Articles by Shawn K. Stevens

Unfortunately, the food industry finds itself under an almost constant state of attack.

With the numbers of monthly recalls for pathogen contamination and undeclared allergens growing, more and more food processors are buying recall insurance to cover that potential threat.

Once again, the government’s battle to eradicate E. coli O157:H7 (and other non-O157:H7 STECs) from the nation’s beef supply is heating up.

In recent years, we have made tremendous strides reducing the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in our meat supply

If you think it is unlikely that your food products will someday be recalled, or that you’ll be covered by your insurance if it ever happens, think again.

The beef-processing industry faces incredible regulatory and litigation exposure as a result of food-safety and food-quality issues.

I’m writing this article on an airplane, while flying along the East Coast.

Life often presents us with some very difficult decisions. And, in many cases, the decisions we make can have some very serious consequences

The greatest challenge for the food industry over the past decade has been to continuously find new and better ways to make our food supply safer.

Over the past century, the ways in which our food has been grown, manufactured, distributed and regulated have changed dramatically.