Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria outbreaks?

Opinion Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands. The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Dec 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria outbreaks?

How can we better ensure the safety of the food supply in 2022?

– CONTRIBUTED Opinion – Recent published data has demonstrated there was a reduction in foodborne illness cases in 2020, but can we admit that the beginning of this decade was not much

By STOP Foodborne Illness

/ 22 Dec 2021

How can we better ensure the safety of the food supply in 2022?

Faces of food safety: Meet Linwood D. Pender of FSIS

– CONTRIBUTED – One of eight auditors with the Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit’s (OIEA) Federal State Audit Branch (FSAB), Linwood D. Pender, program auditor, has been with the USDA’

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 21 Dec 2021

Faces of food safety: Meet Linwood D. Pender of FSIS

FDA report on antimicrobial sales for use in food animals lacking some specifics

– Opinion – In recent days, the Food and Drug Administration released the 2020 Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals, which showed sales levels close to

By Center for Science in the Public Interest

/ 21 Dec 2021

FDA report on antimicrobial sales for use in food animals lacking some specifics

Too many people are still getting sick from foodborne illness; FDA has a plan to change that

– Opinion – Editor’s note: Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Foodborne outbreaks can affect all of us, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is

By Frank Yiannas

/ 17 Dec 2021

Too many people are still getting sick from foodborne illness; FDA has a plan to change that

Food safety auditors are crucial to our food system – and we need more of them

– Opinion – By Erica Sheward Director, Global Food Safety Initiative at The Consumer Goods Forum At the heart of equitable and sustainable food systems is food safety. Everyone has the right

By Guest Contributor

/ 15 Dec 2021

Food safety auditors are crucial to our food system – and we need more of them

FDA steps up to better investigate foodborne illness outbreaks and find root causes

– Opinion – Editor’s note: The following is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, and Stic Harris, D.V.M. director of the FDA’s

By Guest Contributor

/ 9 Dec 2021

FDA steps up to better investigate foodborne illness outbreaks and find root causes

Publisher’s Platform: Enoki mushroom recall a reminder of 2020 deadly Listeria outbreak

– Opinion – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) late Saturday told consumers not to eat the following brand of fresh enoki mushrooms after a sample tested positive for

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Dec 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Enoki mushroom recall a reminder of 2020 deadly Listeria outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Is FDA creating a HACCP program for produce?

Opinion HACCP: A systematic approach to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety hazards.” – So says the FDA. Although yesterday’s announcement (FDA Proposes Changes to Food Safety Modernization

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Dec 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Is FDA creating a HACCP program for produce?

The Fallacy of APHA vs Butz on the Salmonella situation

Opinion Frequently, APHA vs Butz (1974) is cited as a reason that Salmonella cannot be declared an adulterant. That decision was based in part on an unsubstantiated political opinion contrary

By Carl Custer

/ 3 Dec 2021

The Fallacy of APHA vs Butz on the Salmonella situation

Publisher’s Platform: I still want to go out of business — it’s Salmonella this time

Opinion Some, I am sure, are a bit tired of my ranting about the FSIS doing its job and deeming Salmonella that causes human illness an adulterant in meat. Fact,

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Nov 2021

Publisher’s Platform: I still want to go out of business — it’s Salmonella this time

The shifting sands of food recalls

Editor’s note: This was originally posted on FreshPlaza.com and is republished here with permission from the author, Astrid Van Den Broek Red, white and yellow onions. Garden salad.

By Guest Contributor

/ 28 Nov 2021

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria outbreaks?

How can we better ensure the safety of the food supply in 2022?

Faces of food safety: Meet Linwood D. Pender of FSIS

FDA report on antimicrobial sales for use in food animals lacking some specifics

Too many people are still getting sick from foodborne illness; FDA has a plan to change that

Food safety auditors are crucial to our food system – and we need more of them

FDA steps up to better investigate foodborne illness outbreaks and find root causes

Publisher’s Platform: Enoki mushroom recall a reminder of 2020 deadly Listeria outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Is FDA creating a HACCP program for produce?

The Fallacy of APHA vs Butz on the Salmonella situation

Publisher’s Platform: I still want to go out of business — it’s Salmonella this time

The shifting sands of food recalls

Your Support Protects Public Health