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Why Are There So Many Food Recalls Lately?
August 17, 2026
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Why Are There So Many Food Recalls Lately?
One is that there is an “increasing consumer reliance on ready-to-eat and convenience foods,” says Darin Detwiler, LP. D., author of Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions and a professor at Northeastern University.
Hantavirus outbreak isn’t another Covid pandemic – but experts say it’s testing U.S. readiness
Neil Maniar, a public health professor at Northeastern University, said the response to hantavirus stands in stark contrast to 2020, when the CDC worked closely with international partners during Covid.
Broccoli listeria warning hits Walmart stores, says FDA recall website: Symptoms, list of states, what to know
Darin Detwiler, a food safety adviser and professor at Northeastern University, told Fast Company earlier this year that the food system has grown more complex in recent decades, driven by globalization and demand for “fresh and ready-to-eat products.”
Christian Science Monitor
Massachusetts towns ban nicotine for a generation. Public health win or overreach?
“We’re at a level of readiness that is really the envy of most other states,” says Mark Gottlieb, a lawyer who runs Northeastern University’s Public Health Advocacy Institute. “This is a really good place to see where this policy can go.”
Food recalls galore: Does America have a worsening food safety problem?
More people are spending on food prepared outside of the house, such as at restaurants or food ready to eat. Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert and professor at Northeastern University, said that means there are more gaps in food safety with more ingredients in products people consume.
Get Ready to Start Seeing a Lot More of Kamala Harris
Harris “needs to hit the campaign trail hard” and has “no time to waste” due to her later entry into the race, Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University told Newsweek.
The Washington Examiner
Doug Emhoff tells DNC that Kamala Harris is ‘ready to lead’
Northeastern University political science professor Costas Panagopoulos told the Washington Examiner that he expects Emhoff will likely be “deployed strategically as a surrogate and as a champion for his wife on the campaign trail” as he is able to bring “a personal touch that allows voters to get a sense of who Harris is as a person, […]
Listeria Outbreak Kills Infant: Ready-To-Eat Meat And Poultry Face Latest Recall
Darin Detwiler, a food safety adviser and Northeastern University professor, explained to Eater that an increasing reliance on pre-packaged, cold storage items in the food supply is leading to more listeria contamination.
Boston Magazine
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“Kids can experience a little apprehension,” says Laurie Kramer, professor of applied psychology at Northeastern University. “It’s good.”
Kamala Harris Suffers Polling Blow Among Democratic Voters
“Many Democrats are just not ready to cast Biden aside. They like him, they believe he’s experienced and they feel he’s delivered on many of his top priorities,” Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek.
How Biden is getting ready for his high-stakes debate with Trump
But Trump took a more restrained tack in the second debate in 2020 — and that makes preparation for Biden a bit unpredictable, said Alan Schroeder, a professor at Northeastern University who’s written a history of presidential debates. “You don’t know which one you’ll get,” Schroeder said.
NPR needs a serious critique not a politically charged parting shot
He also made some shaky arguments that undercut his musings and seemed intended to signal his readiness to having his words weaponized by the right wing of American politics and media. Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University eloquently critiqued Berliner’s complaints about “Russiagate”, Hunter Biden’s laptop and the origins of the Covid pandemic.
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