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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

  • Travel Scholarships: Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM)...

    Travel scholarships are currently available for the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference....

    Jul 31, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • 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

  • Federal Agencies Issue New Food Safety Strategic Plan

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of...

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

    • Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    Template for Including FSIS in Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response Procedures

    The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) developed a recommended template that may be adapted by public health partners (e.g., state health and agriculture departments) for including FSIS in foodborne illness outbreak response procedures. View the template.

    Dec 28, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Request for Input on Federal Outreach to Control Listeria Monocytogenes at Retail Delicatessens

    The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is collecting information from stakeholders from industry, state and public health and agriculture departments with responsibilities for retail food safety, local health departments, and grocers to gather information on FSIS outreach efforts related to retail best practices to control Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in retail delicatessens. The...

    Nov 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Contaminated Beef Spread Across the Country

    Cargill Meat Solutions recalled 66 tons of ground beef on September 20, 2018 after a deadly E. coli O26 outbreak. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) released a list of retailers that received the recalled product, including every Safeway, Meijer, and Sam’s Club store in the United States. This is the […]

    Sep 27, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection, Infectious Disease

    Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Chicken

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health and regulatory officials, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to kosher chicken. As of August 27, 2018, 17 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- have been reported from four...

    Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Epidemiology, Food Safety & Inspection

    Seeking Food Safety Professionals for PulseNet/OutbreakNet Meetings Planning Committees

    The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is assisting the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the USDA  Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in planning a series of PulseNet/OutbreakNet Regional Meetings...

    Aug 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    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

    Travel Scholarships: Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference

    Travel scholarships are currently available for the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference. Scheduled for November 6-9, 2017 in Garden Grove, CA, this event will convene food safety professionals from across the country to discuss surveillance and outbreak detection of enteric diseases, focusing on illness caused by contaminated food, water, and animals.The...

    Jul 31, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    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 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

    Federal Agencies Issue New Food Safety Strategic Plan

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have issued a new Strategic Plan for 2017-2021 as part of the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC). IFSAC was created in 2011 to improve coordination of […]

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

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