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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
FDA Steps to Ensure Farmers Are Prepared for the Food Safety Modernization Act
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D.,outlined the immediate next steps in ensuring the...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning
An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white...
Sep 28, 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
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FDA Draft Guidance: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the sixth chapter of the Draft Guidance for the Current Good...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
Food Safety Modernization Act Update: Compliance Guide for Small Businesses under...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a compliance guide for small businesses under the Food Safety Modernization...
Sep 11, 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 |
FDA Steps to Ensure Farmers Are Prepared for the Food Safety Modernization ActThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D.,outlined the immediate next steps in ensuring the successful implementation of the Produce Safety Rule established by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Dr. Gottlieb recognized a need for additional efforts to educate the produce industry and state regulatory partners on the new produce safety requirements,... Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food PoisoningAn 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 center. The South Lake Tahoe police rushed to the scene […] Sep 28, 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 |
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 |
Food Safety Modernization Act Update: Compliance Guide for Small Businesses under Produce Safety RuleThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a compliance guide for small businesses under the Food Safety Modernization Act ‘s (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Retail food regulatory programs can share these guides with small businesses in their community to help them meet the federal standard. Click here to access the guide. Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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