There is a wealth of news and articles about food safety that contain a lot of interesting and useful information. Here are some links I’ve come across this week that I think are valuable reads.
There is a wealth of news and articles about food safety that contain a lot of interesting and useful information. Here are some links I’ve come across this week that I think are valuable reads.
Senate Schedules Markup of S. 510
Details about the markup of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act scheduled for November 18
A serving of Food Safety: Congress should make sure children are protected from foodborne illness
A well-stated argument on the importance of protecting our kids from foodborne illnesses.
In raw oyster trade, FDA's safety proposal is tough to swallow: Agency wants Gulf Coast suppliers to zap bacteria
Washington Post article with additional information about the controversy over treating oysters harvested from warm waters to kill the bacterium vibrio vulnificus
The Politics of Food Safety
Interesting piece on one of many possible reasons food safety has become a political issue
Why so many E.coli outbreaks from ground beef?
An informative article discussing how E.coli actually gets into our meat.
FDA Updates Food Code
Informative piece on the new FDA code for regulating the retail and foodservice segment of the food industry
Keeping Food Safe Ahead of the Holidays
With the holidays coming up, there is tons of food preparation going on. This post has a few great tips on keeping your food and family safe!
Tainted food surprisingly deadly in adults: WHO
This shocking article discusses the enormous number of annual deaths due to contaminated food.
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