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Seeking Nominations: 2017 Environmental Public Health Team Award
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is currently accepting nominations for the John J. Guzewich Environmental Public...
Jul 31, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Report: Major Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health, (NCEH CDC) has released a report on...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne Illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
Two Local Health Departments Win the 2017 Crumbine Awards
The 2017 Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection was awarded to two local health departments...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
Pew Report “Food Safety From Farm to Fork”
The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a report,”Food Safety From Farm to Fork”, which examines how the wider use of...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
New NACCHO Food Safety and Defense Webinar Recordings
NACCHO recently released several new food safety and defense e-learning resources for local retail regulatory food programs. These...
Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food Safety
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use...
May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Food Safety Resource: 2015 NEARS Summary Report
The National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance system to capture environmental assessment data from...
May 17, 2017 | Amy Chang
New MMWR: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlighting data...
Apr 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Seeking Nominations: 2017 Environmental Public Health Team AwardThe National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is currently accepting nominations for the John J. Guzewich Environmental Public Health Team Award. This award aims to promote the critical role of local, state, tribal and territorial environmental public health departments in protecting their communities and the entire nation from foodborne illness. In addition, by recognizing outstanding... Jul 31, 2017 | Amy Chang |
CDC Report: Major Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health, (NCEH CDC) has released a report on factors that cause or amplify foodborne illness outbreaks (contributing factors). Information on contributing factors is critical to preventing outbreaks making this a highly valuable resource for local and state food safety professionals. The findings from analyses... Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne IllnessThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the past nearly two decades. The study, “Fish- Associated Foodborne Disease Outbreaks- U.S. 1998-2015”, shows that fish continue to be an important source of foodborne outbreaks, with tuna (37%), mahi-mahi (10%), and grouper (9%) being the types of […] Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Two Local Health Departments Win the 2017 Crumbine AwardsThe 2017 Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection was awarded to two local health departments this year, Boulder County Public Health in Colorado and Kansas City, Missouri Health Department. According to the Samuel Crumbine Awards, the award “is a prestigious award given annually to local environmental health jurisdictions that demonstrate […] Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Pew Report “Food Safety From Farm to Fork”The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a report,”Food Safety From Farm to Fork”, which examines how the wider use of “evidence-based” interventions on farms and feedlots can prevent foodborne illnesses. The Pew’s Director of safe food project said in a news release that “an effective food safety system includes measures to prevent contamination at every step […] Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New NACCHO Food Safety and Defense Webinar RecordingsNACCHO recently released several new food safety and defense e-learning resources for local retail regulatory food programs. These resources include the following: NACCHO Risk Factor Studies Sharing Session Part I: Considerations for Conducting Retail Food Risk Factor Studies Upon completion of this webinar session participants will be able to: Explain the purpose and objectives for conducting... Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food SafetyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use thermometers to ensure meat and poultry are cooked to a safe temperature. The statement is especially timely as activities involving grilling (e.g. barbecues) increase over the summer months and includes four FSIS recommendations on how to avoid […] May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Food Safety Resource: 2015 NEARS Summary ReportThe National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance system to capture environmental assessment data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations. The 2015 NEARS Summary Report is now available. In 2015, a total of 114 outbreaks were reported to NEARS. This summary provides information on characteristics of those outbreaks and the establishments where the outbreaks... May 17, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New MMWR: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlighting data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), which accounts for 15% of the U.S. population. The report includes information surveillance data on the nine most common pathogens transmitted through food diagnosed by laboratory tests, specifically... Apr 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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