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— OPINION — The spread of bird flu to dairy cows, along with the discovery of viral fragments in 20 percent of retail milk samples, has turned an outbreak that long vexed poultry farmers into...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/05/avian-flu-time-to-rethink-on-farm-surveillance/

USDA finalizes policy to protect consumers from Salmonella  in raw breaded stuffed chicken products  — OPINION — Food Safety, like politics, is the art of the possible.  Sure, it would ...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/publishers-platform-congrats-to-biden-vilsack-esteban-and-eskin/

— OPINION — By Steven Grossman, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA Consistent with the overall discretionary spending targets set forth in last year’s budget agreement, t...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/food-safety-progress-is-dependent-on-increased-fda-funding/

Consumers these days are being warned about the health hazards of highly processed foods. The message is that the health-conscious consumer should buy more whole foods and process them minimally....

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/238449/

What is the Salmonella Bacteria? Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – salmonellosis. The term Salmonella refe...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/publishers-platform-what-you-need-to-know-about-salmonella/

The latest posting on long-time persistent violative raw milk seller Amos Miller illustrates at least two costs of permitting litigants to abuse legal process: 1. It purports to allow illegal int...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/letter-to-the-editor-amos-miller-situation-unacceptable-abuse-of-legal-system/

— ADVERTORIAL — By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink Recently, kielbasa, frozen dumplings, queso fresco, charcuterie meats, and other foods have been recalled. In fact, the FDA issued 46 ...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/the-new-paradigm-in-food-recalls/

By Darin Detwiler In reflecting on the evolution of food safety over the past three decades, we observe a landscape marked by significant and escalating legal actions against companies responsibl...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/anticipating-the-inevitable-predicting-the-next-major-food-safety-failure/

The Alliance for a Stronger FDA is hosting Center Directors and other FDA senior leaders to discuss their portion of the the president’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request (documents; analysis). ...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/04/alliance-for-a-stronger-fda-to-discuss-funding-request-in-webinar-series/

Until Food Safety News Managing Editor Coral Beach called me recently to talk about the relationship between the FDA’s budget and that of the entire federal government, it had been a while sinc...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/03/letter-from-the-editor-food-safetys-budget/

The reorganization of the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods programs was urgently needed and a long-time coming. The full plan still needs to go through review by Office of Management ...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/03/webinar-on-fdas-food-chemical-safety-initiatives-to-feature-deputy-commissioner-jim-jones/

— OPINION — Roughly nine years ago, while serving as Vice President for Food Safety at the world’s largest food retailer, I surveyed how many different date labels were used by food produce...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/03/its-time-to-finally-clear-up-food-date-label-confusion-for-consumers/

— OPINION — In the aftermath of the groundbreaking plea agreement with Family Dollar Stores LLC, entailing a fine and forfeiture totaling $41.675 million for storing food, drugs, medical devi...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/the-cost-of-doing-nothing-just-went-way-up/

— COMMENTARY — By  Steven Grossman, executive director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA On Sept. 29, 2023, I fell asleep — certain that the government would shutdown at midnight the next...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/fda-shutdown-looms-webinar-today-explores-different-fda-scenarios/

— OPINION — By Francine L. Shaw The usage of Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) in the food service industry has gained significant attention due to its effectiveness in combating various pathogens and...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/enhancing-food-safety-the-superiority-of-hocl-over-quats-in-the-food-service-industry/

As of February 16, 2024, a total of 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from four states – California, Utah, Colorado and Texas. Illnesses started on dates...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/publishers-platform-whats-up-with-raw-milk-cheese-and-e-coli/

— OPINION — Here is bit(e) of history: Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) & Raw Farm LLC – Started OPDC in 2000 – Changed name to Raw Farm LLC in 2020 Organic Pastures Dairy Company...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/publishers-platform-with-multiple-listeria-e-coli-salmonella-and-campylobacter-outbreaks-and-or-recalls-why-is-raw-farm-llc-formerly-organic-pastures-allowed-to-sell-raw-milk-products/

His campaign for President was brief, but Tom Vilsack is one of longest serving Secretaries of Agriculture in U.S. history.  He held the post for the 8-year Obama Administration, and he’s clos...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/letter-from-the-editor-vilsack-gone/

— OPINION — Since the outbreaks were first identified in 2016, 37 states have publicly reported the following as of January 12, 2024: Hardly a week goes by that there is not yet another annou...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/publishers-platform-hepatitis-a-outbreaks-have-sickened-tens-of-thousands-and-killed-424-all-preventable-by-a-vaccine/

— COMMENTARY — Ok, I understand that discussing the potential lethality of foodborne illnesses is not the most uplifting topic, but it is a crucial aspect of food safety that often ranks high...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/the-litigated-dishcan-foodborne-illnesses-cause-death/

— COMMENTARY — By Davis W. Cheng, Ph. D. The terms “Contagious Disease,” “Infectious Disease,” and “Communicable Disease” are related concepts and often used interchangeably, but ...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/foodborne-diseases-contagious-infectious-or-communicable/

— COMMENTARY — Three weeks ago, I introduced my column, “The Litigated Dish,” to answer the internet’s most frequently asked food safety questions. One particularly popular question, ac...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/the-litigated-dish-what-is-food-poisoning/

–OPINION — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Ranking Memb...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/representatives-demand-fda-action-on-lead-tainted-cinnamon-applesauce/

— OPINION — If you recall, two weeks ago, I launched my column, “The Litigated Dish,” with the goal of addressing the Internet’s most frequently asked food safety questions. I kind of v...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/the-litigated-dish-the-who-what-and-how-of-foodborne-pathogens/

— OPINION — As of January 17, 2024, a total of 47 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 22 states – Arizona 2, Colorado 1, Connecticut 1, Idaho 1, I...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/publishers-platform-whats-up-with-salmonella-and-charcuterie-from-sams-club-and-costco/

— OPINION — By Steven Grossman, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA. What started as a crisis over the safety and supply of infant formula became a wide-ranging review of FD...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/major-fda-reorganization-will-heavily-impact-human-foods-program/

— OPINION — During my time at Marler Clark, I have had the chance to witness and work on some of the most tragic and profoundly disturbing foodborne illness outbreaks our firm has encountered...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/the-litigated-dish-recounting-the-most-startling-recent-foodborne-illness-outbreaks/

— OPINION — As 2024 unfolds, there are ongoing stories that will continue to take shape, including one that impacts everyone’s daily life in the United States. The reorganization of the Foo...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/2024-food-safety-is-in-the-hands-of-government-industry-and-the-consumer/

— OPINION — Late last year, I felt like the Amos Miller saga must be finally over.  Maybe it was my sparring partner David Gumpert, the author of books like “TheRaw Milk Revolution” putt...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/letter-from-the-editor-this-time-lets-get-over-amos-miller-as-quickly-as-possible/

— OPINION — One of my New Year’s resolutions — I call it my “professional growth resolution” — is to start writing columns in 2024. I hope this will drive more traffic to my law fir...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/the-litigated-dish-top-foodborne-pathogens/