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Publisher’s Platform: Killing two birds with one stone still works

By Bill Marler on March 29, 2021
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This weekend I continued to work on the Parker and Jarboe E. coli cases — both linked to the consumption of tainted romaine lettuce that was caused by E. coli O157:H7 contaminated cattle feces

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Stakeholders reaffirm need for more modern meat and poultry policies

By Ilana Korchia on March 24, 2021
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The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) presented an installment of its Virtual National Policy Conference series, titled “A New Day at USDA for Food Safety?” on Tuesday.

Speakers included Dr. Patricia Griffin, chief of…
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Pew Report: Root Cause Analyses are ‘Critical to Preventing Foodborne Illnesses’

By Dan Flynn on March 24, 2020

The Pew Charitable Trusts, an independent non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), has earned a reputation as a change-agent for food safety.  Pew’s latest goal is to bring “root cause analyses” to food safety. Today, it released …
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FDA should require recall of unsafe tuna to protect consumers

By Guest Contributor on January 20, 2020
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A recently announced interpretation of authority on mandatory recalls weakens food safety.

The Food and Drug Administration’s decision late last year not to order a mandatory recall of yellowfin tuna that sickened at least…
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‘Tangible benefits’ from standards and testing include fewer illnesses

By Guest Contributor on December 2, 2019
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Editor’s note: This interview was originally published by the Pew Charitable Trusts and is reprinted here with permission.


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Top players agree to develop plan for judicious use of antibiotics in animals

By News Desk on December 19, 2018

A group of major food companies, retailers, livestock producers, and trade and professional associations today announced a comprehensive framework to strengthen the stewardship of antibiotic use in food animals. The structure is the product of…
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House members ignore party lines, defeat raw milk measure

By Coral Beach on May 21, 2018

A representative from Kentucky said it was about consumers’ food choices. A coalition of food safety groups said it was a threat to public health — particularly children. The U.S. House just said no.

With…
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Pew report encourages investments to reduce contamination

By News Desk on July 18, 2017

Citing an estimated 2 million U.S. illnesses caused annually because of contaminated meat and poultry and resulting health care costs of almost $6 billion, a report from the Pew Charitable Trusts is calling for renewed…
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Third-party auditor certification: Not the only tool in the toolkit

By Dan Flynn on June 6, 2016

Enough went into the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to make the food industry queasy, but the new law’s limited reliance on third-party auditors is still enough to make consumer advocates feel about the same…
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Comments in on FDA’s Plan to Collect Species-Specific Antibiotics Sales Data

By Lydia Zuraw on August 21, 2015

cowsfeeding_406x250Public health advocates concerned about how antibiotics used on farms impact increasing resistance, have long expressed the need for more on-the-ground data – particularly use by species. In May, the Food and Drug Administration proposed…
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