Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: FDA, CDC where is the transparency?

89 people were sickened, 36 were hospitalized, 7 developed kidney failure and 1 person died in 15 States States impacted: Arizona (2), Colorado (1), Illinois (7), Indiana (8), Kansas (1)

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Mar 2025

Publisher’s Platform: FDA, CDC where is the transparency?

The legacy of leadership in food safety: A call to keep moving forward

— OPINION — Sixteen years ago today, on March 14, 2009, President Barack Obama addressed the nation with a clear and urgent message: Food safety is not just an individual responsibility — it

By Darin Detwiler

/ 14 Mar 2025

The legacy of leadership in food safety: A call to keep moving forward

FDA employees now lack the tools to do their jobs

— OPINION — Many critical functions of the food division of the Food and Drug Administration have been drastically slowed or entirely stopped since late January, potentially making Americans less safe, current

By Consumer Reports

/ 11 Mar 2025

Loss of USDA food safety committees is a loss for everyone in America

The recent decision to eliminate the USDA’s National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) and their National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) should alarm

By Darin Detwiler

/ 10 Mar 2025

Loss of USDA food safety committees is a loss for everyone in America

Makary must stop the bleeding if confirmed to lead FDA

— OPINION — If I were a Senator conducting a confirmation hearing for Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, my first question

By Dr. Peter G. Lurie

/ 5 Mar 2025

Makary must stop the bleeding if confirmed to lead FDA

Publisher’s Platform: You could not have picked a worse food item to contaminate with Listeria

Illnesses linked to supplement shakes date back to August 2018. Thirty-eight people sick and twelve dead. As the CDC reported (welcome back), as of February 21, 2025, 38 people infected

By Bill Marler

/ 1 Mar 2025

Publisher’s Platform: You could not have picked a worse food item to contaminate with Listeria

Publisher’s Platform: The CDC is MIA in Listeria and Salmonella outbreaks

— OPINION — Food Safety Advocate Questions Why Foodborne Illness Outbreaks are Unreported by the Premier Public Health Agency in the Time of Trump “Two multi-state foodborne illnesses outbreaks have been reported

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: The CDC is MIA in Listeria and Salmonella outbreaks

A legacy of loss and leadership: What America’s presidents teach us about food safety

— OPINION — I remember exactly where I was on Feb. 10, 1993. I was in the audience of President Bill Clinton’s nationally televised town hall from the studios of WXYZ-TV

By Darin Detwiler

/ 20 Feb 2025

A legacy of loss and leadership: What America’s presidents teach us about food safety

Publisher’s Platform: Groups go on record in support of staff at FDA

In response to a reduction in workforce at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a coalition of consumer, industry and public health stakeholder groups issued the following statement: “Ensuring

By Bill Marler

/ 20 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Groups go on record in support of staff at FDA

Publisher’s Platform: We need more like Jim Jones with the courage to speak truth to power

Bloomberg reports that Jim Jones, the head of the food division at the US Food and Drug Administration who oversaw the agency’s banning of the food dye Red No.

By News Desk

/ 18 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: We need more like Jim Jones with the courage to speak truth to power

Publisher’s Platform: Bacillus cereus and Leftover Rice: Perhaps best to Avoid

Food safety is a critical aspect of health, and understanding the risks associated with improper food handling and storage can prevent foodborne illnesses. One microorganism that poses a risk, especially

By Bill Marler

/ 16 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Bacillus cereus and Leftover Rice: Perhaps best to Avoid

Firing of thousands of health agency employees will undermine food safety

— OPINION — The cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services today make a mockery of the “Make America Healthy Again” slogan by arbitrarily decimating new staff in key public

By Dr. Peter G. Lurie

/ 16 Feb 2025

Firing of thousands of health agency employees will undermine food safety

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: FDA, CDC where is the transparency?

The legacy of leadership in food safety: A call to keep moving forward

FDA employees now lack the tools to do their jobs

Loss of USDA food safety committees is a loss for everyone in America

Makary must stop the bleeding if confirmed to lead FDA

Publisher’s Platform: You could not have picked a worse food item to contaminate with Listeria

Publisher’s Platform: The CDC is MIA in Listeria and Salmonella outbreaks

A legacy of loss and leadership: What America’s presidents teach us about food safety

Publisher’s Platform: Groups go on record in support of staff at FDA

Publisher’s Platform: We need more like Jim Jones with the courage to speak truth to power

Publisher’s Platform: Bacillus cereus and Leftover Rice: Perhaps best to Avoid

Firing of thousands of health agency employees will undermine food safety