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Safety Zone By James Marsden
James Marsden is Kansas State University Regent’s Distinguished Prof. of Food Safety.

 

March 21, 2016 | A different perspective

March 14, 2016 | Sous vide and pasteurized meat and poultry

February 29, 2016 | Nature’s antimicrobials – Part 3 – Hydrogen Peroxide and Ozone

February 17, 2016 | Nature’s antimicrobials – Part 2 – bacteriophages and bacteriocins

February 01, 2016 | Nature’s antimicrobials Part 1: spices, herbs and oils

January 18, 2016 | Recommendations for improving food safety in restaurants

January 04, 2016 | Boutique beef and the $3,200 steak

December 21, 2015 | Where is HACCP going? Part II

November 30, 2015 | Where is HACCP going? Part I

November 16, 2015 | The Meat Industry Hall of Fame

November 02, 2015 | Meat and cancer - Do we really need advice from the U.N. on what to eat?

October 12, 2015 | FSAs – All is well that ends well?

September 28, 2015 | “Just Cook It”: It’s still not the answer

September 14, 2015 | Pasteurized Hamburgers – A Nice Menu Surprise

August 31, 2015 | Food Safety Assessments – Part 2

August 17, 2015 | Is anything worse than a Food Safety Assessment?

August 03, 2015 | Reducing salmonella risk in raw, frozen stuffed poultry products

July 20, 2015 | Salmonella in raw, frozen poultry – labeling alone won’t solve the problem

July 06, 2015 | Balancing consumer demand for clean labels with food safety requirements

June 22, 2015 | Drug resistant Salmonella — looming danger or opportunity?

June 08, 2015 | Global food policy – science or pseudoscience?

May 25, 2015 | We’ve come a long way

May 11, 2015 | Controlling Listeria in RTE plants – drains and floors

April 20, 2015 | It’s your HACCP plan – Part 2

April 06, 2015 | It’s your HACCP plan

March 23, 2015 | Beef check recall shows failure of “For Cooking Only” label

March 09, 2015 | The Jungle revisited

February 23, 2015 | Are we ready for a single food safety agency? – Part II

February 09, 2015 | Are we ready for a single food safety agency?

January 26, 2015 | Food Safety implications of deliberately undercooked hamburgers

January 05, 2015 | Walmart, GFSI and food safety partnerships

December 22, 2014 | Walmart leading again on food safety

December 08, 2014 | In-plant validation – a difficult challenge – Part 2

December 01, 2014 | In-plant validation – a difficult challenge

November 10, 2014 | The pandemic of 1918 – Lest we forget

October 27, 2014 | Five more common HACCP mistakes

October 13, 2014 | Listeria contamination is preventable

September 29, 2014 | Guilty verdict for PCA officials – A warning to food industry executives

September 15, 2014 | Recalls are overrated

September 01, 2014 | USDA’s grinding rule – closing in on E. coli contamination in raw ground beef

August 18, 2014 | Inspectors or food safety facilitators?

August 04, 2014 | OSI China - a lesson in Public Relations

June 30, 2014 | Industry efforts to reduce salmonella

June 16, 2014 | Runaway recall Part II

June 02, 2014 | Runaway recalls

May 19, 2014 | Are we living longer or just dying slower?

April 28, 2014 | Progress in defining sustainable beef

April 14, 2014 | A history lesson and a new beginning

March 31, 2014 | Social engineering and the future of the meat industry

March 17, 2014 | If government can’t keep food safe, then who can?

March 03, 2014 | The respective roles of industry and FSIS in raw chicken salmonella control

February 03, 2014 | Beware of Undeclared Allergens

January 13, 2014 | What is sustainable beef?

December 23, 2013 | FDA takes on antibiotics in food animals and antibacterial soaps

December 09, 2013 | What I learned from my Thanksgiving turkey

November 25, 2013 | Elisabeth Hagen’s legacy as Under Secretary for Food Safety

November 11, 2013 | Balancing natural, organic and food safety

October 28, 2013 | Foster Farms sets the bar for Controlling Salmonella in Chicken

October 14, 2013 | Food safety education for chefs

September 23, 2013 | Observations on beef safety

September 09, 2013 | Producing cleaner, safer beef

August 19, 2013 | Government investigations of foodborne disease outbreaks and their impact

July 29, 2013 | Doing everything right doesn’t guarantee 100% safe food

July 15, 2013 | Strategic E. coli interventions

July 01, 2013 | Antibiotic use in animal agriculture – a perfect storm

June 17, 2013 | USDA’s Proposed Rule on Labeling of Mechanically Tenderized Meat Products

June 03, 2013 | Chinese acquisition of Smithfield and food safety

May 20, 2013 | Assuring the safety of mechanically tenderized beef

May 06, 2013 | Handwashing – “The do it yourself vaccine”

April 15, 2013 | Extra care needed for frozen beef patties with beef hearts

April 01, 2013 | Interventions for beef slaughter – back to the basics

March 18, 2013 | Export opportunities and food safety in Thailand

March 04, 2013 | Cargill promotes consumer information about ground beef

February 18, 2013 | Salmonella and lymph nodes – the beef industry’s biggest challenge

February 04, 2013 | HPP improves the safety of RTE meat products; Why not label it?

January 14, 2013 | FDA’s proposed regulations on food safety

December 31, 2012 | Good Advice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

December 03, 2012 | The Gathering Storm – Non-Intact Beef Part II

November 26, 2012 | The gathering storm – non-intact Beef Part I

November 05, 2012 | The meat industry - Speaking with one voice

October 15, 2012 | Remembering Bobby Hatoff

October 08, 2012 | Salmonella and Beef Lymph Nodes

September 24, 2012 | Listeria: Then and now

September 10, 2012 | The Stanford organic foods study holds lessons for the meat industry

August 27, 2012 | 10 ways to improve humane slaughter and animal handling

August 13, 2012 | Rethinking intervention strategies for beef and veal slaughter

July 30, 2012 | E. coli-fighting molecule identified

July 16, 2012 | HACCP validation – Who has the final word?

July 02, 2012 | Beef safety in France — “Surgery using big tools”

June 11, 2012 | What’s wrong with regulating what people eat and drink?

May 28, 2012 | FSIS and testing for Salmonella in lymph nodes

May 14, 2012 | The LFTB Challenge

April 30, 2012 | A lesson in crisis management

April 23, 2012 | The North American Meat Association – a new face for the meat industry

April 02, 2012 | LFTB – Why it’s so important

March 28, 2012 | Science, the media and an undiscerning public

March 19, 2012 | Reassessing HACCP plans to include the Big 6 STECs

February 20, 2012 | Bill Marler is building consensus on food safety

February 06, 2012 | Coming to terms with carcass irradiation

January 23, 2012 | The school lunch program and food safety revisited

January 09, 2012 | Heart healthy benefits of beef in an optimal lean diet

December 19, 2011 | Blindsided: drug resistant strains of Salmonella

December 12, 2011 | Non-O157 STEC testing - Not ready for Prime Time

November 28, 2011 | STECs and the importance of strategic interventions

November 14, 2011 | The Meat Industry Hall of Fame – 2011

October 31, 2011 | Third-party audits and food safety responsibility

October 17, 2011 | Nancy Donley and STOP

October 03, 2011 | Food safety is in the news

September 19, 2011 | Managing USDA's policy on STECs

September 05, 2011 | Salmonella Part 2: The solution

August 01, 2011 | Costco and BPI lead the way on STEC testing

July 19, 2011 | Food safety culture

July 04, 2011 | The Beef Check-off and its Contributions to Food Safety

June 20, 2011 | The War on E. coli – The Next Decisive Step

June 06, 2011 | Harry Caray’s Steak 101

May 16, 2011 | Pasteurization for Meat and Poultry Products – Part II

May 03, 2011 | Pasteurization for Meat and Poultry Products – Part I

April 25, 2011 | Subway reduces sodium again. Is it safe?

April 11, 2011 | Mandatory Test and Hold – A very small step

March 28, 2011 | Microbiological testing and preventing foodborne disease

March 14, 2011 | Microbiological testing: Repeating mistakes of the past

February 28, 2011 | Wolfgang Ludwig contributions the U.S. meat industry

February 14, 2011 | What is the Global Food Safety Initiative?

January 24, 2011 | Improving diet and health – Walmart takes a giant step

January 10, 2011 | Will the Food Safety Modernization Act help make food safer?

December 20, 2010 | Validation and Verification Defined

December 13, 2010 | Healthy People 2020 – we might not have to wait that long

November 29, 2010 | Mike Satzow and the perfect ham

November 15, 2010 | Corporate Social Responsibility

November 01, 2010 | Meat Industry Hall of Fame names new inductees

October 11, 2010 | Success in the War on E. coli

September 27, 2010 | Temple Grandin

September 13, 2010 | STECs – are they adulterants or not?

August 09, 2010 | Clearing-up some misconceptions

August 02, 2010 | Will DeLauro’s bill eradicate E. coli in raw ground beef?