Food safety must be becoming a huge problem for the food industry. A group of ten food trade associations, one of them the Grocery Manufacturers of America, is calling on Congress to give the FDA the resources and power to impose stronger food safety regulations. Really? Have food companies finally figured out that a strong FDA would be good for business (consumer confidence, level playing field)? Or are they thinking that this will give them the chance to write the regulations?
I am honored (hugely) to be the recipient of the 2023 Edinburgh Medal, at which I give a speech as part of the Edinburgh Science Festival. My talk, “Food Politics: Why it Matters Now” is at 7:00 p.m. Information about the Science Festival is here. A Tweet announcing my award is here.