Dr. Susan Mayne of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition was scheduled to speak to the Alliance for a Stronger FDA Tuesday morning, the first such appearance since the Politico newspaper called her out.
Politico reported that Mayne, the director of the Center, reports directly to the
Continue Reading FDA’s recently maligned CFSAN director speaks out in defense of budget
Editor’s note: This interview was originally published by the Pew Charitable Trusts and is reprinted here with permission.
The U.S.
Continue Reading ‘Tangible benefits’ from standards and testing include fewer illnesses
The pattern is well established. Bad things happen, and then good things happen as a result.
But, one man who is uniquely positioned to peer into the future with an informed eye doesn’t think the food industry or government need to wait for the next crisis to take the next
Continue Reading There’s good call for optimism, but grave reasons for concern remain
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Continue Reading Re-visiting 2018 food safety Op-Eds
In just the past few months, outbreaks involving romaine lettuce, pre-cut melons and Honey Smacks cereal have reminded us that the work to more effectively prevent foodborne illness is far from complete. People are still getting sick and dying, and markets are still being disrupted. Make no mistake, the commitment
Continue Reading Unfinished business: Keeping the focus on food safety
Most publishers in the news biz have a background in advertising. I was lucky enough in the previous century to work for one who came up on the news side of the industry. He was just as concerned about revenue as publishers who came
Continue Reading Beach Beat: Daily Meal reveals 50 most powerful food people
Editor’s note: Mike Taylor, who just left his post as deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, sent this message to friends and colleagues June 8 and granted Food Safety News permission to reprint it here. Since I announced my plans to leave FDA, a number of you have asked
Continue Reading FDA’s former top food cop now focused on food security
CHICAGO — Optimism was running high at the Food Safety Summit Thursday when four heavy hitters took the stage for a town hall session where 2016 was characterized as a tipping point. Advances in science and technology are combining with legislative and regulatory changes to catapult the country into a
Continue Reading The future is now for America’s food safety programs
CHICAGO — Organizers are expecting the 18th annual Food Safety Summit this week to be a record breaker as attendees and exhibitors focus on looming compliance dates for food companies that are subject to new rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011. The conference and trade show at
Continue Reading Record attendance expected for Food Safety Summit in Chicago
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized the next three major rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The rules establish enforceable safety standards for produce farms, make importers accountable for verifying that imported food meets U.S. safety standards, and establish a program for the accreditation of
Continue Reading FDA Finalizes FSMA Produce Safety Rule, Food Import Rules
