USDA

How to keep E. coli off your Thanksgiving menu

Always “fun” to talk about unsafe food during the holidays.

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Nov 2024

How to keep E. coli off your Thanksgiving menu

USDA urges Thanksgiving food safety to prevent illness; thawing the bird may take longer than you think

As families across the nation prepare for Thanksgiving feasts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a strong reminder to prioritize food safety. With millions of turkeys heading

By News Desk

/ 25 Nov 2024

USDA urges Thanksgiving food safety to prevent illness; thawing the bird may take longer than you think

Publisher’s Platform: Does it seem like the Wheels of the Food Safety Bus are coming off?

Damn, the last few months have been maddening, saddening and exhausting. What is going on? Yu Shang Food Listeria Outbreak As of November 22, 2024, 11 people infected with the

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Does it seem like the Wheels of the Food Safety Bus are coming off?

Words from a widow of Boar’s Head Listeria liverwurst

A note I received from a widow. I hope everyone at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the FDA read this along with every owner of every company

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Nov 2024

Words from a widow of Boar’s Head Listeria liverwurst

Publisher’s Platform: Learn from Lauren, cook your burgers

Just about 34 years ago today 6-year-old Lauren Rudolph was about to eat an undercooked, E. coli O157:H7-tainted hamburger at a San Diego area Jack-in-the-Box. She would die just

By Bill Marler

/ 20 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Learn from Lauren, cook your burgers

Publisher’s Platform: A Bit(e) of McDonald’s E. coli history

Several years ago, I was giving a talk at the Association of Health Care Journalists’ conference in Boston. My talk was primarily an overview of where food safety has come

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Oct 2024

Publisher’s Platform: A Bit(e) of McDonald’s E. coli history

The final meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is next week

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which was appointed by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) two years ago, will meet for the final time

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Oct 2024

The final meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is next week

Publisher’s Platform: What are the most common questions asked about Listeria?

Listeria monocytogenes, commonly known as Listeria, is a bacteria that can cause foodborne illness, particularly in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. Here are

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What are the most common questions asked about Listeria?

USDA says criminal investigation is underway in Boar’s Head outbreak

In denying a request for records related to a deadly Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meat, the USDA said the company is under criminal investigation. In keeping

By Coral Beach

/ 27 Sep 2024

USDA says criminal investigation is underway in Boar’s Head outbreak

USDA refuses to answer questions about Boar’s Head production plant and inspections

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is refusing to answer questions about the inspectors and testing results involved in the Boar’s Head deli meats outbreak that has

By Coral Beach

/ 12 Sep 2024

USDA refuses to answer questions about Boar’s Head production plant and inspections

USDA prioritizes food safety in school meals as new academic year begins

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Education and various partner organizations launched the new school year with a virtual pep rally emphasizing the critical role of food

By News Desk

/ 4 Sep 2024

USDA prioritizes food safety in school meals as new academic year begins

Dietary Guidelines add two meetings that might require finishing up on controversy

It looked like the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee might wrap up with one more meeting, but now it’s set for two. The United States Department of Health and

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Aug 2024

Dietary Guidelines add two meetings that might require finishing up on controversy

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USDA

How to keep E. coli off your Thanksgiving menu

USDA urges Thanksgiving food safety to prevent illness; thawing the bird may take longer than you think

Publisher’s Platform: Does it seem like the Wheels of the Food Safety Bus are coming off?

Words from a widow of Boar’s Head Listeria liverwurst

Publisher’s Platform: Learn from Lauren, cook your burgers

Publisher’s Platform: A Bit(e) of McDonald’s E. coli history

The final meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is next week

Publisher’s Platform: What are the most common questions asked about Listeria?

USDA says criminal investigation is underway in Boar’s Head outbreak

USDA refuses to answer questions about Boar’s Head production plant and inspections

USDA prioritizes food safety in school meals as new academic year begins

Dietary Guidelines add two meetings that might require finishing up on controversy

Your Support Protects Public Health