Dr. Susan Mayne, who leaves government on May 31, has told the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, that the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) she has led since 2015 is having a
Continue Reading FY24 food and nutrition budgets follow the current ‘banner year’
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Editor’s note: This is the March 28 written statement of Frank Yiannas, M.P.H.Prior FDA Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy & Response (Nov 2018 – Feb 2023) for the Subcommitte On Health Care And
Continue Reading Testimony from former FDA deputy commissioner on infant formula crisis
A congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday on the infant formula crisis of 2022 not only explored how the crisis occurred but also examined how the structure of the FDA hampered efforts to resolve the situation and
Continue Reading Witnesses tell congressional subcommittee that infant formula crisis was example of FDA problems
Michigan State University is hosting a two-day Executive Education program to discuss how to Create a Food Safety Culture within the workplace June 13-15, 2023.
The program, “Creating a Food Safety Culture Executive Education,” will
Continue Reading MSU to host an executive education program on how to create a food safety culture
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How food safety is best organized in a country this big and this populous is the question we should be asking. Instead during the past confusing year, we’ve come to focus only
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: An independent food safety board is far better than anything FDA Commissioner does on his own
Editor’s note: This column and profiles of the 16 food safety champions (four not pictured above) was originally published by Quality Assurance magazine. It is reprinted here with permission. To read profiles of the individual
Continue Reading 30 years of food safety standouts
Today Frank Yiannas informed Commissioner Robert Califf of the U. S. Food and Drug Administration that he will be resigning his position as Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Food Policy and Response at the
Continue Reading Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response, submits his resignation
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken a landmark action that I believe will change the way government and industry work together to keep food safe and, in so doing, will
Continue Reading FDA’s traceability rule is a game changer for food safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday announced changes in foodborne illness prevention through the finalization of a rule to better trace contaminated food through the food supply, whether sourced in the U.S. or
Continue Reading FDA’s”New Era of Smarter Food Safety” Rolls Out New Rule to Improve Traceability of Contaminated Foods
PITTSBURGH, PA — Technology, pathogens and diligence were the watchwords from two leaders from the USDA and FDA as they addressed attendees at the International Association of Food Protection’s 2022 meeting and conference.
Frank Yiannas
Continue Reading Top food safety administrators in U.S. say it’s not rocket science, but it is science