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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2018
February 7, 2018 marks the 18th year for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing and treatment...
Feb 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Model Aquatic Health Code Webinar Recording – Cyanuric Acid: It’s Not Just About...
The Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network is a community for MAHC users, subject matter experts, and those hoping to learn about...
Feb 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and...
By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While...
Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series
Take CDC’s Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series (SWPI) for safer well water through stronger public health programs. SWPI...
Feb 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Salt Lake County Requires Hepatitis A Vaccines for some Food Workers
The Salt Lake County Board of Health has amended the “Health Regulation #5: Food Sanitarian: to require all food workers in an...
Feb 05, 2018 | Amy Chang
FDA Will Expedite Public Notifications of Product Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on January 18 plans to expedite public notification of products being recalled....
Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
James Gorny Joins FDA as Senior Science Advisor for Produce Safety
James Gorny, Ph.D. left his position as Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA’s) vice president of food safety and technology to take...
Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Food Safety Magazine: December 2017/January 2018 Edition
The December 2017/January 2018 edition of the Food Safety Magazine is now available online. This issue includes articles and columns...
Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners announced a formal agreement...
Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2018February 7, 2018 marks the 18th year for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Blacks in the United States and the Diaspora. This year’s theme is “Stay the course, the fight is not over!” NBHAAD was founded in 1999 as a national response to the […] Feb 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Model Aquatic Health Code Webinar Recording – Cyanuric Acid: It’s Not Just About CryptoThe Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network is a community for MAHC users, subject matter experts, and those hoping to learn about the code itself. Members will receive updates on the code, have access and provide input to newly developed resources, and join bi-monthly webinars featuring the code and users. On January 30, 2018, NACCHO […] Feb 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro |
Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and ResponseBy Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are detected year-round in the United States, flu activity begins to rise above baseline in the Northeast in October, with “peak season” extending December through March. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […] Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning SeriesTake CDC’s Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series (SWPI) for safer well water through stronger public health programs. SWPI helps health department programs strengthen services to people that use wells, cisterns, springs, and other private drinking water systems not covered by the Safe Drinking Water Act. Oversight for these systems vary, but core elements of […] Feb 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro |
Salt Lake County Requires Hepatitis A Vaccines for some Food WorkersThe Salt Lake County Board of Health has amended the “Health Regulation #5: Food Sanitarian: to require all food workers in an establishment to be vaccinated for hepatitis A if anyone in the establishment has been in contact with someone infected with hepatitis. The Salt Lake area has had at least 181 people sickened with […] Feb 05, 2018 | Amy Chang |
FDA Will Expedite Public Notifications of Product RecallThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on January 18 plans to expedite public notification of products being recalled. According to FDA Office of Enforcement and Import Operations Director Douglas Stearn, “FDA has decided that the public would benefit by having recall information about FDA-regulated products as soon as possible, even though further evaluation remains […] Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro |
James Gorny Joins FDA as Senior Science Advisor for Produce SafetyJames Gorny, Ph.D. left his position as Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA’s) vice president of food safety and technology to take on the newly created role of senior science advisor for produce safety at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this role, Gorny will develop and coordinate implementation strategies for the Food Safety Modernization […] Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro |
Food Safety Magazine: December 2017/January 2018 EditionThe December 2017/January 2018 edition of the Food Safety Magazine is now available online. This issue includes articles and columns on key food safety challenges, antimicrobial use in poultry processing, the supply chain and food safety culture, and more. Read the issue here. Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro |
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and CollaborationThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners announced a formal agreement aimed to making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies. This agreement outlines how the agencies will collaborate with efficiency and effectiveness on produce safety and biotechnology activities while... Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang |
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