On this Christmas morning, we are pleased to announce that there are children who were Nice to food safety this year. We know they are among those who found presents under their tree and their stockings filled with goodies. Let’s begin looking at who they are: Michael R. Taylor, the
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Blue Bell and the Very Real Impact of the Food Safety Modernization Act
(This article by Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was originally posted here on May 20, 2015.)
Could the deadly outbreak of illnesses tied to contaminated ice cream have been prevented? It’s an important question, one that is on
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Food Safety News Hands Santa Nice List Nominees for 2014
Merry Christmas! Whether today finds you celebrating the birth of Christ, the Winter Solstice, or about to observe Kwanzaa, the one thing everyone can agree on is that we need more nice people in this world. 
Food Safety News is pleased to present our sixth-annual nominations for Santa’s nice list.
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The Top 10 Food-Safety News Stories of 2014
The top 10 food-safety news stories for 2014, as chosen for the sixth consecutive year by the editors of Food Safety News, were announced today. According to the Internet news site, here are this year’s most important food-safety stories: 1. The U.S. Department of Justice backs up federal food-safety agencies,
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From Wariness to Welcome: Engaging New England on Food Safety
(This blog post by Michael R. Taylor, FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, was published Dec. 4, 2014, on FDA Voice. It is the first of two posts about state listening sessions on updates to four FDA rules proposed to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act.)
What
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U.S., China FDA Officials to Speak at Shanghai Food Safety Conference
Xu Jinghe, director of legal affairs for the China Food and Drug Administration, holds a position pretty much equivalent to Michael R. Taylor, the deputy commissioner for foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 
Xu, who earlier this week announced that high-risk food industries in China will soon be
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