Cathy
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Food scientist who focuses on helping small manufacturers with regulations. Knits and spins. Walks. Environmentalist.
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Quesito El Establo Retira Del Mercado Queso (Quesito Colombiano) Debido a Posible Riesgo Para La Salud
Quesito El Establo, de Salem, NH, está retirando del mercado todos sus productos de Queso Español (Quesito Colombiano) fabricados en sus instalaciones, debido a la presencia de roedores, actividad de ...
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August 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Food Safety: Hot day for a cold treat? Florida company recalls more than 100,000 cases of ice cream bars and frozen treats due to Listeria contamination. #FoodSafety Media via ABC News abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/ric...
Rich's Ice Cream products recalled due to possible listeria contamination
The FDA announced July 17 that Rich's Ice Cream Co. is recalling 10 products sold in 23 states due to potential listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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July 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Food Safety: Hot day for a cold treat? Florida company recalls more than 100,000 cases of ice cream bars and frozen treats due to Listeria contamination. #FoodSafety Media via ABC News abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/ric...
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#Foodsystems are a major opportunity for #ClimateAction.
That starts by phasing out harmful fossil chemicals from agriculture and investing in #agroecology, says our @mollydelcarmen.bsky.social
Time to delink food from fossil fuels.
👉 Our report #FuelToFork ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
That starts by phasing out harmful fossil chemicals from agriculture and investing in #agroecology, says our @mollydelcarmen.bsky.social
Time to delink food from fossil fuels.
👉 Our report #FuelToFork ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
July 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
#Foodsystems are a major opportunity for #ClimateAction.
That starts by phasing out harmful fossil chemicals from agriculture and investing in #agroecology, says our @mollydelcarmen.bsky.social
Time to delink food from fossil fuels.
👉 Our report #FuelToFork ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
That starts by phasing out harmful fossil chemicals from agriculture and investing in #agroecology, says our @mollydelcarmen.bsky.social
Time to delink food from fossil fuels.
👉 Our report #FuelToFork ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
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Today is Primary Election Day in New Jersey and polls are open until 8pm. Don't forget to get out and make your voice heard! To find your polling place, visit www.nj.gov/state/electi...
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June 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Today is Primary Election Day in New Jersey and polls are open until 8pm. Don't forget to get out and make your voice heard! To find your polling place, visit www.nj.gov/state/electi...
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David Huerta advocated for immigrant workers—and now he’s behind bars.
ICE wants us to be afraid.
But we are united, and we are taking action in LA. #FreeDavidEndRaids
ICE wants us to be afraid.
But we are united, and we are taking action in LA. #FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
David Huerta advocated for immigrant workers—and now he’s behind bars.
ICE wants us to be afraid.
But we are united, and we are taking action in LA. #FreeDavidEndRaids
ICE wants us to be afraid.
But we are united, and we are taking action in LA. #FreeDavidEndRaids
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“Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the action is needed to restore faith in vaccines.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.
www.statnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the action is needed to restore faith in vaccines.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
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New STAT story about NIH rescinding the institution-wide anti-DEI term and condition that had been added to Notices of Award.
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NIH walks back ban on new grants for universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts
The NIH has rescinded a policy requiring recipients of new grants to certify they do not have unlawful DEI programs or boycotts of Israel.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
New STAT story about NIH rescinding the institution-wide anti-DEI term and condition that had been added to Notices of Award.
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Clapp et al. (2025). Corporate concentration and power matter for agency in food systems. Food Policy 134, 102897.
Important paper on the food system impacts of agri-food corporate concentration.
#Corporations #CorporateCapture #Monopolies #FoodSystems #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #Inflation
Important paper on the food system impacts of agri-food corporate concentration.
#Corporations #CorporateCapture #Monopolies #FoodSystems #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #Inflation
Corporate concentration and power matter for agency in food systems
High levels of corporate concentration and power in agrifood supply chains raise important policy concerns because they can affect food systems in adv…
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June 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Clapp et al. (2025). Corporate concentration and power matter for agency in food systems. Food Policy 134, 102897.
Important paper on the food system impacts of agri-food corporate concentration.
#Corporations #CorporateCapture #Monopolies #FoodSystems #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #Inflation
Important paper on the food system impacts of agri-food corporate concentration.
#Corporations #CorporateCapture #Monopolies #FoodSystems #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #Inflation
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Massive Egg Recall • Salmonella Outbreak Sparks Health Alert in 9 States!
#Salmonella #EggRecall #FoodSafety #CDCAlert #WalmartRecall #FDAUpdate #OrganicEggs #MarketsideRecall #OOrganics #SimpleTruth #FoodPoisoning #PublicHealthAlert
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#Salmonella #EggRecall #FoodSafety #CDCAlert #WalmartRecall #FDAUpdate #OrganicEggs #MarketsideRecall #OOrganics #SimpleTruth #FoodPoisoning #PublicHealthAlert
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Massive Egg Recall • Salmonella Outbreak Sparks Health Alert in 9 States!
Major salmonella outbreak linked to eggs triggers massive recall—1.7 million dozen eggs pulled from shelves across 9 U.S. states. Here's what you need to know.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Massive Egg Recall • Salmonella Outbreak Sparks Health Alert in 9 States!
#Salmonella #EggRecall #FoodSafety #CDCAlert #WalmartRecall #FDAUpdate #OrganicEggs #MarketsideRecall #OOrganics #SimpleTruth #FoodPoisoning #PublicHealthAlert
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#Salmonella #EggRecall #FoodSafety #CDCAlert #WalmartRecall #FDAUpdate #OrganicEggs #MarketsideRecall #OOrganics #SimpleTruth #FoodPoisoning #PublicHealthAlert
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FDA cuts imperil food safety, but not how you might think Layoffs at the FDA, USDA and CDC could erode the U.S. food safety system. Experts aren’t so worried about milk or chicken today; they’re concerned about the future.. @cosmicmeta.io #FoodSafety
https://u2m.io/DFeyBT9J
https://u2m.io/DFeyBT9J
FDA cuts imperil food safety, but not how you might think
Layoffs at the FDA, USDA and CDC could erode the U.S. food safety system. Experts aren’t so worried about milk or chicken today; they’re concerned about the future.
www.sciencenews.org
June 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
FDA cuts imperil food safety, but not how you might think Layoffs at the FDA, USDA and CDC could erode the U.S. food safety system. Experts aren’t so worried about milk or chicken today; they’re concerned about the future.. @cosmicmeta.io #FoodSafety
https://u2m.io/DFeyBT9J
https://u2m.io/DFeyBT9J
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I cannot say this enough:
Prep.
Your.
Emergency kit.
Prep.
Your.
Emergency kit.
Breaking WSJ:
The newly appointed head of FEMA acknowledged in private meetings that with two weeks to go until hurricane season, the agency doesn't yet have a fully formed disaster-response plan. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The newly appointed head of FEMA acknowledged in private meetings that with two weeks to go until hurricane season, the agency doesn't yet have a fully formed disaster-response plan. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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May 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I cannot say this enough:
Prep.
Your.
Emergency kit.
Prep.
Your.
Emergency kit.
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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
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New from 404 Media: Republicans are trying to cram a ban on AI regulation into the Budget Reconciliation bill, which would stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.
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Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill
Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.
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May 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New from 404 Media: Republicans are trying to cram a ban on AI regulation into the Budget Reconciliation bill, which would stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.
www.404media.co/republicans-...
www.404media.co/republicans-...
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I am outraged by the unjust arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this afternoon outside of Delaney Hall in Newark.
I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
May 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I am outraged by the unjust arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this afternoon outside of Delaney Hall in Newark.
I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
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The #FDA fired #foodsafety inspectors (and replaced them with contractors!) apnews.com/article/fda-... (63/?)
FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections
The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world.
apnews.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The #FDA fired #foodsafety inspectors (and replaced them with contractors!) apnews.com/article/fda-... (63/?)
Tomatoes recalled: www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/05/toma...
Tomatoes recalled in 11 states for contamination with Salmonella
Ray & Mascari Inc. of Indianapolis, IN, is recalling fresh tomatoes because of the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled tomatoes
www.foodsafetynews.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tomatoes recalled: www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/05/toma...
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May is National Hamburger Month, ensure proper handling, storage, and cooking #hamburgers to avoid foodborne illnesses. Celebrate #NationalHamburgerMonth by grilling it safely & cook ground meat burgers to an internal temperature of 71 C/160 F. 🍔 healthinspectorsnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/04/bbq-...
May 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
May is National Hamburger Month, ensure proper handling, storage, and cooking #hamburgers to avoid foodborne illnesses. Celebrate #NationalHamburgerMonth by grilling it safely & cook ground meat burgers to an internal temperature of 71 C/160 F. 🍔 healthinspectorsnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/04/bbq-...
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The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
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Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
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May 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
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URGENT: This morning in Western NY, federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farm workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms. They had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained.
May 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
URGENT: This morning in Western NY, federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farm workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms. They had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained.
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Most pediatric flu deaths in 15 years, in part because of low vaccine acceptance. This will get worse given the current administration’s war on all things good for kids.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/02/c...
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CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years
More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report.
www.statnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Most pediatric flu deaths in 15 years, in part because of low vaccine acceptance. This will get worse given the current administration’s war on all things good for kids.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/02/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/02/c...
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The consumption of unsafe foods is a global health threat. We hosted a public workshop in Sept 2024 to explore hazard and risk-based communication strategies and approaches to protect domestic and global #FoodSystems: buff.ly/EDnD28u #NASEMFoodForum #FoodSafety
Safeguarding the Food Supply: Integrating Diverse Risks, Connecting with Consumers, and Protecting Vulnerable Populations: Proceedings of a Workshop
Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The consumption of unsafe foods is a global health threat. We hosted a public workshop in Sept 2024 to explore hazard and risk-based communication strategies and approaches to protect domestic and global #FoodSystems: buff.ly/EDnD28u #NASEMFoodForum #FoodSafety
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🎯What is agroecology?
A way of producing food built upon the practice & knowledge of peasants, farmers, Indigenous peoples & small-scale producers
A movement to transform food systems towards environmental, social, economic, gender & racial justice
👉 Read here bit.ly/agroecology-...
#agroecology
A way of producing food built upon the practice & knowledge of peasants, farmers, Indigenous peoples & small-scale producers
A movement to transform food systems towards environmental, social, economic, gender & racial justice
👉 Read here bit.ly/agroecology-...
#agroecology
April 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🎯What is agroecology?
A way of producing food built upon the practice & knowledge of peasants, farmers, Indigenous peoples & small-scale producers
A movement to transform food systems towards environmental, social, economic, gender & racial justice
👉 Read here bit.ly/agroecology-...
#agroecology
A way of producing food built upon the practice & knowledge of peasants, farmers, Indigenous peoples & small-scale producers
A movement to transform food systems towards environmental, social, economic, gender & racial justice
👉 Read here bit.ly/agroecology-...
#agroecology
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USDA withdraws proposed new regulation regarding Salmonella in chicken. Just avoid eating chicken altogether and see how industry likes that. www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/04/usda...
USDA pulls back from declaring it illegal to sell Salmonella contaminated poultry
Poultry producers will continue to be able to legally sell products contaminated with Salmonella now that the USDA has withdrawn a proposed regulation.
www.foodsafetynews.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
USDA withdraws proposed new regulation regarding Salmonella in chicken. Just avoid eating chicken altogether and see how industry likes that. www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/04/usda...