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CDC: Estimated Range Maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus Mosquitoes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released estimated range maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Get Involved: 2nd Annual Children’s Environmental Health Day
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) recently announced the 2nd annual Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day on...
Sep 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Q & A: Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism
By: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health In 2016, the U.S....
Sep 25, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
By: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health Importance of Food...
Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Food Safety Policy Update: Seafood Traceability Rule Survives Court Challenge
The Seafood Tracebility Rule requires the fishing industry to trace their fish from boat or farm by species and origin. This rule...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
New FDA Resource: Food Safety Plan Builder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the Food Safety Plan Builder (FSPB). FSPB is a a tool designed to assist...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Draft Guidance: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the sixth chapter of the Draft Guidance for the Current Good...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Commissioner Releases Statement on Menu Labeling
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recently issued a statement on the FDA’s role in menu...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
September is National Food Safety Education Month
September is National Food Safety Education Month, an ideal opportunity to raise awareness about safe and healthy food practices that...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC: Estimated Range Maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus MosquitoesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released estimated range maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus mosquitoes by using a model that predicts possible geographic ranges for these mosquitoes in the contiguous United States. The new maps show CDC’s best estimate of the potential ranges of aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes in the contiguous […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Get Involved: 2nd Annual Children’s Environmental Health DayThe Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) recently announced the 2nd annual Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day on October 12, 2017. The goals of CEH Day are to: Serve as a day of recognition and action A day for organizations, communities, and individuals to spread awareness and to participate in activities that highlight and promote children’s […] Sep 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Q & A: Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food TerrorismBy: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health In 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the “Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule for Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration.” This final rule is “aimed at preventing intentional adulteration from acts intended... Sep 25, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism in Cuyahoga County, OhioBy: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health Importance of Food Defense In 2004, Tommy Thompson, former director of the Department of Health and Human Services, famously said, “I, for the life of me, cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply, because it is […] Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Food Safety Policy Update: Seafood Traceability Rule Survives Court ChallengeThe Seafood Tracebility Rule requires the fishing industry to trace their fish from boat or farm by species and origin. This rule helps retail food regulatory programs to protect consumers from buying or consuming seafood that has been misbranded. The rule emerged during President Barack Obama’s final days as President and is sent to become […] Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New FDA Resource: Food Safety Plan BuilderThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the Food Safety Plan Builder (FSPB). FSPB is a a tool designed to assist owners/operators of food facilities with the development of food safety plans that are specific to their facilities and meet the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practices, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, and Risk-Based Preventive […] Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Draft Guidance: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human FoodThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the sixth chapter of the Draft Guidance for the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. The guidance provides an explanation for food facilities on how to establish and implement a heat treatment, such as baking or cooking, to prevent contamination by disease-causing... Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Commissioner Releases Statement on Menu LabelingU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recently issued a statement on the FDA’s role in menu labeling. The statement emphasized the importance of ensuring Americans have access to clear and consistent calorie and nutrition information on menus at restaurants, movie theaters, and grocery stores nationwide. Earlier this year in May 2017, the […] Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
September is National Food Safety Education MonthSeptember is National Food Safety Education Month, an ideal opportunity to raise awareness about safe and healthy food practices that can help prevent food poisoning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a number of useful resources, including a new infographic, social media messaging, graphics, and more that health departments and other […] Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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