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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
Report: In Imported Produce Outbreaks, A Link Between Early Cases and Port of Entry
Each year, produce accounts for half of the foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States. To determine if there is a link between...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Fall Newsletter
The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the fall edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. The...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
Provide Feedback on the CIFOR Guidelines
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) invites you to complete a brief content review survey of the second edition...
Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang
Food Recall Alerts Added to App
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has expanded the FoodKeeper App to include food recall alerts. Local health officials and...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
Impact of the NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards
The History of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Did you know that that each year 48 million people get sick from a...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
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
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 Infographic: Top Four Contributing Factors to Restaurant Foodborne Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new infographic on the top four contributing factors to...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
Apply Today: Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection AwardThe 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 |
Report: In Imported Produce Outbreaks, A Link Between Early Cases and Port of EntryEach year, produce accounts for half of the foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States. To determine if there is a link between the geographic location of early case and specific ports of entry from imported produce, scientists analyzed date from five produce-related outbreaks between 1998 and 2008. A link would lead to potentially quicker […] Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Fall NewsletterThe Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the fall edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. The newsletter includes: Whole Genome Sequencing Training for Epidemiologists Live Learning Communities Offer Tailored WGS Training Partner Spotlight: NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup Applied WGS Highlighted at CSTE Read the newsletter. Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Provide Feedback on the CIFOR GuidelinesThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) invites you to complete a brief content review survey of the second edition of the CIFOR Guidelines. Information collected here will be used to inform revisions in 2018 to produce the third edition. CIFOR will be revising and expanding upon the following topics in the new edition: […] Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Food Recall Alerts Added to AppThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has expanded the FoodKeeper App to include food recall alerts. Local health officials and their community members can now use this app to receive alerts on food recalls as they occur, daily, or weekly. The FoodKeeper app also has includes features such as food storage timelines, cooking tips, virtual […] Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Impact of the NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program StandardsThe History of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Did you know that that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die in the United States?[1] Or that 60% of foodborne illness outbreaks occur at restaurants? [2] Given the gravity of the situation, the U.S. Food […] Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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 |
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 |
CDC Infographic: Top Four Contributing Factors to Restaurant Foodborne OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new infographic on the top four contributing factors to outbreaks in restaurants. Retail food safety programs can use this information to identify these behaviors, practices, and environmental conditions that lead to foodborne illness outbreaks. Click here to view the infographic. Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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