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Consumer Reports taps former USDA food safety official to direct food policy

By News Desk on January 7, 2020

Consumer Reports Monday announced the appointment of former USDA deputy undersecretary Brian Ronholm as director of food policy for the 80-year old non-profit organization.

“Mr. Ronholm will lead Consumer Reports’ advocacy efforts to advance a …
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Ag groups tell Senate it is time to confirm Mindy Brashears as Under Secretary for Food Safety

By Dan Flynn on July 31, 2019

American Agriculture is letting the U.S. Senate know that 68 months is long enough to go without a USDA under secretary for food safety.

Ten of the nation’s largest and most influential agricultural organizations have…
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Publisher’s Platform: So says the Court — FDA what are ‘high risk’ Foods?

By Bill Marler on June 12, 2019
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A federal judge in California has told the Food and Drug Administration, which is the nation’s leading food regulator, to stop dragging its feet on the long-awaited rules surrounding food recalls and outbreaks of…
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Publisher’s Platform: Trump orders his burgers well done

By Bill Marler on February 28, 2017

Bloomberg posted a piece on “How Donald Trump Orders (and Tips) at His Favorite Restaurant” about the 21 Club, which is just a few blocks from Trump Tower in Manhattan.

According to the report:

21 Club jockey logoThe…

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Letter From the Editor: Lessons about trade and food safety

By Dan Flynn on September 18, 2016

One of my many pleasant memories of Chile is the sunny Sept. 1 lunch served for 350 people in a huge white tent during the “Conference International Berries 2016” held in Talca. Most of the…
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Another search for elusive answers in Roswell, NM

By Dan Flynn on February 11, 2016

The West is full of monuments from Tucson to Mountain Meadows of famous shoot-outs and massacres that usually brought nothing more that pyrrhic victories for one side. On that basis, it’s time to erect another…
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Obama’s 2017 budget not enough for a food safety legacy

By Dan Flynn on February 10, 2016

Food safety is spread throughout various departments and programs in the federal budget and the document President Obama proposed Tuesday for fiscal 2017 is no different. The policy wonks who know how the federal budgeteers…
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Letter From the Editor: A 10-Year Term is the Vacancy Solution

By Dan Flynn on November 1, 2015

It has been almost two years since Dr. Elisabeth Hagen stepped down as our most recent USDA under secretary for food safety. President Obama has not appointed, nor has the Senate confirmed, anyone to fill…
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Obama Nominates Califf to Lead FDA

By News Desk on September 15, 2015

The White House announced Tuesday that President Obama has nominated Robert Califf, M.D., to be the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Califf, 63, is currently FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Medical Products…
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Letter From the Editor: Legacy or Not, FSMA Funds Needed Now

By Dan Flynn on July 19, 2015

Last week, former Food Safety News Washington, D.C., correspondent Helena Bottemiller Evich reached a bold conclusion — namely that the Obama administration has missed out on the opportunity to include food safety in any legacy…
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