With more than two decades of experience at Feeding America, including time as the non-profit’s director of food safety, Mitzi Baum this week takes over the reigns at Stop Foodborne Illness.
As the new chief executive officer at the Chicago-based organization, Baum succeeds Deidre Schlunegger in Stop’s top post. Schlunegger
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Continue Reading Re-visiting 2018 food safety Op-Eds
Editor’s note: This is part of series of articles and opinion columns we are publishing in recognition of September as Food Safety Education Month.
How many times have you thought through every detail of an experience and asked yourself, “What could I have done differently?” Probably thousands. But how
Continue Reading Victim says education would have made a difference, and it still can
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles leading up to the 20th annual Food Safety Summit. The event, from May 7-10 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in suburban Chicago, includes certification courses; a trade show with exhibitors from industry, academia and government; an extensive list of
Continue Reading Seeking new models for food safety collaboration, progress
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) urged Congress to fully fund the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in his remarks Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate. “Unfortunately for many Americans, falling ill from contaminated food has become all too regular,” Reid said. He described the experiences of Rylee
Continue Reading Reid Calls for Full FSMA Funding on Senate Floor
