One thing that is consistent in the world of food safety … is change! This video looks at more changes throughout the 20th Century – particularly those around fast food.

One thing that is consistent in the world of food safety … is change! In this early lecture, food policy professor and author Dr. Darin Detwiler explains how seven main characteristics of American society at the turn of the 20th Century impacted the food industry.

September is National Food Safety Education Month, a time to focus on food safety practices that protect public health today. But to truly understand the state of food safety in America, we must also look back at the forces that shaped the very foundation of our food system.