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For several years, legislative bodies throughout the country have struggled with the issue of whether to label food products as containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or bioengineered food.

The operative question is: Just who represents science? This article represents an opposing view to our eDigest article, published on December 6, 2016, by Andrew G. Ebert, Ph.D. FIFT, CFS

The use of antibiotics in both human healthcare and the production of livestock leads to the emergence of resistant pathogens, a growing and serious public health threat.

If you believe that those mistrustful of science or hesitant to accept scientific validity are of a certain uneducated class, or driven by religion or other belief systems, you are likely wrong. What can be done?

Op-Ed: Are consumers, social media and questionable regulations undermining food science? You be the judge.

Will labeling of a genetically modified organism (GMO) on a food package really provide useful information?

Would a single, national food safety agency in the U.S. ever become reality? Do we even want it to?

Why are criminal prosecutors more interested in food industry behavior these days? It’s time to take notice.  

An integrated food safety system should have a common vision, uniform standards, inspections and enforcement, uniform laboratory practices, adequate training, enhanced communications and federal oversight.