FDA

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

Publisher’s Platform: FDA closes romaine lettuce outbreak with 89 sick and says nothing more?

— OPINION — With no fanfare after 89 reported sick, the FDA has closed its investigation into a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak without telling the public more and the CDC continues

By Bill Marler

/ 14 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: FDA closes romaine lettuce outbreak with 89 sick and says nothing more?

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

— OPINION — Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli, is a versatile bacterium. While many strains are harmless and a natural part of our intestinal flora, some can cause severe illness,

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

— OPINION — In recent years, Salmonella outbreaks have become a pressing public health concern, highlighting the vulnerabilities in our food supply chain. Salmonella, a group of bacteria commonly linked to foodborne

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

Government Accountability Office says the country needs a unified food safety system

A new report from the Government Accountability Office states that most goals to reduce foodborne illnesses in America have not been met. The GAO report points out that the safety

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Feb 2025

Government Accountability Office says the country needs a unified food safety system

Legislators want the FDA to be able to test samples from feed lots during outbreaks

Two U.S. legislators have introduced a bill that would give the FDA the ability to collect microbial samples at feed lots during foodborne illness outbreaks. Representative Rosa DeLauro, D-CT,

By Coral Beach

/ 4 Feb 2025

Legislators want the FDA to be able to test samples from feed lots during outbreaks

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

— OPINION — Listeria monocytogenes, a potent and pathogenic bacterium, poses a persistent threat to our food supply and public health. Unlike many other foodborne pathogens, Listeria can thrive at refrigeration temperatures,

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

Publisher’s Platform: Administration puts clamps on foodborne illness outbreak announcements

— OPINION — Multiple federal health agencies have stopped releasing some key health information — including updates on some outbreak investigations — amid a department-wide communications “pause” ordered by the Trump administration, though many

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Administration puts clamps on foodborne illness outbreak announcements

Outgoing FDA Commissioner Robert Califf discusses agency’s uncertain future

On Jan. 20, Dr. Robert M. Califf bid farewell to his role as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a reflective post on X, formerly Twitter,

By News Desk

/ 22 Jan 2025

Outgoing FDA Commissioner Robert Califf discusses agency’s uncertain future

Publisher’s Platform: Great news, Sandra Eskin is new CEO at STOP

— OPINION — Tough to fill the shoes of Mitzi Baum, but the STOP Board did just that. Sandra Eskin is now the CEO for STOP Foodborne Illness. Eskin was appointed USDA

By Bill Marler

/ 21 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Great news, Sandra Eskin is new CEO at STOP

Publisher’s Platform: Why the lack of transparency FDA?

— OPINION — In early December 2024 the FDA stated: “The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Why the lack of transparency FDA?

Parents question federal response after son’s near-death encounter with E. coli

Colton George, an active 10-year-old boy from Avon, IN, known for his prowess on the baseball field and his agility on the basketball court, was the embodiment of the limitless

By Jonan Pilet

/ 8 Jan 2025

Parents question federal response after son’s near-death encounter with E. coli

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

Publisher’s Platform: FDA closes romaine lettuce outbreak with 89 sick and says nothing more?

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

Government Accountability Office says the country needs a unified food safety system

Legislators want the FDA to be able to test samples from feed lots during outbreaks

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

Publisher’s Platform: Administration puts clamps on foodborne illness outbreak announcements

Outgoing FDA Commissioner Robert Califf discusses agency’s uncertain future

Publisher’s Platform: Great news, Sandra Eskin is new CEO at STOP

Publisher’s Platform: Why the lack of transparency FDA?

Parents question federal response after son’s near-death encounter with E. coli