Food Quality & Safety

Linda L. Leake, MS

Linda L. Leake, doing business as Food Safety Ink, is a food safety consultant, 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 [email protected].

Articles by Linda L. Leake, MS

Australia: Focus on Dairy

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The dairy industry is one of Australia’s major rural industries, ranking third behind beef and wheat. Australian dairy is an AU$13 billion farm, manufacturing, and export industry. With a current… [Read More]

Australia: Focus on Red Meat

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Australians love their beef. Domestic expenditure on beef was estimated at AU$6.6 billion in financial year 2012-2013 (July 1-June 30), according to Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) an organization… [Read More]

Australia: Focus on Horticulture

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Australia’s extensive horticulture industry includes fruit, vegetables, nuts, flowers, turf, and nursery products. “Our industry showcases mainly small-scale family farms, however, there is a growing trend towards medium to larger… [Read More]

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