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I’ve been asked to comment on the HBO series, Weight of the Nation and everything that comes with it: the accompanying book, the auxiliary videos, the distribution plan to schools and other inst itutions...
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In response to my post on tuna scrape, Professor Alan Reilly, Chief Executive, Food Safety Authority of Ireland (the equivalent of our FDA) sent this photograph of an actual tuna scrape label. &n bsp...
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While Weight of the Nation is airing on HBO this week (I’ll comment on it after it’s fully aired), here’s what happens when public health officials try to do something to make it eas ier...
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I was a member of the FDA Food Advisory Committee when the agency approved production of genetically modified foods in the early 1990s. At the time, critics repeatedly warned that widespread planting of...
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I was riveted by an article in today’s New York Times about the latest decision of an FDA drug advisory panel. The panel voted to approve a new weight-loss drug, lorcaserin. The vote was m ixed...
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The Government Accountability Office is complaining again about the inadequacies of the American food safety system, and with good reason. Its 2012 Annual Report, Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap...
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The FDA has just released a classy new report on Global Engagement, summarizing its efforts to deal with issues raised by the globalization of drugs, medical devices, and foods. This is a big deal.&nb sp...
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A reader writes: Here’s what I don’t understand. Everyone who is scared of raw says they want their dog’s food to be cooked, to kill salmonella. But here is kibble, which by definiti on...
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My Q and A column in the San Francisco Chronicle appears on the first Sunday of every month. This one is about safety problems with tuna scrape. Q: I had no idea that the tuna in my sushi roll w as...
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I was honored to give the keynote address to this weekend’s splendid Food Book Fair (for information, travel directions, and schedule, click here). The Fair features the work of groups listed in the...
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