Getting a Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation turned out to be no easy task for Jose Emilio Esteban, the new Undersecretary for Food Safety. Yet he’s turned in his first couple of months on the
Continue Reading Here’s what Esteban is up to now that he is finally in USDA’s top food safety job
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Editor’s note: This article was first published by Harvard Public Health magazine and is reprinted here with permission.
By Jerold Mande
Federal food law is clear: It bans “any poisonous or deleterious
Continue Reading Processed foods are making us sick: It’s time for the FDA and USDA to step in
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With the New Year comes new challenges, many of which are hanging on from 2022.
A bright spot that appeared in the final days of 2022 that is shining into 2023 was
Continue Reading What’s old is new again this New Year
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With but a few hours remaining, it’s time to look back at the important food safety events and trends of 2022. While Food Safety News stories are the source of much of
Continue Reading One last look at 2022’s Top Ten
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 Esteban, who the president has nominated as
Continue Reading Time is running out for Esteban’s confirmation in lame-duck Congress
If the U.S. Senate can stay focused for long enough today, Jose Emilio Esteban will likely be confirmed as the nation’s sixth undersecretary for food safety. He’s been waiting for 340 days
With a Senate
Continue Reading Senate could confirm Esteban for USDA post as early as today
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.
Nominated on Nov. 12, 2021, by President Joe
Continue Reading Senate committee sets nomination hearing for top food safety official
Any hope that the U.S. Senate would confirm Jose Emilio Esteban as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety before the late summer break is gone.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has not
Continue Reading Senate sits on Esteban nomination as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
The FDA Commissioner and USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety are the top officials charged with keeping food safe for Americans.
More than 60 days ago, President Biden nominated Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner and
Continue Reading Califf clears Senate H.E.L.P. Committee, while Esteban is stuck in Agriculture
The White House plans to submit the name of Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban to the United States Senate for confirmation as USDA’s next under secretary for food safety.
Esteban is President Joe Biden’s choice to
Continue Reading President Biden set to nominate Jose Emilio Esteban to head USDA food safety
