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Darin Detwiler
Assistant Teaching Professor of Food Policy and Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs at the College of Professional Studies
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Darin Detwiler in the Press

Darin Detwiler for Northeastern Global News

A person contracted bird flu. How worried should you be about the virus?
A bird in front of a line of dairy cattle feeding at a farm.

A person contracted bird flu. How worried should you be about the virus?

Bird flu is always a concern for health officials because of its effects on food supply chains and its potential for human infections.
Chick-fil-A is putting antibiotics back in its chicken. What does that mean for consumers?
Exterior of a Chick-fil-A restaurant with the logo on the outside.

Chick-fil-A is putting antibiotics back in its chicken. What does that mean for consumers?

Chick-fil-A's decision to start using antibiotics on its chickens again sets a dangerous precedent for consumers and the industry.
What’s being done to keep avian flu out of the food supply chain?
A worker moving orange crates of eggs.

What’s being done to keep avian flu out of the food supply chain?

When federal inspectors find one diseased bird, whole flocks are killed—adding up to millions of birds since 2022.
Cheese plates, eggnog, and gingerbread houses: How to enjoy your favorite holiday treats without getting food poisoning
A rustic wooden table topped with cheese, grapes, and cured meats.

Cheese plates, eggnog, and gingerbread houses: How to enjoy your favorite holiday treats without getting food poisoning

A food safety expert recommends watching the clock on cheese boards, avoiding oysters like the plague, and only drinking store-bought eggnog.
Do you know how much caffeine is in that coffee? Experts say consumers should check content of drinks to avoid side effects
Exterior of a Panera Bread building on Northeastern's Boston campus.

Do you know how much caffeine is in that coffee? Experts say consumers should check content of drinks to avoid side effects

Experts say consumers should check the caffeine content of drinks to avoid side effects. The FDA recommends adults have a max of 400mg a day.
Why is the One Chip Challenge dangerous? Northeastern food safety expert explains

Why is the One Chip Challenge dangerous? Northeastern food safety expert explains

Food safety expert Darin Detwiler would not be surprised to see a ban on dangerous food fads following the death of a Worcester teen.
Professor tells the ‘dirty truth’ about food in Netflix documentary
Northeastern professor Darin Detwiler talks food safety and his family's tragedy in new Netflix documentary

Professor tells the ‘dirty truth’ about food in Netflix documentary

Northeastern professor Darin Detwiler is featured in a Netflix documentary that points out big holes in the food safety net.
Here’s how to fight COVID-19 from your kitchen

Here’s how to fight COVID-19 from your kitchen

Now more than ever, keeping your food from spoiling is essential, says Darin Detwiler, an assistant teaching professor of food policy. Taking the proper precautions might also help us protect each other from spreading SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.