Food (Safety) Fight By
Richard Raymond
Dr. Richard Raymond is the former undersecretary of agriculture for food safety.
February 18, 2020 | You, personally, can help make eating food less of a risk
March 11, 2019 | Some things just bug the heck out of me (updated)
February 25, 2019 | Crazy encounters: #4 and #5 of a few
February 11, 2019 | No “added” hormones
January 28, 2019 | Number three of a few
January 14, 2019 | Number two of a few
December 31, 2018 | Antibiotic sales for animal use dropped big time; will resistance drop too?
December 17, 2018 | The first of a few
December 03, 2018 | Brashears is moving down the slippery slope to D.C.
November 05, 2018 | The case for all-natural casings
October 22, 2018 | Is this goodbye to the 'Meat Maverick'?
October 08, 2018 | The ugly side of organic, natural and cage-free
September 24, 2018 | The truth is in the FSIS approved label; Or is it?
September 10, 2018 | That “infotainment” and “pseudoscience” story by Consumer Reports
August 27, 2018 | A closer look at antibiotic residues in meat
August 13, 2018 | FDA “hypothesis” on feedlots, E coli, and romaine lettuce
July 30, 2018 | Wait a minute. How is meat the bad guy here?
July 16, 2018 | Liars STILL Figure, and Figures STILL Lie
July 02, 2018 | Judicious antibiotics use just got up close and personal for me
June 04, 2018 | Grilling burgers and keeping my grandkids safe
May 21, 2018 | Anna Karenina and food safety
April 23, 2018 | I shot the sheriff
April 09, 2018 | Penicillin: Will the magic bullet become magical again?
March 12, 2018 | FDA report on antibiotics sold for use in “food-producing animals”
February 26, 2018 | Clean Meat
February 12, 2018 | Vibrio and Viagra
January 29, 2018 | Don’t wait; Vaccinate
January 15, 2018 | Tossed salad: To romaine or not to romaine
December 18, 2017 | Maybe someone needs to look in the mirror
November 20, 2017 | WOW !! He did it anyway.
November 13, 2017 | Airplane food
October 30, 2017 | My, how things can change in a heartbeat
October 16, 2017 | Public health vs. confidential corporate information
October 02, 2017 | USDA’s next undersecretary for food safety will be……?
September 18, 2017 | Codex is moving out of FSIS and that might not be good
September 04, 2017 | My mea culpa on Newcastle NE and other recent blogs
August 14, 2017 | The FSIS has a whole lotta empty chairs
July 31, 2017 | Denver, we have a problem
July 24, 2017 | Will ‘No Antibiotics Ever’ change our world?
July 10, 2017 | ORs vs. Abattoirs
June 26, 2017 | Deadliest enemy
May 29, 2017 | The Chinese chicken “beef”
May 15, 2017 | What constitutes inordinate use of antibiotics?
April 24, 2017 | FDA’s annual report on antimicrobials sold for use in (not just) food animals
April 10, 2017 | Consumers baffled not only by food labels
March 27, 2017 | Oysters and other stuff I won’t eat
March 13, 2017 | Looking deeper into what “raised without antibiotics” means
February 27, 2017 | SBREFA should not give small plants a pass on food safety
February 13, 2017 | Ho hum, another federal hiring freeze
January 30, 2017 | Pot pourri and plasmids too
January 16, 2017 | Where have all the antibiotics gone?
January 04, 2017 | Where have all the antibiotics gone?
January 02, 2017 | Welcoming 2017 with a look back to 2008
December 19, 2016 | Millenials, restaurants and food safety
December 05, 2016 | Antibiotic stewardship update: Really?
November 21, 2016 | I found the beef!
November 07, 2016 | Bits and pieces on antibiotics use from the NIAA
October 24, 2016 | Where’s the beef (with Salmonella)
October 10, 2016 | “Hormone free” ham now on the menu
September 26, 2016 | The cleanest plant (and why)
September 12, 2016 | Super Pollo; muy bueno
August 29, 2016 | Once again: Marketing gimmick or choice-provoking information?
August 15, 2016 | Animal ag publications need not be the ag industry’s own worst enemy
August 01, 2016 | They are at it again
July 18, 2016 | FSIS and continuous, daily inspection
July 04, 2016 | Not in my back yard
June 27, 2016 | Meatless Monday Madness
June 06, 2016 | Don’t be chicken; eat more poultry
May 23, 2016 | Will the HIMP wars be re-engaged soon?
May 09, 2016 | Hormones revisited
April 25, 2016 | Bits and pieces, odds and ends
April 11, 2016 | Pass/fail is not a better system for rating restaurants
March 28, 2016 | “FDA report shows antibiotic sales on the rise”
March 07, 2016 | Somewhere in the middle lies the truth
February 22, 2016 | Stupid is as stupid does
February 08, 2016 | Industrial food animal production and community health
January 25, 2016 | Horse slaughter: Just the facts, ma’am
January 11, 2016 | The good guys (FSIS) finally win one
December 07, 2015 | Turning catfish into pork
November 23, 2015 | What is wrong with a little exposure to killer germs?
November 09, 2015 | Confessions from a not so pure food safety guy
October 28, 2015 | Another look at the WHO report on meat being a carcinogen
October 19, 2015 | Dietary guidelines for Americans—again
October 05, 2015 | It is past time to talk with consumers
September 21, 2015 | When Will the Lies and Innuendos About Antibiotics Stop?
September 07, 2015 | The Public Health Information System
August 24, 2015 | Will ractopamine be the next 'pink slime'?
August 10, 2015 | Let me be frank(furter)
July 27, 2015 | A further look at the CDC’s dissection of its E coli O157 data
July 13, 2015 | Are two consumer advocates headin’ to the dark side?
June 29, 2015 | Drug resistant salmonella—a follow up to Dr. Marsden’s blog last week
June 15, 2015 | How an important forum on antibiotics can turn into a farce
June 01, 2015 | No antibiotics: Never ever?
May 18, 2015 | The latest FDA report on antibiotics used in food animals
May 04, 2015 | I like Food Safety News, but……
April 13, 2015 | I am an avowed carnivore
March 30, 2015 | Liars figure, figures lie
March 16, 2015 | McDonald’s new poultry policy
March 02, 2015 | Single food safety agency within FDA? Think again.
February 16, 2015 | Keeping yourself and those you care about safe and healthy
February 03, 2015 | Goodbye good buddy
January 12, 2015 | CDC’s morbidity and mortality weekly report on foodborne illnesses
December 29, 2014 | Readers asked for controversy: here it is
December 15, 2014 | When hand washing might be a hazard to your health
November 24, 2014 | Having agony over beta-agonists?
November 17, 2014 | Buyer be warned
November 03, 2014 | Salmonella Typhi and Ebola this month
October 20, 2014 | Agriculture needs public health partners
October 06, 2014 | Welfare for animals and cull cows
September 22, 2014 | Who I work for and with
September 08, 2014 | GMO labeling will raise grocery prices
August 26, 2014 | We DO use antibiotics in human medicine to prevent disease
August 11, 2014 | HIMP: USDA chickened out
July 28, 2014 | Animal ag needs safe technologies to feed growing population
July 14, 2014 | A chicken litter story
July 07, 2014 | Is Iowa’s corn really too big?
June 23, 2014 | Do restaurants use meat thermometers?
June 09, 2014 | FSIS inspectors follow the rules
May 26, 2014 | Plant performance fees (a.k.a. fines)
May 05, 2014 | Global antibiotic resistance
April 21, 2014 | Outbreak Alert! 2014
April 07, 2014 | Relationships made in the food safety world
March 24, 2014 | Should salmonella be declared an adulterant?
March 10, 2014 | Forget the truth, I want a headline!
February 24, 2014 | I have a question for Chick-fil-A
February 21, 2014 | Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and feedback
February 10, 2014 | Einstein I’m not, but I can quote him
January 06, 2014 | Superbugs: Who and what are they?
December 30, 2013 | Superbugs: Are they really everywhere?
December 16, 2013 | MRSA: The new CDC numbers
December 02, 2013 | The USDA Office of the Undersecretary for Food Safety
November 18, 2013 | Chickety China, the Chinese chicken (updated)
November 04, 2013 | Prevalence of salmonella on raw chicken
October 21, 2013 | I don’t think I laid an egg
October 07, 2013 | Bridging the gap between animal health and human health
September 30, 2013 | Foodopoly
September 16, 2013 | Chipotle and the world: Do we buy only what we can afford and access?
August 26, 2013 | Stop blaming the cows for MRSA
August 12, 2013 | The Environmental Working Group and the NARMS report
July 22, 2013 | I was in hog heaven
July 05, 2013 | CDC, you are confusing us on foodborne illnesses
June 24, 2013 | Tenderized steaks: Much to-do about (almost) nothing
June 10, 2013 | Szechuan pork?
May 27, 2013 | The Fine Line has been Crossed Over
May 13, 2013 | Al Almanza, happy 35th anniversary
April 29, 2013 | Can we please get this straight?
April 08, 2013 | Is data manipulated?
March 25, 2013 | Is our food safer today than five years ago?
March 11, 2013 | Arkansas Razorbacks
February 11, 2013 | Antibiotics used in food producing animals Part 3: Resistance
January 28, 2013 | Let’s end the debate: vaccinate
January 21, 2013 | Antibiotics Used in Food-Producing Animals Part 2
January 07, 2013 | Antibiotics used in food-producing animals: Part 1
December 24, 2012 | A happy holiday season is a safe holiday season
December 10, 2012 | Hallmark/Westland from the regulator’s view
November 19, 2012 | Why all the moaning about hormones?
October 29, 2012 | FSIS International Equivalency Audits, a budget victim?
October 22, 2012 | STECs: They’re not just for dinner anymore
October 12, 2012 | Tyson FarmCheck program, an outreach to protein producers
October 01, 2012 | What, Eggzactly, is going on in Iowa?
September 17, 2012 | Bison Meat Fabrication: High Tech or Low Tech?
August 28, 2012 | Inhumane handling: I provide the facts, you decide
August 20, 2012 | Foodborne Illness 1—Raymond 0
July 23, 2012 | Change ain’t always bad
July 09, 2012 | Farm Bill 2012 and Catfish Inspection
June 25, 2012 | Changes to FSIS Traceback and Recall Policy
June 04, 2012 | Should there be a hamburger cooking law?
May 21, 2012 | Ten dirtiest foods you eat
May 08, 2012 | TRACEBACKS: Prevention not Reaction
April 26, 2012 | BSE: A Few Fun Filled Facts for the Media (and why I don’t worry)
April 16, 2012 | The responsible use of antibiotics in food-producing animals
April 09, 2012 | Antibiotic wars: NRDC vs FDA (or is it NRDC vs. FDA 209?)
March 26, 2012 | Foodborne illness numbers examined from a different perspective
March 05, 2012 | Fat Cat Surgeon Might Need a Reality Check
February 27, 2012 | Powdered Infant Formula and the Media Response
February 09, 2012 | 90 Day Delay for Testing by FSIS for non-O157:H7
January 30, 2012 | Munsell asks, Raymond might answer: Part 2
January 02, 2012 | John Munsell Asks, Raymond tries to Answer
December 26, 2011 | Doing things differently as the undersecretary at USDA
December 05, 2011 | Will the horse slaughter debate ever die?
November 21, 2011 | Food Security
November 07, 2011 | Full disclosure
October 24, 2011 | Where's the beef (been)?
October 10, 2011 | It is a very small world indeed
September 26, 2011 | “There is no Public Health Crisis”
September 12, 2011 | Montana NRs: The Truth about the FOIA Response
August 29, 2011 | Montana NRs: Chapter 2
July 25, 2011 | Codex Alimentarius, Just What is It?
July 11, 2011 | Hot Dogs and Whole Carcass Irradiation
June 13, 2011 | Is it too good to be true?
May 30, 2011 | 'These pathogens are being found in alarming numbers.'
May 23, 2011 | “Just cook it” just doesn’t cut it for me
May 09, 2011 | The real numbers on non-O157:H7 STECs
April 18, 2011 | Wet Markets: Should I Worry?
March 22, 2011 | NR Part 5: Not really. This blog is about salmonella in poultry
March 07, 2011 | NR stands for Not Resolved (yet)
February 21, 2011 | NRs: Non-compliance Records or Nuisance Reports? (Part 3)
February 07, 2011 | NRs: Non-compliance Records or Nuisance Reports? (Part 2)
January 31, 2011 | NRs: Non-compliance records or nuisance reports? (Part One) (Updated)
January 17, 2011 | Where’s the Beef? A look at beef industry PR
January 03, 2011 | CDC’s new foodborne illness numbers
December 27, 2010 | Food Safety Modernization Act and Sausage
December 06, 2010 | Fines and fees are fine by me
November 22, 2010 | 76 million food borne illnesses last year. Really?
November 08, 2010 | Who is correct -- the Right or the Left?
October 25, 2010 | Recall in Ruskin
August 23, 2010 | Two is not always better than one
