Opinion & Contributed Articles

Consumer group wants to know what FDA is doing about poppy seed safety

– OPINION – A year ago the Center for Science in the Public Interest urged the Food and Drug Administration to protect consumers from unprocessed poppy seeds contaminated with naturally occurring opiate

By Center for Science in the Public Interest

/ 20 Feb 2022

Consumer group wants to know what FDA is doing about poppy seed safety

New FDA commissioner has a full plate when it comes to chemistry of food safety

– OPINION – The U.S. Senate on Feb. 15 voted to return Dr. Robert Califf to the role of FDA commissioner, bringing needed leadership to an agency that plays a vital

By Tom Neltner

/ 16 Feb 2022

New FDA commissioner has a full plate when it comes to chemistry of food safety

Publisher’s Platform: Is it illegal to sell recalled food? Hell yes it is

– OPINION – A week ago one of my food safety followers on Twitter sent me this photo that was apparently circulating offering for sale on eBay a product that was recalled

By Bill Marler

/ 14 Feb 2022

Publisher’s Platform: Is it illegal to sell recalled food? Hell yes it is

Letter to the Editor: Raw milk legislation in Alaska

– OPINION – The Department of Environmental Conservation, a government agency in Alaska responsible for making sure citizens have access to safe food at the grocery store, has put out a proposed

By Guest Contributor

/ 12 Feb 2022

Letter to the Editor: Raw milk legislation in Alaska

Publisher’s Platform: FDA investigating at least 3 salad outbreaks linked to E. coli or Listeria

– OPINION – Well the bad news about outbreaks linked to leafy greens is spilling over from 2021 to 2022. The more things change, the more things stay the same. Outbreaks associated

By Bill Marler

/ 10 Feb 2022

Publisher’s Platform: FDA investigating at least 3 salad outbreaks linked to E. coli or Listeria

Publisher’s Platform: Apply now for 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship

The national nonprofit public health organization STOP Foodborne Illness is accepting applicants for its 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship. Applications must be submitted by March 31. The fellowship

By Bill Marler

/ 1 Feb 2022

Publisher’s Platform: Apply now for 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship

Publisher’s Platform: Eh? Kimchi with E. coli O157:H7 and corn with Salmonella in Canada?

As of January 28, there have been 14 laboratory-confirmed cases of E. coli O157 illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: Alberta (13) and Saskatchewan (1). Individuals

By Bill Marler

/ 31 Jan 2022

Publisher’s Platform: Eh? Kimchi with E. coli O157:H7 and corn with Salmonella in Canada?

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.

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

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Jan 2022

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

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Consumer group wants to know what FDA is doing about poppy seed safety

New FDA commissioner has a full plate when it comes to chemistry of food safety

Publisher’s Platform: Is it illegal to sell recalled food? Hell yes it is

Letter to the Editor: Raw milk legislation in Alaska

Publisher’s Platform: FDA investigating at least 3 salad outbreaks linked to E. coli or Listeria

Publisher’s Platform: Apply now for 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship

Publisher’s Platform: Eh? Kimchi with E. coli O157:H7 and corn with Salmonella in Canada?

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

Your Support Protects Public Health