Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, Washington State Health Authorities and Restaurants, make me proud and let’s vaccinate against Hepatitis A

Last week the Washington State Department of Health declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in multiple counties in people who are living homeless or who use drugs. The outbreak includes

By Bill Marler

/ 17 Aug 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, Washington State Health Authorities and Restaurants, make me proud and let’s vaccinate against Hepatitis A

Back-to-school food safety tips begin at the tips of your fingers

Summer is coming to an end and families across the country are trading in beach balls and roller blades for backpacks and notebooks. But back-to-school time is also

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 11 Aug 2019

Back-to-school food safety tips begin at the tips of your fingers

The Blue Bell ice cream Listeria outbreak and its fallout

Opinion Authors: Angela Spivey, Andrew Phillips, and Alan Pryor It may come off as a truism that food safety is the “most central consumer safety and legal compliance issue” facing

By Guest Contributor

/ 1 Aug 2019

The Blue Bell ice cream Listeria outbreak and its fallout

Publisher’s Platform: Restaurant Hepatitis A challenge – agree to vaccinate your employees and I will not sue you

From yesterday: “The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is warning of a possible hep A exposure after an employee of the McDonald’s in Trumann tested positive for the virus.

By Bill Marler

/ 27 Jul 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Restaurant Hepatitis A challenge – agree to vaccinate your employees and I will not sue you

Winds subside as threat continues; hurricane flooding carries food safety bombs

Editor’s note: Barry made landfall late Saturday afternoon as a Category 1 Hurricane and started crawling inland at less than 10 miles per hour. The slow moving storm is

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 14 Jul 2019

Winds subside as threat continues; hurricane flooding carries food safety bombs

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Opinion I gave the office the 5th off, but had the opportunity to talk with Fox 10 about the “Blue Bell Licker.” According to the report: Police in East Texas

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Jul 2019

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Don’t skyrocket to the bathroom or hospital this Independence Day

Contributed The Fourth of July is a popular holiday for entertaining. Whether you’re hosting a cookout, beach picnic, or poolside fiesta, follow proper food safety precautions to keep the

By Francine L. Shaw

/ 3 Jul 2019

Don’t skyrocket to the bathroom or hospital this Independence Day

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

Opinion This past weekend I woke up to the sad news of yet other injuries and a death linked to animal contact at a fair. San Diego County health officials

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Jul 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

E. coli from beef to romaine: Can the past be the prelude?

JOpinion Editor’s note: Gary M. Weber, president of G.M. Weber Consulting LLC, submitted this column for original publication in Food Safety News. Numerous E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks

By Guest Contributor

/ 2 Jul 2019

E. coli from beef to romaine: Can the past be the prelude?

Letter to The Editor: Better food safety through science, not emotions

letter to the editor When the Washington Post, members of Congress, and 35 other organizations [1] raised concerns about a proposed modernization of a food safety and inspection process, we

By Food Safety News Readers

/ 1 Jul 2019

Letter to The Editor: Better food safety through science, not emotions

Shameful sound of silence endangering public health

Contributed Opinion Editors Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Mail and is republished here with the permission of Hugh Pennington. Almost two weeks have passed since news emerged

By Hugh Pennington

/ 21 Jun 2019

Shameful sound of silence endangering public health

Publisher’s Platform: A Father’s Day without a father

My friend and former client and I have stayed in touch since the Listeria cantaloupe outbreak took his father. On this Father’s Day I asked him to put some

By Bill Marler

/ 16 Jun 2019

Publisher’s Platform: A Father’s Day without a father

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, Washington State Health Authorities and Restaurants, make me proud and let’s vaccinate against Hepatitis A

Back-to-school food safety tips begin at the tips of your fingers

The Blue Bell ice cream Listeria outbreak and its fallout

Publisher’s Platform: Restaurant Hepatitis A challenge – agree to vaccinate your employees and I will not sue you

Winds subside as threat continues; hurricane flooding carries food safety bombs

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Don’t skyrocket to the bathroom or hospital this Independence Day

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

E. coli from beef to romaine: Can the past be the prelude?

Letter to The Editor: Better food safety through science, not emotions

Shameful sound of silence endangering public health

Publisher’s Platform: A Father’s Day without a father

Your Support Protects Public Health