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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. To all food safety I professionals – we have still much to do. These people all need our concerted efforts.

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Food Safety News tops 4,000,000 monthly page views

Bill Marler

I have been and am so proud of the work that Dan, Coral, Joe, Jonan and Cookson do to make this online paper devoted to all things food safety. It shows in the nearly 50,000 subscribers and now shows in the increasing page views from 2009 (the beginning) to the present. Thanks so much to the team.

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A Food Safety Manifesto for the FDA – Updated

Bill Marler

I have a lot of food safety friends – some who will and will not admit it publicly. Here is one of the best emails I received recently after Politico posted “The FDA’s Food Failure,” a 36-page investigation (Pulitzer Prize eligible) by Helena Bottemiller Evich that details the fact that food safety is not a high priority at the U.S.

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When John Oliver talks food safety – we should listen

Bill Marler

HBO’s award winning Last Week Tonight tackled food safety and used the great reporting by Helena Bottemiller and Christine Haughney as well as clips from Poisoned.

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World Food Safety Day Roundtable

Modern Restaurant Management

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization designated “Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected” as the theme for World Food Safety Day (June 7) 2024. For additional World Food Safety Day resources, visit WHO , UN or the FDA.

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It is going to be a busy – and early mornings – Food Safety Week

Bill Marler

On Monday I start out with Unilever for World Food Safety Day: [link]. And, then on Wednesday with the South Africa Food Safety Conference [link]. On Tuesday with Highfield in the UK: [link].

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Come to Salinas for my Birthday – and some Food Safety

Bill Marler

I am looking forward to speaking again at The Western Food Safety Conference presented by Hartnell College May 3-4, 2023.