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One heck of a way to run a government

By Dr. Richard Raymond on February 17, 2019
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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 it for the remainder of his…
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Senate likely to vote soon on Brashears as USDA’s top food safety official

By Dan Flynn on December 6, 2018

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry late Wednesday voted to favorably report the nomination of Mindy Brashears to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety.

Her nomination may now be considered by…
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Letter from The Editor: The shameful vacancy at USDA

By Dan Flynn on December 13, 2017

For those marking time, waiting for a new USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, today is something of an anniversary. It was four years ago today that Dr. Elisabeth Hagen stepped down from the post.
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Letter From The Editor: Fill USDA’s top food safety posts now

By Dan Flynn on August 1, 2017

UPDATED: So far,  so good. Secretary Perdue has named, on a temporary basis,  two USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) career employees to the top jobs. Paul Kiecker is acting FSIS administrator and Carmen …
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Chipotle’s food safety officials recently visited Washington D.C.

By Dan Flynn on July 21, 2017

James Marsden, top food safety official for Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, who joined the Denver-based burrito chain’s Food Safety Advisory Board in January, met on June 1 with top officials at USDA’s…
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Food safety expertise could trump ho-hum ag appointment

By Dan Flynn on December 27, 2016

One of the nation’s past top food safety officials might be named Secretary of Agriculture by President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Murano_406x250Cuban-born Texan Professor Elsa Murano, who served as U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food…
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The Year’s Top Ten Food Safety Stories

By Dan Flynn on December 30, 2015

Here are the Top Ten  food safety stories  for 2015 as compiled by Food Safety News.   Top-10_406x250 No. 1—The massacre on Dec. 2, 2015  of 14 people in San Bernardino County, CA mostly involved …
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Letter From the Editor: A 10-Year Term is the Vacancy Solution

By Dan Flynn on November 1, 2015

It has been almost two years since Dr. Elisabeth Hagen stepped down as our most recent USDA under secretary for food safety. President Obama has not appointed, nor has the Senate confirmed, anyone to fill…
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Letter From the Editor: Mechanically Tenderized Steaks

By Dan Flynn on May 17, 2015

We’ve let the news spoil several holidays and many a Friday night. Christmas 2009 comes to mind, probably because it was the first. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was chasing down…
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FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Leaving the Agency Next Month

By News Desk on February 5, 2015

The commissioner’s job at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is coming open at the end of March. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, the 59-year-old physician who graduated from Harvard Medical School, announced Thursday that…
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