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Some thoughts on June 7 – World Food Safety Day

Bill Marler

An estimated 420 000 people around the world die every year after eating contaminated food and children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the foodborne disease burden, with 125 000 deaths every year. coli tainted Cargill hamburger – see Pulitzer Prize winning article in the New York Times.

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the reporters at Food Safety News

Bill Marler

While you are eating and watching football today, the staff at FOOD SAFETY NEWS are reporting on how to protect you and your family from the food we eat. FOOD SAFETY NEWS was founded in 2009 when print and broadcast media were facing consolidation and steep budget cuts. 1, 2023 – Dec. 1, 2022 – Dec.

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STOP accepting applicants for 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship

Bill Marler

The national nonprofit public health organization STOP Foodborne Illness is accepting applicants for its 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship. The fellowship program is a partnership with the Michigan State University Online Food Safety Program. Applications must be submitted by March 31.

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Top Food Safety Innovations of 2023

Food Safety Magazine

With each passing year, new and emerging technologies and techniques that have promise for advancing food safety are developed and validated. This article summarizes the top food safety innovations of 2023, based on audience interest.

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Cultivated Meat: How FDA and USDA are Addressing Food Safety

Food Safety Magazine

Concerns around food safety and scalability have surfaced since the successful launch of cultivated meat products in the U.S. This article summarizes recent regulatory developments that provide insight on how the current U.S. regulatory framework addresses food safety within the cultivated meat space.

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The Foundation of Food Safety: Addressing Glove Selection & Implementation

Food Safety Tech

The review in the July 2024 Journal of Food Protection , “Potential for Glove Risk Amplification via Direct Physical, Chemical, and Microbiological Contamination,” sheds light on critical issues within the glove manufacturing industry and their implications for food safety.

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CDC, Tip o’ the Hat for the Tip o’ the Pen

Bill Marler

Being an Epi-wannabe, I do tend to look forward to my Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports and articles in Emerging Infectious Diseases. A recent “novel” article caught my eye today – “Novel Outbreak-Associated Food Vehicles, United States” – here is the abstract – it is well worth the read: Novel outbreak-associated food vehicles (i.e.,