In the second of this two-part episode of Food Safety Matters, we interviewed professionals from industry, consumer advocacy, and foodservice, live from the show floor of the Food Safety Summit, which took place on May 12–15 in Rosemont, Illinois. We discussed the efficacy of finished product testing, educating and advocating for consumers, food safety culture tools, and more.
Applications for the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness’ 2025 Mentorship Program are open until March 31. The Mentorship Program is a year-long, virtual workshop, designed for small and medium-sized food companies to improve their food safety culture through direct support.
As part of its Food Safety Culture Toolkit, the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness recently released a video series that shares the stories of real families who have been impacted by foodborne illness, to help food industry employees understand the “why” behind food safety.
Major public health, food industry, and consumer protection groups have stated concerns about the recent mass firing of FDA Human Foods Program staff and the resignation of Deputy Commissioner Jim Jones, expressing that layoffs could jeopardize food safety and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda.
Stop Foodborne Illness has announced that Sandra Eskin, who most recently served as USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary, where she oversaw the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), will assume the role of STOP’s CEO in February.
The Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced the return of their joint Food Safety Culture webinar series, kicking off in January 2025.
To begin National Food Safety Education Month, we are joined by Mitzi Baum, CEO of STOP Foodborne Illness, for a discussion about STOP’s advocacy for better food safety policy to lessen the burden of foodborne illness in the U.S.
The Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, a program of Stop Foodborne Illness, has welcomed four new member companies: Kellanova, W.K. Kellogg, the National Restaurant Association, and International Dairy Foods Association.
In the first of this two-part episode of Food Safety Matters, we interviewed professionals from the industry, regulatory, and nonprofit sectors, live from the show floor of the Food Safety Summit, which took place on May 6–9 in Rosemont, Illinois. We discussed food safety culture, food safety regulation for cannabis-infused edibles, traceability, legacy facilities and equipment, and more.
