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Linda L. Leake, MS

Linda L. Leake, doing business as Food Safety Ink, is a food safety consultant, registered SQF contract auditor, and award-winning freelance journalist based in Wilmington, N.C. Specializing in agriculture, food, food safety, and travel, her articles have appeared in some 89 print and online publications. Along with garnering awards for her articles and photographs, she holds the prestigious Master Writer status with American Agricultural Editors’ Association. Majoring in Dairy Science, she completed a BS in Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin and an MS in Food Safety at Michigan State University. She’s an active member of IAFP, Toxicologists Without Borders, Inc., and the National Dairy Shrine. She’s currently enrolled in the International Development Doctoral Program at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast. Reach her at Llleake@aol.com.

Articles by Linda L. Leake, MS

Safety, Product Development Are Priorities for Seafood Industry

February 8, 2019 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

Seafood stakeholders are enthusiastically engaged in promoting seafood safety and quality through training, auditing, or developing value-added new products.

Vibrio Vulnificus: What to Know About the Deadly Bacteria That Is the Focus of Bad News

December 11, 2018 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

About one in four people with a vibrio vulnificus infection die, sometimes within a day or two of becoming ill.

Roundup of New Rapid Testing Tools Enhancing Food Safety

November 29, 2018 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

Industry stakeholders explain the latest rapid testing technology breaking ground for food producers.

Using Smartphones for Food Analysis

November 27, 2018 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

food scanner

A look at the emerging trend of using smartphones and other portable devices for food analysis.

Toxoplasma Food Safety Updates

October 15, 2018 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

Impacts on this globally pervasive parasite on T. gondii-infected animals and concerns surrounding human behavior.

Toxoplasma Risk Assessments and Promising Pharmaceuticals

October 14, 2018 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

A look at the risk of acquiring a T. gondii infection and promising new drug candidates in the pipeline to treat Toxoplasmosis.

Creative Approaches to Food Safety Education

September 28, 2018 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

Food safety professionals give tips on how to creatively teach and motivate employees to adopt sound food safety practices.

Forbes Chocolate Wins 2018 Food Quality & Safety Award

September 26, 2018 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

The Food Quality & Safety Award recognizes the achievement of an organization that upholds the highest food standards supported by quantifiable results.

Research Takes Aim at Minimizing Impacts of Listeria

August 7, 2018 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

Investigators at North Carolina State University identified several compounds that may be effective in minimizing Listeria’s virulence.

Update: South Africa Listeriosis Outbreak

August 3, 2018 • By Linda L. Leake, MS

WHO calls the incident in South Africa the largest Listeria outbreak that has ever been detected.

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