According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Some thoughts on June 7 – World Food Safety Day
On this Thanksgiving I want to say how thankful I am for those who work to protect the food we eat. Although for 26 years I have been primarily supportive of those who protect
Continue Reading UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities
As some of the readers might know, in my spare time I am the managing partner at Marler Clark in Seattle. Our long-time Epidemiologist, Patti Waller, has moved into semi-retirement and is running www.outbreakdatabase.com for
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Marler Clark looking for Foodborne Illness Epidemiologist
I am off to IAFP in the morning to Salt Lake City to participate on this panel discussion on Tuesday AM. I look forward to a reasoned and lively discussion.
Also, Food Safety News will
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: See you at IAFP
Is it time for prosecutors to set forth clear guidelines for who is prosecuted and who is not? A few weeks ago, I was quoted in an article entitled, “Will Blue Bell face criminal charges
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Food ‘Crimes’: When to Prosecute and Not?
