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I am frustrated that Consumer Reports and other companies will not distinguish us and other small producers who offer a premium troll caught canned tuna. Yes it costs more money and no
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Distinction needed in reports about tunaThis letter is in reference to a recent Letter from the Editor in Food Safety News (“An independent food safety board is far better than anything FDA Commissioner does on his own”), dated
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: We don’t need an upheaval of USDA and FDA to make a single food safety unit
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
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: comply with FSMA sooner rather than later
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
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: A different view on new Salmonella rules
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
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Food industry responds to grocery store recall report
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
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Entrepreneurs should have access to rent-a-kitchens
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
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Swine inspections from the Canadian perspective
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
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: USDA move to outsource inspections is recipe for disaster
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
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Line speeds, worker safety are real concerns
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Dear Editor,
Fecal contamination is very common
Continue Reading Letter to The Editor: Consumer best practices crucial for safe meat, poultry
