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Letter to the Editor: comply with FSMA sooner rather than later

By Guest Contributor on March 17, 2021
Opinion

Dear Editor,

Recently, a contributed opinion column on March 5, 2021, in Food Safety News made a case concerning food safety issues in the plant due to the FDA inspections or FSMA out of…
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Letter to the Editor: A different view on new Salmonella rules

By Guest Contributor on November 29, 2020
Opinion

Dear Editor,

This is in regard to the FSN publication Nov. 18, 2020: “Food and drug officials weigh in on federal Salmonella rules for poultry” by Steven Mandernach, AFDO. Here is my response that…
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Letter to the Editor: Food industry responds to grocery store recall report

By Guest Contributor on February 14, 2020
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Dear Editor:

Will your supermarket warn you about hazardous food? Absolutely.

Fortunately for the nation’s grocery shoppers, the food industry has honed its expertise over the years – their reputation and economic viability demand…
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Letter to the Editor: Entrepreneurs should have access to rent-a-kitchens

By Guest Contributor on February 7, 2020

Dear Editor,

In relation to your recent story, ‘Microenterprise home kitchens’ look for food safety exemptions in Washington, I live in Missouri. In the St Louis area we have rentable fully equipped commercial kitchens…
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Letter to the Editor: Swine inspections from the Canadian perspective

By Guest Contributor on January 21, 2020
Opinion

Dear Editor,

As a former CFIA ( Canadian Food Inspection Agency) inspector, I have been following this story regarding the change in inspections on the hog plants with great interest. Change is hard but…
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Letter to the Editor: USDA move to outsource inspections is recipe for disaster

By Guest Contributor on January 17, 2020
Opinion

Dear Editor,

I am submitting this letter in response to Dan Flynn’s earlier piece regarding pork inspection line speeds.

The federal government’s decision to put pork producers in charge of their own food safety…
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Letter to the Editor: Line speeds, worker safety are real concerns

By Guest Contributor on January 15, 2020
Opinion

Dear Editor,

Editor Dan Flynn’s Jan. 12 letter supporting the USDA’s new swine slaughter rule perpetuates so many falsehoods, it merits a lengthy response. Among other things, the new rule removes all line speed…
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Letter to The Editor: Consumer best practices crucial for safe meat, poultry

By Food Safety News Readers on September 6, 2018
Opinion

Editor’s note: We want to hear from our readers, and that’s you. Letters to the Editor can be submitted via the Contact Us link on our website.


Dear Editor,

Fecal contamination is very common…
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Letter to the Editor: No obfuscation if you keep to the facts

By Food Safety News Readers on January 28, 2018

Written in response to: Eschewing obfuscation on poultry slaughter line speeds 

Let’s be clear and stick to the facts when discussing line speeds in poultry plants. Parsing words and bending facts will have real victims:…
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Letter to the Editor: USDA should rethink pork line speed plan

By Food Safety News Readers on January 27, 2018

On Jan. 19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a proposed rule that would lift current caps on line speeds in pork processing plants and reduce federal oversight in these facilities.

The proposed rule is…
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