The use of social media might be making people smarter, but sadly that does not appear to be true for all topics. There are endless examples of social media being the excuse for all sorts of dumb and dangerous experiments.
Food has often been at the center of these self-destructive
Continue Reading Social media experiment challenges those ‘use-by’ dates
“Regulation is bad for business.”
It’s an all-too-common refrain, but not exclusively a modern one.
Most people, when asked what they know about the origin of the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, are likely to respond with either a shrug or a blank stare. A few may
Continue Reading Don’t wait — Add ‘The Poison Squad’ by Deborah Blum to your reading list
Whether it’s irony or just fortunate timing, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), with its new package of regulations, is coming to life just as bipartisan majorities in Congress appear to be getting serious about putting a bridle on a runaway bureaucracy. On Jan. 15, 2015, Lydia Zuraw, Washington, D.C.,
Continue Reading Letter From the Editor: Food Safety Regulation
