: For all those with a fondness for big salmon

– OPINION – North of Seattle In Snohomish County, WA, growth was enormous during the past three decades. Please don’t ask me to re-trace our steps, but back in the day,

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Jan 2022

Letter from the Editor: For all those with a fondness for big salmon

Former USDA official says consumers are scientifically responsible for food safety

– OPINION – By Mindy Brashears As we ended 2021 I kept my blogs upbeat and holiday-focused, given the season. There is a time for fun, a time for recognizing the hard

By Guest Contributor

/ 13 Jan 2022

Former USDA official says consumers are scientifically responsible for food safety

Publisher’s Platform: whether it is for moral or business reasons, offer hepatitis A vaccination to your employees

– Opinion – Today the Roanoke Times reported that owners of Famous Anthony’s filed bankruptcy for two of their Roanoke five restaurant locations after a hepatitis A outbreak originating from one

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Jan 2022

Publisher’s Platform: whether it is for moral or business reasons, offer hepatitis A vaccination to your employees

Publisher’s Platform: Message to Public Health — It is time, past time, to change views on hepatitis A vaccines for food handlers

– OPINION – I will spare you the list of hepatitis A cases that I have been involved with since 1998 when I represented 30 people exposed in a Seattle, Washington Subway

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Jan 2022

Publisher’s Platform: Message to Public Health — It is time, past time, to change views on hepatitis A vaccines for food handlers

Publisher’s Platform: Pennsylvania Health Official must name Italian Restaurant and dates of exposure to Hepatitis A

– OPINION – The clock is ticking. Not naming the restaurant and the dates of exposure deny Pennsylvania residents vital information in order to know if they were exposed and to have

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Jan 2022

Publisher’s Platform: Pennsylvania Health Official must name Italian Restaurant and dates of exposure to Hepatitis A

What restaurants and CDC can do to prevent hepatitis A outbreaks

Opinion As of Nov. 9, 2021, health officials in Roanoke, Virginia, confirmed a total of 50 primary cases and two secondary cases of hepatitis A linked to a hepatitis A

By Ilana Korchia

/ 3 Jan 2022

What restaurants and CDC can do to prevent hepatitis A outbreaks

Publisher’s Platform: Another E. coli outbreak in leafy greens – given the time of the year likely linked again to Yuma

– Opinion – On Dec. 29, 2021, The CDC Announced That 13 People Infected With The Outbreak Strain Of E. Coli O157:H7 Have Been Reported From Six States. Illnesses Started On

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Jan 2022

Publisher’s Platform: Another E. coli outbreak in leafy greens – given the time of the year likely linked again to Yuma

Blockchain technology developments help elevate food safety protocols

– CONTRIBUTED Opinion – By Francine L. Shaw Blockchain technology is not a new concept to the foodservice industry. Before the pandemic, those of us in the industry discussed blockchain technology, traceability,

By Guest Contributor

/ 2 Jan 2022

Blockchain technology developments help elevate food safety protocols

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: The World’s Largest and Deadliest Listeria Outbreak is turning 4 in March

FDA’s 2021 strides: Thinking outside the box to strengthen prevention

Publisher’s Platform: Why didn’t health department report deadly hepatitis A outbreak earlier?

Education, food safety and issues

Letter from the Editor: For all those with a fondness for big salmon

Former USDA official says consumers are scientifically responsible for food safety

Publisher’s Platform: whether it is for moral or business reasons, offer hepatitis A vaccination to your employees

Publisher’s Platform: Message to Public Health — It is time, past time, to change views on hepatitis A vaccines for food handlers

Publisher’s Platform: Pennsylvania Health Official must name Italian Restaurant and dates of exposure to Hepatitis A

What restaurants and CDC can do to prevent hepatitis A outbreaks

Publisher’s Platform: Another E. coli outbreak in leafy greens – given the time of the year likely linked again to Yuma

Blockchain technology developments help elevate food safety protocols