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Letter to Congress – protect our food supply, food workers and those food insecure during COVID-19

Bill Marler

Congress got it right by including in the Family First Act and CARES Act provisions that provide financial assistance to food banks, school nutrition programs, farmers and restaurants forced to close. But these bills do not protect food and farm workers doing their essential jobs.

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Q&A with Chris Derico, President, School Nutrition Association

Total Food Service

Last month, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) introduced Chris Derico , SNS, as the association ’s president for the 2023-24 school year. Chris Derico is also the Child Nutrition Director for Barbour County Schools in Philippi, West Virginia. Well, after five years, the Child Nutrition Director for our district was retiring.

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Jim Jones to Serve as First FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Food Safety Tech

Program areas would include food safety, chemical safety and innovative food products, including those from new agricultural technologies, that will bolster the resilience of the U.S. food supply in the face of climate change and globalization, as well as nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity.

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FDA review panel picked to help fix FDA

Bill Marler

The Independent Expert Panel, charged with generating the report, is comprised of researchers, former regulators, and process improvement specialists with disciplinary expertise and experience in epidemiology, food science and safety, microbiology, nutrition, and regulatory operations.

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Inside a Food Processing Unit: Operations, Safety, and Hygiene Practices

FMT Magazine

Preservation: Food processing methods such as freezing, drying, canning, and fermentation are employed to extend the shelf life of perishable foods and prevent spoilage. Fermentation: Fermentation uses microorganisms to convert sugars into acids, alcohol, or gases, preserving and enhancing the flavour of foods.

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FDA Names Jim Jones as First Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Food Quality & Safety

As part of the newly created position, Jones is charged with setting and advancing priorities for a proposed unified Human Foods Program, which could include food safety, chemical safety, and innovative food products that will bolster the resilience of the U.S. food supply.

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Food Science Trends for 2024

Penn State Food Safety Blog

IFT (Institute of Food Technologist) provided a post on trends for 2024. They identified four: Food systems approaches: Farm to Fork strategy - the interconnectedness of the food supply with a focus on sustainability and reduction of food waste.