Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part opinion piece. To read part one, please click here.
In the previous article, I wrote about the decades-old public health problem of poultry-borne salmonellosis.
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A Day in the Life of an Inspector: Is that a dead goat?
I’ve been in the food service industry all of my life. As a child, I remember spending the warm summer days sitting on the front porch of my Grandma’s country store – a convenience store
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Trump’s well-done habits could bode well for food safety
While it may appear safe to assume that President Trump will have no interest in these issues, determining his impact on the food safety agenda actually will require a nuanced effort. Notwithstanding the tweet complaining
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Neto’s Sausage recalls 23 different beef, pork, chicken products
Neto’s Sausage Co. Inc. has recalled more than 7,600 pounds of beef, pork and chicken products that were manufactured in the past year without being inspected by USDA. The Santa Clara, Calif., company issued the
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Report: FSIS Hazards Analysis Regulation Still Lacking in Key Areas
Almost 20 years ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) introduced a food safety program called Pathogen Reduction/Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (PR/HACCP) aimed at verifying the effectiveness of
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Restaurant Inspections With Letter Grades Debut in Colorado
The letter grade system for reporting restaurant inspection results most associated with New York City has reached Colorado. Michael Bloomberg, the three-term liberal billionaire mayor, first imposed an A-to-F posted grading system on Big Apple
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Denver Cracks Down on Food Safety Violations Among Edible Marijuana Manufacturers
If the overdosing and concentrations in Colorado’s edible marijuana foods don’t get you, maybe the pathogens will. In a sweep of the new marijuana food manufacturers, the Denver Department of Environmental Health has found 58
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