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An additional 87 ill people from 16 states were included in this investigation since the last update on Nov. 15. States with newly reported illnesses include: Michigan, Mississippi, and West Virginia.
As of Dec.
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When is a potato washer not a potato washer? When it’s washing cantaloupes
Opinion
Food companies have been at the forefront of technological innovation and scientific research and development for decades upon decades. Cursory attention to the items we eat — how those items are grown, sourced, processed,
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Publisher’s Platform: Revive the MDP
Hundreds sicken and hospitalized, dozens with kidney failure and 7 deaths from romaine in the last 12 months in the U.S. and Canada and the response from industry and government has been what? Please put
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American Statistical Association wants Congress to demand details on USDA plan for research service
Opinion
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s reorganization plan, which would relocate a key agricultural research agency outside Washington, DC, has drawn increasing criticism from those who know and depend on its economic and statistical
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Of diamonds and meat: Culturing a better future
Opinion
The USDA and FDA recently announced their historic agreement to jointly regulate meat grown from animal cells, helping pave the pathway to commercialization of what’s often called cultured meat, clean meat, and now the
Reality of our world: Money trumps altruism in the quest for safer poultry
Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part opinion piece. To read part one, please click here.
In the previous article, I wrote about the decades-old public health problem of poultry-borne salmonellosis.
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Letter from The Editor: Is your credibility on the rise or falling off the charts?
Opinion
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are not known for changing up their relationships with the news media. That’s not necessarily a bad thing as the information
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Will the foodservice industry ever knock down it’s brick wall of denial?
Opinion
Day after day, I watch the list of foodborne illness casualties accumulate. As a food safety expert, I receive a ridiculous number of recall alerts and foodborne illness outbreak notices daily. And I watch
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FDA enforcement delay provides time to educate produce growers on safety
Opinion
Editor’s note: The FDA’s Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Stephen Ostroff combined efforts for this column.
We know how important it is to get produce safety right. Taking
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Dave Theno Fellow: Emily Forauer pursues food safety advances in the lab
Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the final piece in a series of articles and opinion columns we have published in recognition of September as Food Safety Education Month.
A fortuitous combination of ambition, chance, and
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Scientists seek to build global confidence in analytical solutions for food safety
Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles and opinion columns we are publishing in recognition of Food Safety Education Month.
Since its founding as the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists
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