In Defense of The Food Safety Modernization Act: What Is It and How Does It Protect Consumers? by Stephanie Brown

Imagine sitting down to a delicious, homecooked meal with your family. A few days later, you suddenly start to feel sick. You are sweaty, your stomach is aching, and you start to wonder where the closest bathrooms are in case things get worse. As you assess your options, you get a call from your partner saying everyone at home is sick too and you need … Continue reading In Defense of The Food Safety Modernization Act: What Is It and How Does It Protect Consumers? by Stephanie Brown

Uncontrolled Spread: What we did Wrong and what we did Right in the battle against COVID

As I got back into my reading habit that was diminished by my reaction to Ian, I picked up Uncontrolled Spread by Scott Gottlieb. The author served as FDA Commissioner for the first two years of the Trump Administration. The book describes Why COVID-19 Crushed US and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic. The author is uniquely qualified to tell this story as he … Continue reading Uncontrolled Spread: What we did Wrong and what we did Right in the battle against COVID

Biting the Hands that Feed Us. Are we burdened with too many food regulations?

The subtitle, How Fewer, Smarter Laws would Make Our Food System More Sustainable, provides a clue of the book’s direction. From the book jacket we learn that author Baylen J. Linnekin is a conservative, which explains his desire for fewer regulations. His hook, sustainability, appeals to segments across the political spectrum. Artisanal sausages provide Linnekin’s first example of the undue burden of food regulations. Il … Continue reading Biting the Hands that Feed Us. Are we burdened with too many food regulations?

Who can tell us which foods we should or should not be eating?

We all have a vested interest in what we eat. Some of us eat for pleasure. Others for health. A few for sustainability. Most of us want to feel good about what we eat. Too many of us eat what we want only to feel guilty afterwards. Eating is a personal activity. Food culture in America is hedonistic, contradictory, and often conflicted. Some of us … Continue reading Who can tell us which foods we should or should not be eating?

Are we ready for a brave new world of food technology?

Technically Food looks at the world of new food products from a skeptical eye. The author, Larissa Zimberoff, is a journalist who explores links between food, business, and technology. She does not appear to have a background in food science or nutrition but has worked in the tech industry. She is a skeptic about processed foods with a diet that tends to natural, whole foods. … Continue reading Are we ready for a brave new world of food technology?