The Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with STOP Foodborne Illness, a non-profit public health organization, is set to host the eighth installment of its webinar series on food safety culture. Scheduled for Sept. 13
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Stop Foodborne Illness challenges public to take 3,000 steps for food safety
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By Mitzi D. Baum, M.Sc., CEO for Stop Foodborne Illness
Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP) was born in 1994, the same year in which September was dedicated as National Food Safety Education month…
Continue Reading Stop Foodborne Illness challenges public to take 3,000 steps for food safetyCommonsense tips for dealing with a foodborne illness
When a hardworking, but exhausted, New York City realtor spied a festive-looking plastic tray of cut-up fruit in a store’s deli section, she reached out, picked it up, and looked it over carefully. She remembered…
Continue Reading Commonsense tips for dealing with a foodborne illnessFood safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game
Eleven organizations that work closely with the Food and Drug Administration are asking bipartisan congressional leaders to work with them on “several pressing food safety issues this year.”
The eleven who’ve written congressional leaders include:…
Continue Reading Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside gameFDA announces live webinar for Food Safety Summit
The Food and Drug Administration has announced the seventh installment of their ongoing webinar series exploring food safety culture will take place live on May 11 from 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.
The webinar…
Continue Reading FDA announces live webinar for Food Safety SummitCoalition wants an audience with the Senate committee to discuss FDA leadership
A coalition of consumer and industry groups is seeking a meeting with a Senate committee regarding the head of the FDA and his response to a recent report calling for a reorganization of the agency.…
Continue Reading Coalition wants an audience with the Senate committee to discuss FDA leadershipNeither consumer groups nor industry representatives believe FDA plan will work
Leaders from a group of consumer and industry organizations were unanimous yesterday in condemning FDA Commissioner Robert Califf for his plan to restructure the agency.
To a person, the leaders said they were disappointed with…
Continue Reading Neither consumer groups nor industry representatives believe FDA plan will workCoalition speaks out against luke warm plan for proposed FDA reorganization
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Editor’s note: A coalition of organizations sent this letter to Xavier Becerra, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dear Secretary Becerra,
We write to express our concern…
Continue Reading Coalition speaks out against luke warm plan for proposed FDA reorganizationCoalition has many questions about how FDA Commissioner will protect consumers with new organizational chart
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Dear Dr. Califf, FDA Commissioner
February 6, 2023
As a broad coalition of FDA stakeholders, including industry and consumer groups and state food regulators, we appreciate the attention you have given to the…
Continue Reading Coalition has many questions about how FDA Commissioner will protect consumers with new organizational chartCommissioner details his plan to revamp organization, and supervision at FDA
After much hullabaloo, the FDA commissioner has revealed a rough draft of a plan to reorganize the food side of the Food and Drug Administration.
At the center of the plan is the creation —…
Continue Reading Commissioner details his plan to revamp organization, and supervision at FDA