''Food Safety News (FSN)'' is an online news publication focusing on

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. It was founded in 2009 by Bill Marler, a

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and food safety advocate. Marler is the Managing Partner of Marler Clark, a

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that specializes in

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cases. He said that ''Food Safety News'' was created to "fill a void" left by print and

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media as budgetary constraints led to "dedicated reporters on the food, health and safety beats... being reassigned or seeing their positions disappear altogether." The site provides daily news coverage of foodborne illness outbreaks and investigations, food recalls, food technology innovations, and victim profiles.

News staff

''FSN's'' Editor in Chief is Dan Flynn The Managing Editor is Coral Beach.

References

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