Frank Yiannas

30 years of food safety standouts

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.

By Guest Opinion

/ 26 Jan 2023

Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response, submits his resignation

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

By Jonan Pilet

/ 25 Jan 2023

Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response, submits his resignation

FDA’s traceability rule is a game changer for food safety

— OPINION — 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,

By Frank Yiannas

/ 17 Nov 2022

FDA’s traceability rule is a game changer for food safety

FDA’s”New Era of Smarter Food Safety” Rolls Out New Rule to Improve Traceability of Contaminated Foods

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,

By News Desk

/ 16 Nov 2022

FDA’s”New Era of Smarter Food Safety” Rolls Out New Rule to Improve Traceability of Contaminated Foods

Top food safety administrators in U.S. say it’s not rocket science, but it is science

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

By Coral Beach

/ 2 Aug 2022

Top food safety administrators in U.S. say it’s not rocket science, but it is science

Senators ask FDA leaders if food safety is a priority at the agency

The question members of a Senate subcommittee wanted answered by FDA officials involved how to make food safety a priority at the agency. The FDA commissioner said much of the

By Coral Beach

/ 21 Jul 2022

Senators ask FDA leaders if food safety is a priority at the agency

Food safety actions are key to build trust, says Yiannas

Actions on food safety speak loudest when it comes to building trust, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

By Joe Whitworth

/ 23 Jun 2022

Food safety actions are key to build trust, says Yiannas

Better data key to improved food safety, says Yiannas

Improving food safety will include using better data, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Frank Yiannas was speaking

By Joe Whitworth

/ 14 Jun 2022

Better data key to improved food safety, says Yiannas

FDA leader says agency could have done a better job with investigation into infant formula plant

Describing inspection findings at an infant formula plant as “shocking,” the head of the FDA on Wednesday told a U.S. House panel that the formula maker had failed, but

By Coral Beach

/ 26 May 2022

FDA leader says agency could have done a better job with investigation into infant formula plant

Infant formula crisis is target of today’s Oversight and Investigations hearing

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce today holds its much-anticipated hearing on “Formula Safety and Supply: Protecting the Health of America’

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 May 2022

Infant formula crisis is target of today’s Oversight and Investigations hearing

FDA’s recently maligned CFSAN director speaks out in defense of budget

Dr. Susan Mayne of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition was scheduled to speak to the Alliance for a Stronger FDA Tuesday morning, the first such

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Apr 2022

FDA’s recently maligned CFSAN director speaks out in defense of budget

FDA, USDA, AFDO, and CDC to present at 2022 Food Safety Summit’s Town Hall

– OPINION – By Gary Ades Top regulators and agency leaders from FDA, USDA, AFDO, and CDC will once again provide food safety professionals, students and regulators with key updates, data, and

By Guest Contributor

/ 27 Feb 2022

FDA, USDA, AFDO, and CDC to present at 2022 Food Safety Summit’s Town Hall

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Frank Yiannas

30 years of food safety standouts

Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response, submits his resignation

FDA’s traceability rule is a game changer for food safety

FDA’s”New Era of Smarter Food Safety” Rolls Out New Rule to Improve Traceability of Contaminated Foods

Top food safety administrators in U.S. say it’s not rocket science, but it is science

Senators ask FDA leaders if food safety is a priority at the agency

Food safety actions are key to build trust, says Yiannas

Better data key to improved food safety, says Yiannas

FDA leader says agency could have done a better job with investigation into infant formula plant

Infant formula crisis is target of today’s Oversight and Investigations hearing

FDA’s recently maligned CFSAN director speaks out in defense of budget

FDA, USDA, AFDO, and CDC to present at 2022 Food Safety Summit’s Town Hall

Your Support Protects Public Health