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Posts By: Joelle Mosso

August, 2026
The Food Safety Fast Pass: What If Prevention Actually Paid? 

For decades, food safety policy has largely operated on a simple principle: break the rules, and/or put consumers at risk and there will be consequences.  Consequences matter. Enforcement is essential. This is not an argument that we need less oversight or regulation. It’s a proposal for oversight that promotes the prevention-based outcomes we seek.  There is a fundamental weakness in…

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The Unintended Consequences of Food Fear

There is an important national conversation happening about food choices, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and the long-term consequences of unhealthy diets. There is a strange contradiction however, in how we think and communicate about food risk.  Tell consumers that a fresh fruit or vegetable might present a food safety risk—Salmonella, E. coli O157, Cyclospora—and many are…

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Without Data, All You Have Is an Opinion  

“Without Data, All You Have Is an Opinion” - W. Edwards Deming  There is a lot of discussion today (rightfully so) about food safety and public health.  Food safety is a little like the safety features in your car. Most of us don't spend much time thinking about them when everything is working as intended. But when they're needed, or when they fail, the value of every investment…

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Apparently, It Was the Legal Risk All Along

Too often, the work of food safety and public health becomes complicated by the legal liability associated with worrying about what data is collected, what to do once non-compliant data is generated and how to ensure the company (and oneself) is not accused of negligence because of its collection and response to data. It is remarkably counterproductive to limit best-in-class science, real-world…

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