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China Releases Five Year Food Safety Plan

By News Desk on June 18, 2012

In another attempt to calm consumer fears, China released a five-year plan last week to upgrade its food safety regulations. According to the government, the new plan by the country’s Ministry of Health is aimed…
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Letter From The Editor: Reform Anyone?

By Dan Flynn on May 13, 2012

I use to tell people I was translator because I earned a living taking the intricacies of regulatory systems and explaining how to meet those requirements to normal business people.  

I first developed the

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Not Much Raw Milk Regulation Change Expected in 2012

By Dan Flynn on March 6, 2012

In an election year when only 39 state legislative bodies are meeting in regular sessions, with most of those entering their second halves and no special sessions currently underway, there will likely be few changes

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Dramatic Drop in U.S. Trans Fat Levels

By Mary Rothschild on February 8, 2012

Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates blood levels of trans fatty acids in U.S. white adults dropped by 58 percent from 2000 to 2009 — a decrease being hailed as huge

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Sheriffs Who Won’t Be “Milk Police” Gather in Vegas

By Dan Flynn on January 31, 2012

County sheriffs and federal officials bickering over land, guns and water policies are as old as the West, but the Constitutional Sheriffs Convention, underway for the past three days in Las Vegas, has something new

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Publisher’s Platform: Department of Food?

By Bill Marler on January 15, 2012

In 2009 I was asked by the editors of the New York Times to join in a discussion at “Room For Debate” about a single food-safety agency and to post a 300- to 400-word position

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Top Food Safety Stories of 2011: No. 10

By Dan Flynn on December 26, 2011

From Washington to Maine with numerous stops in between, the food “sovereignty” movement emerged as the 10th most important food safety story of 2011.

With many variations, the movement involved attempts — some successful, some

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Balancing the Scales: Food 'Sovereignty' and Food Safety

By Alli Condra on December 19, 2011

The movement to shift control of food systems to local governments and local communities, sometimes referred to as “food sovereignty,” has gained increased notoriety with the recent lawsuit filed against raw milk producer Dan Brown

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Maine's Local Food Ordinances Tested

By Alli Condra on November 21, 2011

On November 3, the state of Maine filed a lawsuit against raw milk producer Dan Brown for allegedly selling raw milk without a license and for not labeling the raw milk as unpasteurized.  The complaint

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USDA to Hold Pre-Harvest Food Safety Summit

By News Desk on September 30, 2011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a public summit on pre-harvest food safety on November 9 in Washington, DC, Under Secretary of Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen said Wednesday.

“We’re not looking to go on

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