Opinion & Contributed Articles

Leadership, accountability and the toxic baby food crisis

— OPINION — The toxic baby food crisis is not just a failure in public health. It is a defining moral challenge for an industry entrusted with the most sacred responsibility: nourishing

By Darin Detwiler

/ 10 Feb 2025

Leadership, accountability and the toxic baby food crisis

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, keep me out of the meat business

— OPINION — In 1994, in response to an E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef sold at Jack in the Box restaurants, FSIS established an E. coli sampling program which treated

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, keep me out of the meat business

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

— OPINION — Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli, is a versatile bacterium. While many strains are harmless and a natural part of our intestinal flora, some can cause severe illness,

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

— OPINION — In recent years, Salmonella outbreaks have become a pressing public health concern, highlighting the vulnerabilities in our food supply chain. Salmonella, a group of bacteria commonly linked to foodborne

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

A new foodborne illness benchmark, just in time for ‘shock and awe’

— OPINION — For nearly a decade and a half, food safety advocates like me have recited CDC’s 2011 foodborne illness estimates: 3,000 deaths. 128,000 hospitalizations. 48 million illnesses

By Thomas Gremillion

/ 7 Feb 2025

A new foodborne illness benchmark, just in time for ‘shock and awe’

A future-looking, prevention-based national food safety strategy

— OPINION — Recently, the Government Accountability Office issued a report calling for a unified food safety strategy. There aren’t too many topics more important for a nation than its ability

By Frank Yiannas

/ 6 Feb 2025

A future-looking, prevention-based national food safety strategy

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

— OPINION — Listeria monocytogenes, a potent and pathogenic bacterium, poses a persistent threat to our food supply and public health. Unlike many other foodborne pathogens, Listeria can thrive at refrigeration temperatures,

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

Publisher’s Platform: Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs

— OPINION — Democratic senators are expressing alarm about planned budget reallocations at the Food and Drug Administration that they fear will threaten the nation’s food safety system. In a letter

By Bill Marler

/ 31 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

— OPINION — Federal Offices of Inspector’s General (OIGs) provide the vital role of: * OIGs conduct investigations and reviews to oversee the financial health, safety, and efficiency of their agencies. * OIGs

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Leadership, accountability and the toxic baby food crisis

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, keep me out of the meat business

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

A new foodborne illness benchmark, just in time for ‘shock and awe’

A future-looking, prevention-based national food safety strategy

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

Publisher’s Platform: Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?