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?