Opinion & Contributed Articles

Letter from the Editor: I heard it on the satellite radio

Opinion Agricultural media in this country is pretty good. Some argue that it once was better when farm-state daily newspapers staffed Washinton D.C. bureaus. But that was another

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Sep 2019

Letter from the Editor: I heard it on the satellite radio

Running a little hot and cold? Avoid the food safety danger zone

Contributed Food businesses that invest in digital temperature sensors will experience important benefits: reducing food safety breaches, preventing food waste, and saving significant money. Digital temperature sensors are a smart

By Guest Contributor

/ 28 Aug 2019

Running a little hot and cold? Avoid the food safety danger zone

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and

By Bill Marler

/ 21 Aug 2019

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

Paradise parasites — Challenges to controlling rat lungworm disease

Opinion “Tropical parasites in our food? No way!” most Americans think. It’s time to think again. In May Hawaii’s Department of Health announced three more cases of rat

By Guest Contributor

/ 19 Aug 2019

Paradise parasites — Challenges to controlling rat lungworm disease

Letter From The Editor: Extreme heat danger and food safety: what could go wrong?

Opinion Usually, my way of dealing with summer heat is to not move around much during the day. This summer, I’ve broken from my routine by actually traveling to

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Aug 2019

Letter From The Editor: Extreme heat danger and food safety: what could go wrong?

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

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Letter from the Editor: I heard it on the satellite radio

Running a little hot and cold? Avoid the food safety danger zone

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

Paradise parasites — Challenges to controlling rat lungworm disease

Letter From The Editor: Extreme heat danger and food safety: what could go wrong?

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

Your Support Protects Public Health