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2017 Edition of Food Code Released

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the 2017 edition of the Food Code. The Food Code is a model regulation that...

Feb 12, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • Press Release, Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Standards Guidance Documents

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued five guidance documents to help importers and food producers understand and meet new Food...

    Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • Travel Subsidy for the 2018 Conference for Food Protection Biennial Meeting

    The Conference for Food Protection (CFP) has announced travel subsidies for individuals to attend the 2018 CFP Biennial Meeting in...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • Submit Issues for the 2018 Biennial Conference for Food Protection Meeting

    From December 12, 2017 to January 12, 2018, the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) will be accepting issues for consideration for...

    Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Apply Today: Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award

    The Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award is now accepting applications for 2018. The prestigious award is given annually to...

    Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Local Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

    By: Brett D. Weed, MS, MPH, Project Officer, FDA Office of Partnerships An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot...

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • Press Release, Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Issues 2017 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the 2017 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards), which define the key elements of an effective retail food regulatory program for state, local, tribal, and territorial food regulatory agencies. The Retail Program Standards provide recommendations for designing and managing these retail...

    Mar 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    Release: NVHR Welcomes Two Federal Actions to Help Prevent and Treat Hepatitis B

    Below is a press release from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable. CDC Recommended HEPLISAV-B Vaccine to Prevent Hepatitis B in Adults; FDA Granted Orphan Drug Designation to Tenofovir Exalidex (TXL) to Treat the Virus in Children SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 5, 2018) – The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR), a national coalition working together to […]

    Mar 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month: The Importance of Maternal Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections transmitted from mother to baby. Prenatal infections include bacterial or viral illnesses that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or during the delivery process. The incidence of prenatal infection depends on the causative […]

    Feb 15, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    2017 Edition of Food Code Released

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the 2017 edition of the Food Code. The Food Code is a model regulation that provides all levels of government and industry with practical, science-based guidance and manageable provisions for reducing the known risks of foodborne illness. The 2017 Food Code provides uniform standards for retail food safety, […]

    Feb 12, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Press Release, Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Standards Guidance Documents

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued five guidance documents to help importers and food producers understand and meet new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Standards. The guidance documents include the following: A draft guidance on Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) rule A Small Entity Compliance Guide on the FSVP rule A draft guidance on […]

    Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Travel Subsidy for the 2018 Conference for Food Protection Biennial Meeting

    The Conference for Food Protection (CFP) has announced travel subsidies for individuals to attend the 2018 CFP Biennial Meeting in Richmond, Virginia. Emphasis will be placed on providing funding to Conference members from state and local regulatory jurisdictions as well as consumer representatives whose participation might otherwise be denied. The maximum amount of each award is $800. […]

    Jan 30, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Submit Issues for the 2018 Biennial Conference for Food Protection Meeting

    From December 12, 2017 to January 12, 2018, the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) will be accepting issues for consideration for the 2018 Biennial Conference for Food Protection Meeting. The CFP brings together representatives from the food industry, government, academia, and consumer organizations to discuss emerging food safety problems and potential solutions. Every other year, CFP provides...

    Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Apply Today: Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award

    The Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award is now accepting applications for 2018. The prestigious award is given annually to local environmental health jurisdictions that demonstrate unsurpassed achievement in providing outstanding food protection services to their communities. The purpose of the award is to encourage innovative programs and methods that reduce or eliminate the occurrence...

    Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Local Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

    By: Brett D. Weed, MS, MPH, Project Officer, FDA Office of Partnerships An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white liquid in it. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy had been hospitalized after eating at another self-serve food bar in the same shopping […]

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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