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Letter From The Editor: A warning notice about FDA and CDC
By Dan Flynn on Nov 03, 2019 12:05 am Opinion Note: At this time, the credibility of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is not to be trusted. Both agencies have shown a reckless disregard for the public’s right to know, and their reliability going forward remains suspect. For the next six weeks, Food Safety... Continue Reading
Publisher’s Platform: A bit more about the FDA and lack of Transparency
By Bill Marler on Nov 02, 2019 08:18 pm Opinion The Halloween disclosure of a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce raises another concern about the FDA and transparency — the failure to disclose where consumers purchased the tainted product. The FDA, state health authorities, retailers and restaurants know this information, but they keep it from the public. Why? Here is another... Continue Reading
Publisher’s Platform: It is not like I have not been preaching transparency for some time
By Bill Marler on Nov 02, 2019 08:05 pm Opinion There has been yet another romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak. This time with 23 people infected from July 12 to Sept. 8 in a dozen states. Eleven people were hospitalized. However, the outbreak was kept secret from the public by the government and lettuce growers until Oct. 31. Sadly, “hiding the salad” is a... Continue Reading
Sun 11/3/2019 4:01 AM
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Letter From The Editor: A warning notice about FDA and CDC
By Dan Flynn on Nov 03, 2019 12:05 am Opinion Note: At this time, the credibility of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is not to be trusted. Both agencies have shown a reckless disregard for the public’s right to know, and their reliability going forward remains suspect. For the next six weeks, Food Safety... Continue Reading
Publisher’s Platform: A bit more about the FDA and lack of Transparency
By Bill Marler on Nov 02, 2019 08:18 pm Opinion The Halloween disclosure of a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce raises another concern about the FDA and transparency — the failure to disclose where consumers purchased the tainted product. The FDA, state health authorities, retailers and restaurants know this information, but they keep it from the public. Why? Here is another... Continue Reading
Publisher’s Platform: It is not like I have not been preaching transparency for some time
By Bill Marler on Nov 02, 2019 08:05 pm Opinion There has been yet another romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak. This time with 23 people infected from July 12 to Sept. 8 in a dozen states. Eleven people were hospitalized. However, the outbreak was kept secret from the public by the government and lettuce growers until Oct. 31. Sadly, “hiding the salad” is a... Continue Reading
