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On its last day, Senate confirms Esteban as nation’s 6th Under Secretary for Food Safety

It took at least two months longer than it should have, but the Senate has finally confirmed, by voice vote, Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban as USDA’s Under Secretary for

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Dec 2022

On its last day, Senate confirms Esteban as nation’s 6th Under Secretary for Food Safety

Time is running out for Esteban’s confirmation in lame-duck Congress

When you’re waiting to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, hearing that your nomination has been taken hostage with others is not good news. But for Jose Emilio

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Nov 2022

Time is running out for Esteban’s confirmation in lame-duck Congress

New edition of “Poisoned” to be released ahead of Netflix documentary

Jeff Benedict’s 2013 bestseller “Poisoned” has been made into a Netflix documentary and a new edition of the book that is tied to the release of the film is

By News Desk

/ 3 Nov 2022

New edition of “Poisoned” to be released ahead of Netflix documentary

Coalition asks review panel to consider food leader for upper echelon at FDA

Editor’s note: This is a letter sent by a large coalition of consumer and industry groups to Jane Henney, the chair of the Independent Expert Panel – FDA Human Foods

By Guest Contributor

/ 8 Oct 2022

Coalition asks review panel to consider food leader for upper echelon at FDA

IAFP looking for Secretary Nominations

The International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) has opened a nomination period for candidates from the government sector to serve as IAFP Secretary during 2023-2024. The elected Secretary serves

By News Desk

/ 23 Sep 2022

Senate committee sets nomination hearing for top food safety official

A committee in the U.S. Senate has finally set a nomination hearing to consider Jose Emilio Esteban for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s top food safety job.

By News Desk

/ 20 Sep 2022

Senate committee sets nomination hearing for top food safety official

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Michaell Myrie of FSIS

Visual Information Specialist Micheall Myrie has worked for FSIS for over seven years, primarily supporting the graphic design needs of the Office of Employee Experience and Development (OEED). “As a

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 19 Sep 2022

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Michaell Myrie of FSIS

USDA gets employee safety training and OSHA gets access to food facilities under new MOU

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) renewed a cooperative agreement with a formal signing on Aug.

By News Desk

/ 11 Aug 2022

USDA gets employee safety training and OSHA gets access to food facilities under new MOU

IAFP kicks off with Ivan Parkin Lecture straight out of Africa

PITTSBURGH, PA — The opening session Sunday night of the annual meeting and conference of the International Association for Food Protection was one of good news. Speaking to more than half

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Aug 2022

IAFP kicks off with Ivan Parkin Lecture straight out of Africa

Some city water utilities have bad news for customers because of ‘forever chemicals’

City water utilities as far-flung as Mobile, AL, Evanston, IL, Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC, and Thorton, CO are scrambling to explain they are still selling a safe

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Jul 2022

Some city water utilities have bad news for customers because of ‘forever chemicals’

FDA and STOP to co-host live Food Safety Culture Webinar at IAFP

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and STOP Foodborne Illness have announced the fourth webinar in the “Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety” series

By News Desk

/ 27 Jul 2022

FDA and STOP to co-host live Food Safety Culture Webinar at IAFP

His calendars show Califf is taking on the management of the infant formula crisis

Were it not for all the meetings about infant formula, FDA Commissioner Robert M.Califf’s schedule would look like those of his many predecessors, emphasizing drugs and medical devices.

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Jul 2022

His calendars show Califf is taking on the management of the infant formula crisis

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food safety leaders

On its last day, Senate confirms Esteban as nation’s 6th Under Secretary for Food Safety

Time is running out for Esteban’s confirmation in lame-duck Congress

New edition of “Poisoned” to be released ahead of Netflix documentary

Coalition asks review panel to consider food leader for upper echelon at FDA

IAFP looking for Secretary Nominations

Senate committee sets nomination hearing for top food safety official

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Michaell Myrie of FSIS

USDA gets employee safety training and OSHA gets access to food facilities under new MOU

IAFP kicks off with Ivan Parkin Lecture straight out of Africa

Some city water utilities have bad news for customers because of ‘forever chemicals’

FDA and STOP to co-host live Food Safety Culture Webinar at IAFP

His calendars show Califf is taking on the management of the infant formula crisis

Your Support Protects Public Health