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By Frank Yiannas and Mindy Brashears
Both of us have dedicated our careers to advancing food safety and protecting the public. We’ve both done so at the height of federal service
Continue Reading The American people deserve a single food safety agency
If the U.S. Senate can stay focused for long enough today, Jose Emilio Esteban will likely be confirmed as the nation’s sixth undersecretary for food safety. He’s been waiting for 340 days
With a Senate
Continue Reading Senate could confirm Esteban for USDA post as early as today
A-two year-old federal lawsuit brought by three non-governmental organizations claims USDA’s New Swine Inspection System undermines federal inspectors charged with protecting consumers from foodborne illness.
A federal judge in California has found “the matter suitable
Continue Reading For now, only written arguments will be allowed to decide case on new swine inspection system
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The theater building at Texas A&M College had an inscription
Continue Reading Education, food safety and issues
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By Mindy Brashears
As we ended 2021 I kept my blogs upbeat and holiday-focused, given the season. There is a time for fun, a time for recognizing the hard work of our
Continue Reading Former USDA official says consumers are scientifically responsible for food safety
The U.S. Senate will have to step it up a notch to confirm Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban as the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety before the year ends.
President Biden nominated Esteban to serve
Continue Reading No Senate action yet to confirm Esteban as USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety
Food safety attorney Bill Marler wants to know what’s up with his petition calling on the USDA to declare specific “outbreak serotypes” of Salmonella as adulterants in meat.
He filed the petition more than a
Continue Reading Marler renews call for declaring ‘outbreak serotypes’ of Salmonella as adulterants in meat and poultry
The transition is our quadrennial gift for the National Capital Region’s real estate market because lot’s of moves are made.
The Biden Administration has about 4,000 jobs to fill, and about 1,250 of those
Continue Reading Letter from The Editor: A modest proposal for a better transition
Editor’s note: Steven Mandernach, AFDO executive director, presented these comments on the organization’s salmonella position earlier this fall.
Let me start by thanking Under Secretary Dr. Mindy Brashears and FSIS (USDA’s Food Safety and
Continue Reading Food and drug officials weigh in on federal Salmonella rules for poultry
Day two of The International Association for Food Protection 2020, A Virtual Annual Meeting featured a “U.S. Regulatory Update on Food Safety,” from Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, and Mindy
Continue Reading U.S. regulatory food safety update from Yiannas and Brashears
