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Comment on Senate confirms Mindy Brashears as undersecretary of food safety by lexblog

lexblog — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:04:39 +0000

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Comment on Dried cranberries recalled in Quebec for E. coli O157:H7 by Sophia

Sophia — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:46:13 +0000

Thank you for this great article!-
Science & Immortality forum: https://bilimyurt.com

Comment on Primula recalls cheese due to Clostridium botulinum by C LAT

C LAT — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:33:14 +0000

Is there anywhere I can find out when exactly these recalled products became available in uk stores because I have had unusual and unexplainable eye and eye lid/lash conditions and would really like to rule out this having anything to do with a product I eat regularly! Giving BB dates is no use for people if the item has already been consumed and packaging has been binned long time ago.

Comment on EFSA finds staff issues behind most pig welfare concerns by riverdivine

riverdivine — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:49:34 +0000

Thank you for this article. The barbaric, unfathomable cruelty inflicted
on factory farmed animals is despicable and incomprehensible- and it is
global. Here in the US, the issues are the same. The horrors that are
inflicted on animals in these CAFOs, and during transport, are barbarically cruel, and- as long as the profits continue for these corporations, its unlikely that anything much will change. The entire factory farming industry
is diseased, on many levels. This is why conscious,
intelligent consumers have woken up and are moving, in very large
numbers, to a plant-based diet. Our species cannot continue
perpetuating these horrible horrible abuses onto animals and.. ‘get away
with it’.

Comment on EFSA finds staff issues behind most pig welfare concerns by MaryFinelli

MaryFinelli — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:48:46 +0000

As long as animals are commodified they will needlessly suffer and die. The systems can be made less inhumane but the overall they will remain grossly inhumane, and it’s never humane to slaughter anyone. We should instead be opting for and promoting healthful, environmentally responsible, vegan diets.

Comment on COVID-19 exacerbates obesity in the United States . . . and vice versa by msps

msps — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 18:27:45 +0000

For goodness sake, couldn’t someone do even a cursory edit before posting this? It’s riddled with mistakes and missing words!

Comment on Rethinking menus to help restaurants enhance safety when they reopen by M Salman

M Salman — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:43:27 +0000

That’s a good idea, decordtech.com is already offering digital menu service in cheap price for restaurants. Seems it’s a good way to minimize chances for spreading Covid-19 in current situation

Comment on Ciguatera poisoning from imported fish suspected in the Netherlands by MaryFinelli

MaryFinelli — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 14:56:59 +0000

It’s but one of the many health hazards of fish consumption: http://fishfeel.org/fish-is-a-health-hazard/ If you want seafood please opt from the many marvelous vegan versions, for your sake and the fishes’. http://www.FishFeel.org/seafood

Comment on Motion: Court lacks jurisdiction and it must dismiss charges against ex-Blue Bell chief by Arielle

Arielle — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:28:55 +0000

What a terrible decision ! This man was responsible for people DYING, because he HID the true facts about the products !

Comment on FDA’s food additive regulations fail to address toxic chemicals in food by Don

Don — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:39:26 +0000

A note to FSN editors: Why do you fall for this non-science crap? Please read the following article and then take a short course on toxicology.
https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/02/25/bpa-just-dangerous-it-never-was-12621

Comment on E. coli contamination sparks nationwide recall of ground beef by Jandar Kanouna

Jandar Kanouna — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:29:17 +0000

I had bought washed and ready to eat spinach And it was the same name brand from Walmart that I had decided to just rinse them even though it said washed and ready to eat. When I rinsed them I found bugs and lots of dirt came out even after the 3 third rinse it was disgusting and threw it out. I even have pictures of them

Comment on Governments must play active role in food safety – expert by Dr. Pat Basu

Dr. Pat Basu — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:38:44 +0000

While the world struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, the repeated and significant failures by the World Health Organization (WHO) in providing leadership and guidance is well documented. So, before we listen to statements by the WHO and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leadership or its subsidiaries under the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), it is prudent to be cautious.
I agree with the statement by Dr. Sarah Cahill (a senior food standards officer with the Codex secretariat) at the World Food Safety Day 2020 on June 7 that all “government needs to have a strong food control system”. However, what role does the Codex play in advancing this cause?
Having worked closely for almost 20 years as a lead member of the US Delegation to several Codex committees, to say I am disappointed with the Codex, FAO, and WHO leadership on food safety issues or the lack of active support by the Codex leadership would be a gross understatement. Not only is there significant political influence in the Codex decision-making process against the US interests by counties such as the EU and China, the direct influence by the chemical and pharmaceutical industries in the committees I worked closely with was also quite significant. Combined, these influences,together with the ineffective leadership of the Codex representatives quite often delayed even simple standard-setting by the food protection body by decades.
Over the last decade, this situation has become so bad that some countries have now set up their own trading standards that are years ahead of any formal Codex guidelines being issued. Also, taking advantage of this visible failure, some international commercial organization are now offering to set these food standards faster,thus avoiding the failure of WHO, FAO, and Codex to lead.
As the US still provides the largest funding for the WHO, FAO and the Codex, it is time for the citizens and consumers in the US to demand that both these organizations let their actions reflect their preaching of the importance of food safety. Thanks.

Comment on Organic growers say it is in their economic interest to stay grounded in soil by Solar Surfing

Solar Surfing — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 05:00:21 +0000

Organic industry tyranny for 32 years and counting: “Although GMOs are regarded as safe as their conventional counterparts by every major food safety authority in the world, the organic industry spends nearly $3 billion a year through over 330 different organizations leading with fear and “information spin” as an industry to sell their products. By creating an unfounded fear that requires tighter regulations on GMO crops, they are hoping to force them out of the food supply, thereby creating a bigger market share to sell more products in their more than $65 billion wheelhouse.
The unfortunate consequence of these [non-GMO] labels is that the food companies and lobbyists tend to create an unnecessary “us vs. them” divide. When food companies use fear against competitors to sell a product, farmers take it personally.”
https://www.agdaily.com/ins…
Now why do you suppose organic food is so expensive?? Imagine what 3 billion dollars could do for humanitarian goals – end a different disease forever every year…. End all hunger in at least one country…… Funding nasty propaganda? Really??

Comment on Fear of dangerous E. coli contamination brings recall of 21.4 tons of ground beef by Gerald Pilger

Gerald Pilger — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 02:06:40 +0000

Interesting that the recall applies to organic, grassfed, and value branded meat. So does this mean the same beef is found in organic, grassfed, and value brands? Likely a significant price difference between the 3 types that must have come off the same line without at a minimum of proper cleaning between switching products..

Comment on Fear of dangerous E. coli contamination brings recall of 21.4 tons of ground beef by joan royle

joan royle — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:06:47 +0000

the article leads to the FSIS website to check where this ground beef is sold and the website is no longer available. How helpful is that?

Comment on Consumers urged to check homes for beef implicated in illness by Paula Milby

Paula Milby — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:36:53 +0000

If this was from a custom meat establishment then there is no public to notify. The Custom Meat facility would know exactly who received the meat as any animal slaughtered under the Custom Meat exemption must be slaughtered for the owner/owners of the animal. There is something seriously wrong with this article.

Comment on Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey by Sir Louis

Sir Louis — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 21:35:34 +0000

I read some of the article, not all. The gripe is that we don’t know where the honey is coming from, not that large amounts of honey have been found to be toxic. This whole thing stinks of an attempt to protect the American market from competition. Get more money out of the consumer under the guise of safety. It’s an old, old game.

Comment on Give meat a chance by Rare Breeds

Rare Breeds — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 22:42:35 +0000

Forget the USDA! They are corrupt! Read the book “Slaughterhouse” by Gail A. Eisnitz. As the book says “The shocking story of greed, neglect, and inhumane treatment inside the U.S. meat industry.” I was thoroughly disgusted after reading this book. Health and safety concerns? What a joke! This book goes into detail about how the animals are slaughtered alive, how they are using high pressure water to wash off the excrement, etc., which only serves to push the bacteria INTO the meat. And the poor workers who do their jobs at these plants? They are treated no better than the animals that are being processed. Eye opening book!

Comment on WHO: Unsafe food continues to affect millions in Europe by Daca

Daca — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:05:23 +0000

Article does not indicate if “unsafe” or “contaminated” foods include the entire food chain—meats, vegetables, fish, dairy, fruits, nuts, etc. Does not even mention green beans, for instance. What’s the difference between unsafe and contaminated?

Comment on Appellate review of Arkansas’s new “cause of action” is underway in St. Louis by Natalia Vann

Natalia Vann — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 17:41:19 +0000

I posted a comment here earlier but I do not find it now. It was a criticism but there was nothing inflammatory rude or inappropriate in it so I can’t quite understand why I don’t find it unless perhaps food safety news nowadays is not permitting comments posted which might criticize their editor?

Comment on Appellate review of Arkansas’s new “cause of action” is underway in St. Louis by Natalia Vann

Natalia Vann — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:41:59 +0000

Your language is becoming quite inflammatory, Mr. Flynn. If you are purporting to be a journalist reporting on food safety, articles like this one have nothing to do with that topic. I have noticed a distinct partisan-in-favor-of-factory-farming-without-oversight tone to some of your posts.

Food safety news has always performed a valuable service to the public, alerting us to issues of health and safety in our food supply. You have been straying quite far from that in recent times.

Comment on Herbicides purchased for this planting season and ready for the field are now illegal by Brett Roberts

Brett Roberts — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:06:20 +0000

EPA has authorized the use of existing stocks and will be subject to the previous label requirements.

Comment on Give meat a chance by RDT

RDT — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:33:58 +0000

“Accounting for the differences in the size of processing plants while
maintaining safety standards could go a long way towards decreasing
reliance on a number of large plants.”

What would that actually look like? Can you be more specific? I hear this a lot yet almost never hear anyone propose how this concept could be operationalized.

“the USDA and the states must increase the number of inspectors and provide for an increased number of smaller facilities”

The USDA and state inspection agencies will provide plants the inspectors they need.That is not a hindrance. How exactly would the USDA and states provide for an increased number of smaller facilities?

Comment on Herbicides purchased for this planting season and ready for the field are now illegal by Alokin

Alokin — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:18:19 +0000

EPA CANCELS DICAMBA REGISTRATIONS WHILE ALLOWING USE OF EXISTING PRODUCT STOCKS https://bit.ly/30sb53B

Comment on Herbicides purchased for this planting season and ready for the field are now illegal by Dee

Dee — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:12:40 +0000

So, now we are going to “defund Dicamba” just as the farmers who grow our food are getting ready to use it? Why did the courts wait until June 3 – just as the time came for the farmers to begin using it? Very convenient indeed – sounds like someone wants the food crops destroyed.

Comment on Letter From The Editor: The Marijuana Challenge by Mikaela Smiths

Mikaela Smiths — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 14:27:09 +0000

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Comment on Give meat a chance by MaryFinelli

MaryFinelli — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:00:15 +0000

Far too much chance has been given to meat. It’s high time for humanity to progress by instead opting for a vegan diet.

Comment on Study finds people believe false info about COVID-19 and food safety by John

John — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 04:42:50 +0000

If washing fruits and vegetables with soap doesn’t work (against viruses), then it follows that washing our hands also doesn’t work. So why are we told, at least 100 times a day, to wash our hands as a way to stop the spread of the Covid-2 virus. To make such a statement in this article without any specific proof/data/links, leaves one to distrust the entire article.

And since when doesn’t diluted bleach kill viruses? All bleach containers have dilution instructions on them, and it’s known that a 60 second exposure to diluted bleach will kill viruses(and the current one). So when a student researcher says “It’s not safe to wash your fresh produce with soap or diluted bleach”, contradicting what is common knowledge, please show the proof backing up this statement. Let’s see the paper(s) you’ve published that establish these claims. Show us the data…let us compare it with other data and make our own judgement.

Comment on Letter from the Editor: More on the United States v. Paul Kruse by Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 23:58:41 +0000

Interesting story, but riddled with grammatical errors. I’m curious if it was even proofread.

Comment on Study finds people believe false info about COVID-19 and food safety by Jose Gomez

Jose Gomez — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 07:51:20 +0000

Don’t know what you are talking about
What a shame. Next time I go to a market and cough on a bunch of apples I like to see you handling it and eating it. So you can join the covid club. Concerned about a litle soap, but unafreid of eating a banana from Costa Rica full of ethylene and all types of waxes.