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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 25, 2019 | Adios amigos
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 3, 2018 | Brashears is moving down the slippery slope to D.C.
November 19, 2018 | FINALLY
November 5, 2018 | The case for all-natural casings
October 22, 2018 | Is this goodbye to the 'Meat Maverick'?
October 8, 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 2, 2018 | Judicious antibiotics use just got up close and personal for me
June 4, 2018 | Grilling burgers and keeping my grandkids safe
May 21, 2018 | Anna Karenina and food safety
May 7, 2018 | ‘Romaine’ calm
April 23, 2018 | I shot the sheriff
April 9, 2018 | Penicillin: Will the magic bullet become magical again?
March 26, 2018 | Setting the record straight; misleading headlines on meat’s role in foodborne illnesses
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 2, 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 4, 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
June 12, 2017 | Miracle Cure
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 4, 2017 | Where have all the antibiotics gone?
January 2, 2017 | Welcoming 2017 with a look back to 2008
December 19, 2016 | Millenials, restaurants and food safety
December 5, 2016 | Antibiotic stewardship update: Really?
November 21, 2016 | I found the beef!
November 7, 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 1, 2016 | They are at it again
July 18, 2016 | FSIS and continuous, daily inspection
July 4, 2016 | Not in my back yard
June 27, 2016 | Meatless Monday Madness
June 6, 2016 | Don’t be chicken; eat more poultry
May 23, 2016 | Will the HIMP wars be re-engaged soon?
May 9, 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 7, 2016 | Somewhere in the middle lies the truth
February 22, 2016 | Stupid is as stupid does
February 8, 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 7, 2015 | Turning catfish into pork
November 23, 2015 | What is wrong with a little exposure to killer germs?
November 9, 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 5, 2015 | It is past time to talk with consumers
September 21, 2015 | When Will the Lies and Innuendos About Antibiotics Stop?
September 7, 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 15, 2015 | How an important forum on antibiotics can turn into a farce
June 1, 2015 | No antibiotics: Never ever?
May 18, 2015 | The latest FDA report on antibiotics used in food animals
May 4, 2015 | I like Food Safety News, but……
April 27, 2015 | Odds ‘N Ends