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Letter From The Editor: Escape from the National Capital Region (NCR)

Opinion Ten years ago when USDA leased nearly all of the newly completed 380,000 square foot Patriots Plaza III at 355 E. St. SW in Washington D.C., it

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Mar 2019

Letter From The Editor: Escape from the National Capital Region (NCR)

Letter From The Editor: His food safety budget is Gottlieb’s departing legacy

Opinion This is one of those “in-the-news” stories that you might not be expecting. Federal food safety appears to be on the precipice for its best budget year in its

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Mar 2019

Letter From The Editor: His food safety budget is Gottlieb’s departing legacy

Don’t get sham-rocked by food — or An Bodhran — poisoning on St. Pat’s Day

Contributed As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, you might be thinking of eating a home-cooked meal of corned beef and cabbage, and of course, consuming a few (or more) beers

By STOP Foodborne Illness

/ 15 Mar 2019

Don’t get sham-rocked by food — or An Bodhran — poisoning on St. Pat’s Day

Beach Beat: FDA posts Pillsbury flour recall after Hometown Food Co. delay

Opinion The Food and Drug Administration has posted a recall notice for some of Pillsbury’s flour, which the company sent to its business partners a week ago. As you

By Coral Beach

/ 15 Mar 2019

Beach Beat: FDA posts Pillsbury flour recall after Hometown Food Co. delay

Beach Beat: What’s in a name? Beef — drop the mic and label the hamburger

Opinion There’s a new ground beef in town. Its proud father is working to make sure folks know it for what it is. Ground beef. The father? Eldon Roth.

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Mar 2019

Beach Beat: What’s in a name? Beef — drop the mic and label the hamburger

Publisher’s Platform: What does it cost to sicken 1,034 – killing 204 – with Listeria-tainted polony in South Africa?

Opinion No amount of money can compensate for the loss of a child or another family member. I recall the Jensen Farms Listeria outbreak in 2011 that sickened 147, killing

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Mar 2019

Publisher’s Platform: What does it cost to sicken 1,034 – killing 204 – with Listeria-tainted polony in South Africa?

Publisher’s Platform: One year ago today – Tiger Brands polony linked to South Africa listeria outbreak

Opinion Following the declaration of the Listeria outbreak in December 2017, a multi-sectoral outbreak response was initiated. Findings were shared by the Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi at a

By Bill Marler

/ 5 Mar 2019

Publisher’s Platform: One year ago today – Tiger Brands polony linked to South Africa listeria outbreak

Beach Beat: CDC says outbreak’s over; USDA says it’s ‘engaging’ industry; what will chicken producers say?

Opinion I’ve always been partial to shades of gray, possibly because we didn’t get a color TV until I was almost 9 years old. That’s when I

By Coral Beach

/ 24 Feb 2019

Beach Beat: CDC says outbreak’s over; USDA says it’s ‘engaging’ industry; what will chicken producers say?

Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

Opinion We have a romaine E. coli case in Idaho of a young man who suffered a severe case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), was hospitalized for a month and

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Feb 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

Letter From The Editor: The Winter of Discontent

Opinion Usually, I hold my opinions until the weekend, but this week it dawned on me that we may be experiencing the winter of raw milk’s discontent. I thought

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Feb 2019

Letter From The Editor: The Winter of Discontent

Leafy greens, ground beef among top FMI 2019 food safety initiatives

Opinion The FMI Food Safety Program supports the food retail industry in selling safe food to loyal customers every day. FMI has several member committees dedicated to food safety and

By Guest Opinion

/ 21 Feb 2019

Leafy greens, ground beef among top FMI 2019 food safety initiatives

One heck of a way to run a government

Opinion Dr. Elisabeth Hagen left the USDA in December of 2013, leaving the position of the USDA’s Undersecretary for Food Safety vacant and President Obama chose not to fill

By Dr. Richard Raymond

/ 17 Feb 2019

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Letter From The Editor: Escape from the National Capital Region (NCR)

Letter From The Editor: His food safety budget is Gottlieb’s departing legacy

Don’t get sham-rocked by food — or An Bodhran — poisoning on St. Pat’s Day

Beach Beat: FDA posts Pillsbury flour recall after Hometown Food Co. delay

Beach Beat: What’s in a name? Beef — drop the mic and label the hamburger

Publisher’s Platform: What does it cost to sicken 1,034 – killing 204 – with Listeria-tainted polony in South Africa?

Publisher’s Platform: One year ago today – Tiger Brands polony linked to South Africa listeria outbreak

Beach Beat: CDC says outbreak’s over; USDA says it’s ‘engaging’ industry; what will chicken producers say?

Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

Letter From The Editor: The Winter of Discontent

Leafy greens, ground beef among top FMI 2019 food safety initiatives

One heck of a way to run a government

Your Support Protects Public Health