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USDA leaders call for industry cooperation amidst ‘uncertain times’

Contributed Editor’s note: Two of USDA’s top administrators have issued this statement to industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is rising to meet the challenges associated with

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 18 Mar 2020

USDA leaders call for industry cooperation amidst ‘uncertain times’

The FDA’s latest leafy greens action plan is more of the same

Opinion The FDA’s newly released 2020 Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan offers a well-worn list of produce safety agenda items. Like previous agency action plans, this latest plan pledges

By Timothy D. Lytton

/ 8 Mar 2020

The FDA’s latest leafy greens action plan is more of the same

Discussions on building consumer trust probably should involve consumers

Opinion In his welcoming remarks at the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) conference last week, Peter Freedman, managing director of the Consumer Goods Forum, which convenes the annual conference, asserted

By Brian Ronholm

/ 6 Mar 2020

Discussions on building consumer trust probably should involve consumers

Can we have a culture of prevention in a toxic sea of division?

Opinion The food industry and our public health agencies have long recognized that they share the same responsibility to protect consumers from unsafe food. The modern food industry is, however,

By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA)

/ 5 Mar 2020

Can we have a culture of prevention in a toxic sea of division?

Natural pesticides — The next breakthrough in the global food industry?

Opinion Chemical pesticides have been an accepted part of the global food industry for decades. Since being introduced in the 1970s by Monsanto, products containing glyphosate have helped increase and

By Guest Contributor

/ 2 Mar 2020

Natural pesticides — The next breakthrough in the global food industry?

When it comes to testing heavy metals in food, the result is only as good as the lab

Opinion Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead are present in most foods, whether conventional or organic, usually as the result of environmental contamination. Because heavy metals pose significant

By Guest Contributor

/ 4 Feb 2020

When it comes to testing heavy metals in food, the result is only as good as the lab

Publisher’s Platform: Need an easy resolution? Get a hep A vaccination

One dose of single-antigen hepatitis A vaccine has been shown to control outbreaks of hepatitis A and provides up to 95 percent seroprotection in healthy individuals for up to 11

By Bill Marler

/ 1 Jan 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Need an easy resolution? Get a hep A vaccination

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

Opinion On this Thanksgiving I want to say how thankful I am for those who work to protect the food we eat. Although for 26 years I have been primarily

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Nov 2019

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and your

By Bill Marler

/ 21 Aug 2019

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Opinion I gave the office the 5th off, but had the opportunity to talk with Fox 10 about the “Blue Bell Licker.” According to the report: Police in East Texas

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Jul 2019

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Letter to The Editor: Better food safety through science, not emotions

letter to the editor When the Washington Post, members of Congress, and 35 other organizations [1] raised concerns about a proposed modernization of a food safety and inspection process, we

By Food Safety News Readers

/ 1 Jul 2019

Letter to The Editor: Better food safety through science, not emotions

Shameful sound of silence endangering public health

Contributed Opinion Editors Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Mail and is republished here with the permission of Hugh Pennington. Almost two weeks have passed since news emerged

By Hugh Pennington

/ 21 Jun 2019

Shameful sound of silence endangering public health

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USDA leaders call for industry cooperation amidst ‘uncertain times’

The FDA’s latest leafy greens action plan is more of the same

Discussions on building consumer trust probably should involve consumers

Can we have a culture of prevention in a toxic sea of division?

Natural pesticides — The next breakthrough in the global food industry?

When it comes to testing heavy metals in food, the result is only as good as the lab

Publisher’s Platform: Need an easy resolution? Get a hep A vaccination

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Letter to The Editor: Better food safety through science, not emotions

Shameful sound of silence endangering public health